Emmanuel Coloma y Escolana, called Manuel, (1637 – 1717), was 2nd Marquess of Canales de Chozas and a Spanish

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. He was the son of don Pedro Coloma, Royal Secretary of

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. His brother was Secretary of State of King

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. He was already since childhood Knight of Santiago. He married in 1691 to the Belgian countess Maximilienne Dorothea de t'Serclaes de Tilly, daughter of Jean-Werner and Marie Francois de Montmorency.

Career

He became secretary of the Council of Royal Orders. He was ambassador in 1689 to the

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of The Spanish King.Coleccion de los documentos diplomaticos presentados a las camaras Francesas ... Later he was sent to the United Kingdom until 1699. He ended his career as captain general of the royal

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. After his death, he was succeeded by his daughter Maria Teresa Coloma, 3rd Marquessa of Canales de Chozas.

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Coloma family Knights of Santiago 18th-century Spanish diplomats 1637 births 1717 deaths {{Europe-noble-stub

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