José de Grimaldo
José de Grimaldo y Gutiérrez de Solórzano , Markgraf (Spanish: marqués) de Grimaldo (* 1660 or 1664 in the province of Bizkaia , Spain ; † 1733 in Madrid , Spain) was a Spanish politician who under King Philip V as head of government his Landes officiated.
Life
Grimaldo campaigned for the Bourbons in the War of the Spanish Succession . As a follower of Jean Orry , he made a career in the environment of Philip V. through his great negotiating skills.
In 1705 the king appointed him Minister for Finance, War and Seafaring. He held these offices until 1714. In 1714 he took over the position of the first State Secretary ( Primero Secretario de Estado y del Despacho Universal ) - that is, the head of government. In 1719 he also took over the portfolio of the Colonial Ministry ( Secretario de Indias ).
In 1722, Grimaldo, accompanied by his adjutant Sebastián de la Cuadra y Llarena (who would later also become the Spanish head of government), arranged the meeting on the Île de Faisans , at which the seven-year-old Spanish princess Maria Anna Victoria of Spain met her fiancé Louis XV. met by France for the first time. In return, the Spanish Crown Prince Ludwig was to marry the French Princess Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon-Orléans .
When King Philip abdicated in 1724 in favor of his son Ludwig , Grimaldo also resigned from his offices; Juan Bautista de Orendáin took over the presidency . King Ludwig died that same year. The abdicated monarch took the throne again and Grimaldo also returned as head of government.
At the end of 1725, the court appointed the Dutch adventurer Juan Guillermo Riperdá , who had brought about the Treaty of Vienna (1725) , to be duke and first minister. After the agreement to marry the Spanish Prince Karl with the Austrian Emperor's daughter Maria Theresa failed due to resistance from Great Britain and the Netherlands , Riperdá also lost the favor of the court and Grimaldo came back into office. In 1725 he also took over the Foreign Ministry.
At court, especially with the Spanish Queen Elizabeth , his favor fell because he was considered a friend of England. In 1726 he was released.
For his services, the king made him Marqués de Grimaldo . He died in Madrid in 1733.
literature
- Concepción de Castro: A la sombra de Felipe V: José de Grimaldo, ministro responsable (1703-1726) . Marcial Pons Ediciones de Historia, Madrid 2004, ISBN 84-95379-74-0 ( Google Books ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grimaldo, José de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grimaldo y Gutiérrez de Solórzano, José de (complete); Grimaldo, Margrave of; Grimaldo, Marquis de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish politician and head of government |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1660 or 1664 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bizkaia Province , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1733 |
| Place of death | Madrid , Spain |