Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas
The Duke of Rivas | |
|---|---|
Ángel de Saavedra; by
Gabriel Maureta y Aracil (1832–1912) | |
| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 18 July 1854 – 19 July 1854 | |
| Monarch | Isabella II |
| Preceded by | Fernando Fernández de Córdova |
| Succeeded by | Baldomero Espartero |
| Seat c of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 24 February 1847 – 22 June 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo |
| Director of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 20 February 1862 – 22 June 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Roca de Togores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano 10 March 1791 Córdoba, Spain |
| Died | 22 June 1865 (aged 74) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Saint Isidore Cemetery |
| Political party | Realista Moderado |
Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, 3rd Duke of Rivas (Spanish: Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, Duque de Rivas; 10 March 1791 – 22 June 1865) was a Spanish poet, dramatist and politician who was Prime Minister of Spain in 1854. He is best known for his play Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino (Don Álvaro, or the Force of Fate) (1835), the first romantic success in the Spanish theater.