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The Prince of the Peace | |
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.jpg) Detail of the Portrait of Manuel Godoy, 1801 | |
| First Secretary of State | |
| In office 15 November 1792 – 28 March 1798 | |
| Monarch | Charles IV |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1767 Badajoz, Spain |
| Died | 4 October 1851 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
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Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria Ríos (12 May 1767, Badajoz, Spain – 4 October 1851, Paris, France), 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.[1] 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.[2] Godoy's unmatched power ended in 1808 with the Tumult of Aranjuez, which forced him into a long exile. He died in Paris in 1851.
- ^ Douglas Hilt, "Manuel Godoy: Prince of Peace", History Today (December 1971), Vol. 21 Issue 12, pp. 833-841.
- ^ Lord Byron (1 June 2009). Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. The Floating Press. ISBN 978-1-77541-569-5.