Pedro Cevallos | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
In office 13 December 1799 – 3 March 1808 | |
Monarch | Charles IV |
Preceded by | Mariano Luis de Urquijo |
Succeeded by | Gonzalo O'Farrill |
In office 19 March 1808 – 7 July 1808 | |
Monarchs | Ferdinand VII (March-May) Joseph Bonaparte |
Preceded by | Gonzalo O'Farrill |
Succeeded by | Mariano Luis de Urquijo y Muga |
Personal details | |
Born | Pedro Cevallos Guerra 1 August 1759 San Felices de Buelna, Spain |
Died | 29 May 1838 Seville, Spain |
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1 August 1759 – 29 May 1838) was a Spanish statesman and diplomat who served as Chief Minister from 1799 to 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars, although Manuel Godoy, a personal favourite of the Spanish King, had a vast influence over political affairs.