Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard
Don Serafín María de Sotto y Abbach, 3rd Count of Clonard and 5th Marquis of la Granada (12 October 1793, in Barcelona, Spain – 23 February 1862, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish noble, politician, writer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain for one day in October 1849. Elder son of Raimundo de Sotto, 2nd Count of Clonard and Ramona Abbach, 4th Marquise of la Granada, he was of Irish patrilineal descent, a descendant of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley. In Spain, the family name had been Hispanicized as Sotto.
Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard
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- Name
- The Count of Clonard
- Birth Name
- Serafín María de Sotto y Abbach
- Born
- 1793. · Barcelona.
- Died
- 1862. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- politician, historian, military personnel, writer and minister.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild.
- Languages
- Spanish and Catalan.
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Don Serafín María de Sotto y Abbach, 3rd Count of Clonard and 5th Marquis of la Granada (12 October 1793, in Barcelona, Spain – 23 February 1862, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish noble, politician, writer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain for one day in October 1849. Elder son of Raimundo de Sotto, 2nd Count of Clonard and Ramona Abbach, 4th Marquise of la Granada, he was of Irish patrilineal descent, a descendant of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley. In Spain, the family name had been Hispanicized as Sotto.
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Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard (1793–1862) was a historian, military historian and military personnel, among other activities, of Spanish nationality. The historian was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid.
Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard was a member of Royal Academy of History and held the positions of member of the Real Academia de la Historia and ministro de la Guerra, among others. The historian worked in Madrid.
Languages used include Catalan, Spanish and Valencia. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Positions recorded include President of the Council of Ministers and ministro de la Guerra. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild.
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• Name — The Count of Clonard • Office — Prime Minister of Spain • Monarch — Isabella II • Term Start — 19 October • Term End — 20 October 1849 • Predecessor — Ramon Maria Narvaez • Successor — Juan Bravo Murillo • Birth Name — Serafín María de Sotto y Abbach • Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Office2 — Minister of War of Spain • Monarch3 — Isabella II • Predecessor3 — Francisco de Paula Figueras • Prime Minister3 — Himself • Term Start3 — 19 October • Term End3 — 20 October 1849 • Successor3 — Francisco de Paula y Figueras • Monarch2 — Isabella II • Predecessor2 — Fernando de Norzaragay (as acting) • Term Start2 — 14 April • Successor2 — Valentín Ferraz • 1blankname2 — Regent • 1namedata2 — Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies • 2blankname2 — Prime Minister • 2namedata2 — Evaristo Pérez de Castro • Term End2 — 19 July 1840
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• Memoria para la Historia de las tropas de la Casa Real de España (1824). • Memoria histórica de las academias militares de España (1847). • Historia orgánica de las armas de Infantería y Caballería españolas (1851–1859). • Álbum de la Infantería española (1861). • Álbum de la Caballería española (1861).
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1793
Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard born at Barcelona.
1862
Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard died at Madrid.
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Recorded positions include President of the Council of Ministers, ministro de la Guerra, member of the Real Academia de la Historia and Senator for Life of Spain. He belonged to Royal Academy of History. He worked at Madrid. Clonard received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild. Recorded as politician, historian, military personnel, writer and minister.
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