Godoy, Manuel de, minister of Charles IV. of Spain, born at Badajoz; played a conspicuous part in the affairs of Spain during the French Revolution and the Empire; received the title of Prince of Peace for an offensive and defensive treaty he concluded with France in 1796, in opposition to the general wish of the nation; lost all and died in Paris (1767‒1851).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Godolphin, Sydney Godolphin, Earl of * Godwin