Luis Francisco de la Cerda

Luis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón, 9th Duke of Medinaceli was a Spanish statesman and diplomat. He held several hereditary titles and jurisdictions across Castile, Aragon, Valencia, and Catalonia, served as ambassador to the Holy See, viceroy of Naples, president of the Council of the Indies, and prime minister under Philip V, and was appointed as the royal tutor to the Prince of Asturias. His career placed him at the center of Spanish politics during the final years of the Habsburg monarchy and the opening phase of the War of the Spanish Succession.