Don Federico de Roncali y Ceruti, 1st Count of Alcoy (30 March 1800, in

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– 4 April 1857, in

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) was a Spanish

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, politician and

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who served as

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between 1852 and 1853. He held other important offices such as Captain General of Cuba and

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. He was also a

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in 1845. Alcoy was the second son of Agustín de Roncali y Martínez de Murcia, Knight of Santiago, and his wife María del Carmen Ceruti y Feit. His eldest brother was Joaquín de Roncali, 1st Marquis of Roncali, also a prominent politician in the reign of

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