Francisco-Antonio de Lacy y Witte
Francisco-Antonio de Lacy y Witte (* 1731 in Ulster , † 1793 in Barcelona ) was a Spanish general and ambassador .
Life
Francisco Antonio de Lacy was the son of Guillermo de Lacy. De Lacy was Alférez the Wild Geese from Ulster in the service of Ferdinand VI. (Spain) and was promoted to colonel in 1762 . In 1763 Charles III sent him . (Spain) as Ministre plénipotentiaire to Gustav III. (Sweden) to Stockholm and in 1772 to Catherine II (Russia) to Saint Petersburg in Russia . In his letters from Saint Petersburg, he warned against a Russian engagement in California .
In 1780 he became commander of the artillery and was used in the siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783) . He married a daughter of the Marques d'Abbeville. From March 4, 1789 to December 31, 1792 he was Governor and Captain General of Catalonia .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| 1761: Álvaro Navia Osorio y Vigil de Quiñones |
List of Spanish ambassadors in Sweden 1763–1777 |
1890: Marqués de Potestad-Fornari |
| Vizconde Herrería |
List of Spanish ambassadors in Russia 1772–1780 |
Francisco de Zea-Bermudez |
| Francisco González y de Bassecourt, comte del Asalto, marquès de Grigny |
Capitaine général in Catalonia March 4, 1789–31. December 1792 |
Antonio Ricardos |
Individual evidence
- ^ Ekkehard Völkl: Russia and Latin America 1741-1841 . In: Publications of the Eastern European Institute Munich . tape 33 . O. Harrassowitz, 1968, p. 53 ( google.de ).
- ↑ Hidalguía. La Revista de Genealogy, Nobleza y Armas . No. 223 . Ediciones Hidalguia, Madrid 1990, p. 874 (Spanish, google.de ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lacy y Witte, Francisco-Antonio de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish general and ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulster |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1793 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |