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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel Godoy has received more than 312,172 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 40 in 2019). Manuel Godoy is the 2,824th most popular politician (down from 2,422nd in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 217th in 2019) and the 87th 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 2,824 out of 19,576. Before him are Michelle Obama, James III of Scotland, Emperor Go-Sai, Anastasio Somoza García, John, King of Denmark, and Kārlis Ulmanis. After him are Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Louis Barthou, Władysław Anders, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Emperor Go-Daigo, and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Manuel Godoy ranks 13. Before him are John VI of Portugal, Benjamin Constant, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, August Wilhelm Schlegel, Nicolas Oudinot, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. After him are Henri Christophe, Maria Theresa of Austria, Rama II of Siam, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, and Andreas Hofer. Among people deceased in 1851, Manuel Godoy ranks 13. Before him are Karl Drais, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Princess Augusta of Bavaria, and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover. After him are Gaspare Spontini, Rama III, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John James Audubon, Karl Lachmann, and Mikhail Lazarev.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Godoy ranks 243 out of 3,355. Before him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Huneric (450), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), and Eleanor of Castile (1241). After him are Xavi (1980), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Hernando de Soto (1500), Xabi Alonso (1981), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), and Felipe González (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Manuel Godoy ranks 87. Before him are Reccared I (510), Henry III of Castile (1379), Mariano Rajoy (1955), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Huneric (450), and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910). After him are Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Felipe González (1942), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Wittiza (687), and Lluís Companys (1882).

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