politician
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 17th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Spanish minister for navy (1803–1867)
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About Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 17th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo y Palafox, 12th Marquess of Molina, 13th Marquess of Villafranca was Spanish Minister of Naval Affairs, mid-19th century, reign of Isabella II of Spain counting amongst other political achievements the construction and launch in the Royal Dockyards of Ferrol, of Spain's first steam propelled ship in 1858. The ship was named after the Spanish monarch Isabel II. Medina Sidonia was succeeded by his son José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 18th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Everything about Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 17th Duke of Medina Sidonia →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the Senate of Spain, Spanish ambassador to the Russian Empire
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Born
- May 11, 1803
- Died
- January 10, 1867