Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent, Marquis of Villalobar

Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent, Marquis of Villalobar, served in London, Washington, and Lisbon before his long assignment in Brussels. During the First World War he worked on humanitarian relief in occupied Belgium. He remained when Spain raised the Belgian legation to an embassy in 1921 and died in Brussels in 1926. 1, 2

Washington Appointments

  • Spain — Minister, 1909–1910

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Sources

  1. Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent — PARES

    Authority 143300; Brussels service during the First World War

  2. Repertorio diplomático español

    United States, printed pp. 179–180; other country entries where individually cited

  3. Spain — U.S. Chief of Protocol incoming representatives

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