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Manuel Godoy

1767 - 1851

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Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria Ríos (12 May 1767 – 4 October 1851), 1st Prince of the Peace, 1st Duke of Alcudia, 1st Duke of Sueca, 1st Baron of Mascalbó, was the First Secretary of State of the Kingdom of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and then from 1801 to 1808, and as such, one of the central Spanish political figures during the rise of Napoleon and his invasion of Spain. Godoy came to power at a young age as the favourite of King Charles IV and Queen Maria Luisa. He has been partly blamed for the Anglo-Spanish War of 1796–1808 that brought an end to the Spanish Empire. Godoy's unmatched power ended in 1808 with the Tumult of Aranjuez, which forced him into a long exile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Godoy is the 3,692nd most popular politician (down from 2,824th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Spain (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 105th most popular Spanish Politician.

Manuel Godoy was a Spanish general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1808. He is most famous for his role in the Napoleonic Wars, when he served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1808.

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Among politicians, Manuel Godoy ranks 3,692 out of 19,576. Before him are Arsaces I of Parthia, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Zoltán of Hungary, Drusus Julius Caesar, Chivu Stoica, and Cecrops I. After him are Maria Teresa of Savoy, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Cleomenes III, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, and Hans-Dietrich Genscher.

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Among people born in 1767, Manuel Godoy ranks 15. Before him are Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Maria Theresa of Austria, August Wilhelm Schlegel, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Nicolas Oudinot, and Marie of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Andreas Hofer, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, Henri Christophe, Rama II of Siam, and Jean-Lambert Tallien. Among people deceased in 1851, Manuel Godoy ranks 14. Before him are James Fenimore Cooper, Karl Drais, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Princess Augusta of Bavaria, and Gaspare Spontini. After him are Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John James Audubon, Mikhail Lazarev, Rama III, Albert Lortzing, and Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Godoy ranks 305 out of 3,355. Before him are Sancho IV of Castile (1258), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Carlos Sainz (1962), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Prudentius (348), and Pompeu Fabra (1868). After him are Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), Silius Italicus (26), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729), and Pedro Cea (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Manuel Godoy ranks 105. Before him are Urraca of León (1081), Muhammad I of Córdoba (823), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Postumus (250), Sancho IV of Castile (1258), and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609). After him are Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), Alfonso II of Asturias (759), Wittiza (687), Carles Puigdemont (1962), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), and Al-Hakam I (770).

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