Principe De La Paz; Manuel Godoy
The name Manuel Godoy is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Pere Lachaise (Pt2) cemetery, Paris, Paris, France.
There are 76 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
Manuel Godoy was buried in 1851. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
Manuel Godoy age is given as 84.
Manuel Godoy calculated year of birth is 1767.
Manuel Godoy is listed on the GPR grave numbered 329734.
Manuel Godoy is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
Manuel Godoy has the record number 702761 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 18 August 2013
There is one image available for the monument listing Manuel Godoy (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against Manuel Godoy record:
Napoléon described Godoy as a man of genius. Manuel Godoy y Alvarez de Faria was born to a poor family but rose to become the favourite of king Charles IV of Spain and especially of his wife; Marie-Louise of Parma who became his lover. He was largely responsible for the pro-French stance of Spain and he aligned the Spanish fleet with the French at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Godoy personally benefited from the Treaty of Fontainebleau in 1807 when the south of Portugal was awarded to Godoy and his family. Whenn Charles IV was overthrown in 1808 and Napoléon installed his own brother as king of Spain. Godoy went into exile in France; dying in comparative poverty in Paris; living on a pension from King Louis-Philippe of France. His full biography can be found on the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Godoy