OLIVARES, GASPAR DE GUZMN Y PIMENTAL, CONDE-DUQUE DE (CO


Meaning of OLIVARES, GASPAR DE GUZMN Y PIMENTAL, CONDE-DUQUE DE (CO in English

born Jan. 16, 1587, Rome died July 22, 1645, Toro, Spain prime minister (162343) and court favourite (valido) of King Philip IV of Spain. He attempted to impose a strong centralizing policy and eventually provoked rebellion and his own fall.

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