Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones

✶May 9, 1863

†September 11, 1950

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Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres, 1st Count of Romanones was a Spanish politician and businessman. He served as Prime Minister three times between 1912 and 1918, president of the Senate, president of the Congress of Deputies, Mayor of Madrid and many times as cabinet minister. He belonged to the Liberal Party. Romanones, who built an extensive political network, exerted a tight control on the political life of the province of Guadalajara during much of the Restoration period. He also was a prolific writer, authoring a number of history essays.

Spanish diplomat and writer (1863-1950)

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