Serafín María de Sotto, 3rd Count of Clonard

Spanish military historian and politician
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IntroSpanish military historian and politician
PlacesSpain
wasHistorian Military historian Politician Military personnel Writer
Work fieldLiterature Military Social science Politics
Gender
Male
Birth12 October 1793, Barcelona
Death23 February 1862Madrid (aged 68 years)
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Biography

Don Serafín María de Sotto y Abbach, 3rd Count of Clonard and 5th Marquis of la Granada (Barcelona, Spain, 12 October 1793 – Madrid, Spain, 23 February 1862) was a Spanish noble, politician, writer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 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.

Works

  • 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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