Rafael Carlos Merry del Val
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Rafael Carlos Merry del Val (Seville, 4 November 1831 - San Sebastian, 29 August 1917) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.
He had missions at the courts of the Kings of Belgium and Great Britain. He married Dona Sofía Josefa de Zulueta y Wilcox and from this marriage some famous children were born.
Children
- 1864: Alfonso Merry del Val, Marquess of Merry del Val; ambassador
- 1865: Rafael Merry del Val y de Zulueta; cardinal
- 1867: Pedro Merry del Val y Zulueta
- -?-: Domingo Merry del Val y Zulueta.[1]
Honours
- 1878: Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.[2]
References
- ^ The New York Times, 31 August 1917, RAFAEL MERRY DEL VAL DIES; Once Eminent Spanish Diplomatist Was Father of the Cardinal.pdf
- ^ Handelsblad (Het) 28-08-1878