Montt family

Sara del Campo with her husband President Pedro Montt in 1906

The Montt family of Chile, 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 (1802–1867): lawyer and politician
  • Manuel Montt (1809–1880): politician and President of Chile
  • Rosario Montt (1827–1894): First Lady of Chile
  • Ambrosio Montt Luco (1830–1899): politician and lawyer
  • Julio Montt Salamanca [es] (1861–1882): soldier and hero of the War of the Pacific
  • Pedro Montt (1849–1910): politician and President of Chile
  • Jorge Montt (1845–1922): admiral, politician and President of Chile
  • Leonor Frederick de Montt [es]: First Lady of Chile
  • Luis Montt Montt [es] (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 (1857-1924): poet
  • Teresa Wilms Montt (1893–1921): poet
  • Cristina Montt (1895–1969): early film actress
  • Manuel Montt Lehuedé [es] (1904–1983): politician and representative for Itata and San Carlos provinces
  • Manuel Montt Balmaceda [es] (born 1925): lawyer, former diplomat to the ILO and founder rector of the Diego Portales University
  • Luis Montt Dubournais [es] (born 1948): politician and mayor of La Reina (Santiago)
  • Marta Montt Balmaceda [es] (1934–2019): ballerina and model
  • Andrés Wood Montt (born 1965): film director

See also

External links

  • Familia Montt Prado in genealog.cl (in Spanish)
  • Genealogical chart of Montt family (in Spanish)