José Ruiz de Arana y Saavedra (1826 – 1891), often referred to as the Duke of Baena after his marriage to María Rosalía Luisa Osorio de Moscoso y Carvajal, Duchess of Baena, was a Spanish aristocrat, military officer and politician. He held the nobiliary title of "Count of Sevilla la Nueva".

Biography

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

on 28 August 1826. One of the many lovers of

Queen Isabella II Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868. Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successio ...

from 1850 to 1856, he is the presumed

biological father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fath ...

of Infanta Isabella (born 1851), known as ''La Chata''. He married María Rosalía Luisa Osorio de Moscoso y Carvajal, Duchess of Baena, on 26 February 1859. During the reign of Isabella II, he served as Senator for life as well as deputy. He returned to the Senate as senator for life after the Bourbon Restoration, as part of the dynastic Liberal Party. He also was Gentilhombre de cámara, and served as Ambassador before the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...

during a Sagasta government. He reached the military rank of Colonel. He died at his property in

Sevilla la Nueva Sevilla la Nueva is a town located in the south west of the Community of Madrid, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( ...

on 23 June 1891.

References

Members of the Senate of the Spanish Restoration Members of the Congress of Deputies of the reign of Isabella II Members of the Senate of Spain of the reign of Isabella II Knights of Santiago Counts of Spain 1826 births 1891 deaths {{Spain-politician-stub