Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 2nd Marquess of Casa Irujo

In this Spanish name, the family name is Martínez de Irujo.

The Marquess of Casa Irujo
Prime Minister of Spain
In office 28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
Monarch	Isabella II
Preceded by	Francisco Javier Isturiz y Montero
Succeeded by	Joaquin Francisco Pacheco
Personal details
Born	Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y Mckean 14 December 1802 Washington, D.C., United States
Died	26 December 1855 (53 years) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Don Carlos Fernando Martínez de Irujo y McKean, 2nd Marquess of Casa Irujo, jure uxoris Duke of Sotomayor, Grandee of Spain (14 December 1802 in Washington, D.C. – 26 December 1855 in Madrid) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain. He is also a male-line ancestor of the current duke of Alba.

Family

He was son of the diplomat Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Erice, 1st Marquess of Casa Irujo, and his wife Sarah McKean, the daughter of the Pennsylvania Governor and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence Thomas McKean and Pennsylvania First Lady Sarah Armitage McKean.

Don Carlos became a Grandee of Spain in 1844 through his marriage to Gabriela del Alcázar, 7th Duchess of Sotomayor through which he gained the courtesy title, Duke of Sotomayor.

The Duke and Duchess had two children:

• Carlos Martínez de Irujo y del Alcázar (3 April 1846 – 14 Sept 1909), 8th Duke of Sotomayor and 3rd Marquess of Casa Irujo
• María de la Piedad Martínez de Irujo y del Alcázar, married Pedro Caro y Széchényi, 6th Marquess de la Romana

References

Political offices
Preceded by Francisco Javier de Istúriz	Prime Minister of Spain 28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847	Succeeded by Joaquín Francisco Pacheco
	Minister of State 28 January 1847 – 28 March 1847
Preceded by The Duke of Valencia	Minister of State 23 October 1847 – 29 July 1848	Succeeded by The Marquess of Pidal
Spanish nobility
Preceded by Carlos Martínez de Irujo	Marquess of Casa Irujo 1824 – 1855	Succeeded by Carlos Martínez de Irujo