Federico de Roncali, 1st Count of Alcoy

Don Federico de Roncali y Ceruti, 1st Count of Alcoy (31 May 1806, in Cádiz –4 April 1857, in Madrid) was a Spanish noble, politician and military who served as Prime Minister of Spain between 1852 and 1853. He held other important offices such as Captain General of Cuba and Minister of State.

The Count of Alcoy
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
14 December 1852  14 April 1853
MonarchIsabella II
Preceded byJuan Bravo Murillo
Succeeded byLuis José Sartorius
Personal details
Born
Federico de Roncali Ceruti

31 May 1806
Cadiz, Spain
Died4 April 1857 (aged 50)
Madrid, Spain

Alcoy was the second son of Agustín de Roncali y Martínez de Murcia, Knight of Santiago, and his wife María del Carmen Ceruti y Feit. His eldest brother was Joaquín de Roncali, 1st Marquis of Roncali, also a prominent politician in the reign of Isabella II of Spain.


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