title: Rafael Carlos Merry del Val
text: # Rafael Carlos Merry del Val
  
  Rafael Carlos Merry del Val (Seville, 4 November 1831 - San Sebastian, 29 August 1917) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.
  
  He had missions at the courts of the Kings of Belgium and Great Britain. He married Dona Sofía Josefa de Zulueta y Wilcox and from this marriage some famous children were born.
  
  ## Children
  
  * 1864: Alfonso Merry del Val, Marquess of Merry del Val; ambassador
  * 1865: Rafael Merry del Val y de Zulueta; cardinal
  * 1867: Pedro Merry del Val y Zulueta
  * -?-: Domingo Merry del Val y Zulueta.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * 1878: Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.
  