capture of Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria May 12 1767 October 7 1851 Prime Minister Spain
Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria (May 12, 1767 – October 7, 1851), was Prime Minister of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1808. He received many titles including Prince of the Peace (Príncipe de la Paz) by which he is widely known. But the promises of the Treaty of Fontainebleau were empty ones. In December French troops invaded Spain. In March 1808 Godoy, Charles IV, Maria Louisa, and the rest of the court abandoned the Escorial and fled to Aranjuez with the intention of escaping to Mexico. Supporters of Ferdinand (who had for some time been considering a coup d'etat against his father) spread the story that Godoy had sold out Spain to Napoleon. On March 18 a popular uprising known as the Mutiny of Aranjuez took place. A mob stormed Godoy's residence where at first they only found his mistress Pepita. Two days later Godoy was found; Charles had Godoy's property confiscated and then imprisoned him in the castle of Villaviciosa de Odón, a property owned by his wife Maria Teresa. To end the uprising and to save Godoy's life, Charles IV abdicated in favour of his son Ferdinand VII. On March 21 the French occupied Aranjuez; Napoleon summoned Godoy to Bayonne where he witnessed Charles IV's act of abdication in favour of Napoleon.
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