María de Barrenechea, 1st Duchess of Dato


María del Carmen de Barrenechea y Montegui, 1st Duchess of Dato was a Spanish noblewoman and wife of the Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Prime Minister of Spain.

Background

She was of Basque descent, a daughter of Juan José de Barrenechea y Urdampilleta and wife Micaela Montegui y Mercaide, patrilineal granddaughter of Pedro de Barrenechea y Zubea and wife María Ignacia de Urdampilleta y Lagarto, and matrilineal granddaughter of José Manuel Montegui and wife María de la Concepción Mercaide.

Titles and decorations

She was a Dame of the Order of Noble Dames of Queen Maria Luisa of Spain and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Beneficence of Spain. After the death of her husband and for that impeadment and in his honour, she was granted the title of 1st Duchess of Dato.

Marriage and children

She married Eduardo Dato e Iradier, three times Spanish Prime Minister, and had only three daughters: