OLIVAREZ, COUNT D'

OLIVAREZ, COUNT D'
   a Spanish statesman, born at Rome, where his father was ambassador; was the confidant and minister of Philip IV., and the political adversary of Richelieu; was one of the ablest statesmen Spain ever had, but was unfortunate in his conduct of foreign affairs (1587-1645).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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