The Montt family of

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, descended from Catalan immigrants to the country, includes a number of people who achieved political office and prominence in other fields: *

José Anacleto Montt Goyenechea José Anacleto Montt Goyenechea (1802–1867) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was born in Valparaiso in 1802 and died in Santiago in 1867. He was the son of Filiberto Montt Prado and María de la Luz Goyenechea de la Sierra and the brot ...

(1802–1867): lawyer and politician *

Manuel Montt Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres (; September 4, 1809 – September 21, 1880) was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861. He was the first civilian to serve a full term as Presi ...

(1809–1880): politician and

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* Rosario Montt (1827–1894):

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* Ambrosio Montt Luco (1830–1899): politician and lawyer * (1861–1882): soldier and hero of the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...

Pedro Montt Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt (; 29 June 1849, Santiago, Chile – 16 August 1910, Bremen, Germany) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910. His government fur ...

(1849–1910): politician and President of Chile *

Jorge Montt Jorge Montt Álvarez (; April 26, 1845 – October 8, 1922) was a vice admiral in the Chilean Navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.L.S. Rowe, "Passing of a Great Figure in Chilean History." ''Bulletin Pan American Union'' 55 (1922): 4 ...

(1845–1922): admiral, politician and President of Chile *: First Lady of Chile * (1848–1909): lawyer, deputy, writer, historiographer, son of Manuel Montt Torres, and brother of Pedro Montt Montt * Sara del Campo de Montt (1855–1942), First Lady of Chile *

Nicolasa Montt Nicolasa Montt (, Nicolasa Montt Barros; after marriage, Nicolasa Montt de Marambio; Freirina, 1857–1924) was a Chilean poet who published in regional newspapers and books. She also translated from French works by well-known French writers. Alo ...

(1857-1924): poet *

Teresa Wilms Montt María Teresa de las Mercedes Wilms Montt (8 September 1893 – 24 December 1921; pseudonyms Tebal and Teresa de la Cruz), also known as Thérèse Wilms Montt, was a Chilean writer, poet, and anarcha-feminist. Described as "embodying sexua ...

(1893–1921): poet *

Cristina Montt Cristina Montt (May 10, 1895 – April 22, 1969) was a Chilean film star of silent and early sound films. Early life She was born in Chile in 1895 into the well-known, political Montt family. Her granduncle, Manuel Montt, was twice president o ...

(1895–1969): early film actress * (1904–1983): politician and representative for Itata and San Carlos provinces * (born 1925): lawyer, former diplomat to the

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and founder rector of the

Diego Portales University Diego Portales University (, UDP) is one of the first private universities founded in Chile and is named after the Chilean statesman Diego Portales. UDP has campuses in the Barrio Universitario de SantiagoA literal translation is the Santiago ...

* (born 1948): politician and mayor of

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(

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) * (1934–2019): ballerina and model * Andrés Wood Montt (born 1965): film director

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Familia Montt Prado in genealog.cl

Genealogical chart of Montt family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montt Family Chilean families

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