Alejandro O'Reilly Politician

Marshal Alejandro, Conde de O'Reilly (1722, Dublin, Ireland – March 23, 1794, Bonete, Spain ) (English: Alexander, Count de O'Reilly), was an Irish-born military reformer and Inspector-General of Infantry for the Spanish Empire in the second half of the 18th century. O'Reilly served as the second Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana, being the first Spanish official to actually exercise power in the Louisiana territory after France ceded it to Spain. For his much-appreciated services to the Crown of Spain, he was ennobled as a conde (count), and granted a coat of arms.

Personal facts

Alejandro O'Reilly
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1722
Birth place
Dublin , Kingdom of Ireland
Date of deathMarch 23, 1794
Place of death
Spain , Bonete

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Office holder

military operations
War of the Austrian Succession
French Revolutionary Wars
Seven Years' War
military branch
Spanish Army
military rank
Marshal
monarch
Charles III of Spain
successor
Luis de Unzaga

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