Alessandri family
| Alessandri family | |
|---|---|
| Chilean Political family | |
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| Founder | Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzi |
The Alessandri family is a Chilean political family of Italian descent, which has been active in Chilean politics since the 19th century. Founded by Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzi, Alessandri arrived in the early 1800s as a consul posterior for the Kingdom of Sardinia.[1]
Members
- Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzi,[a] founder of Alessandri family
- Pedro Alessandri Vargas; married Susana Palma Guzmán
- José Pedro Alessandri (1864–1923), engineer, businessperson and politician; married Julia Altamirano Talavera[2]
- Gustavo Alessandri Altamirano; married Elena Valdés Freire
- Gustavo Alessandri Valdés (1929– 2017), lawyer, industrialist, agricultural businessperson and politician; married Verónica Balmaceda and Constanza Vergara Vicuña[3]
- Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda (born 1961), businessperson and politician; married Soledad Bascuñán Rodríguez[4]
- Felipe Alessandri Vergara (born 1975), lawyer, politician, mayor of the Municipality of Santiago (2016-2021) and mayor of the Municipality of Lo Barnechea (2024-2028)[5]
- Jorge Alessandri Vergara (born 1979), lawyer and politician; married Teresita García de la Huerta[5]
- Gustavo Alessandri Valdés (1929– 2017), lawyer, industrialist, agricultural businessperson and politician; married Verónica Balmaceda and Constanza Vergara Vicuña[3]
- Gustavo Alessandri Altamirano; married Elena Valdés Freire
- Arturo Alessandri Palma (1868–1950) lawyer, politician, 18th and 22nd President of Chile; married Rosa Rodríguez Velasco, First Lady of Chile during 1920–1925 and 1932–1938[6]
- Arturo Alessandri Rodríguez (1895–1970), lawyer, academic and civil law scholar; married Raquel Besa Montt
- Arturo Alessandri Besa (1923-2022), lawyer and politician; married Nancy Cohn Montealegre[7]
- Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1896–1986), civil engineer, politician and 27th President of Chile[8]
- Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez (1897–1982), lawyer and politician; married Olga Lyon Vial and Juanita Izquierdo Huneeus[9]
- Hernán Alessandri Rodríguez (1900–1982), physician;[6] married Sofía Montes Sutil, Loreto Morandé Campino and Luz Carvallo Stagg
- Silvia Alessandri Montes (1927–2021), politician and nurse; married Hernán Calvo Salas[10]
- Hernán Alessandri Morandé (1935–2007), Schoenstatt priest and founder of the María Ayuda Corporación de Beneficencia
- Rosa Alessandri Montes; married Raúl Devés (1917–1996), civil engineer, academic, and politician
- Rosa Devés Alessandri (born 1950), biochemist, academic, educator and rector of the University of Chile since 2022; married Jorge Las Heras Bonetto, a physician
- Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez (1903–1973), lawyer and politician; married María Angélica Valdés Aldunate and Florencia Baraona Hausser[11]
- Arturo Alessandri Rodríguez (1895–1970), lawyer, academic and civil law scholar; married Raquel Besa Montt
- José Pedro Alessandri (1864–1923), engineer, businessperson and politician; married Julia Altamirano Talavera[2]
- Pedro Alessandri Vargas; married Susana Palma Guzmán
Other notable members
- Magdalena Matte Lecaros (born 1950), civil engineer, businesswoman, politician; married Hernán Larraín (born 1947), lawyer, university lecturer, and politician; great-granddaughter of Arturo Alessandri Palma
- Hernán Larraín Matte (born 1974), lawyer and politician
- Pablo Larraín (born 1976), filmmaker; married Antonia Zegers (born 1972)
- Javiera Balmaceda (born 1972), producer; married Fernando Gastón[12][13]
- Pedro Pascal (born 1975), actor [12]
- Andrea Velasco (born 1981), actress and singer; granddaughter of Arturo Alessandri Besa
- Lux Pascal (born 1992), actress and transgender activist [12]
Timeline of elected positions
See also
Notes
- ↑ Hispanicized as Pedro Alessandri Tarzi
References
- ↑ Rojas Rodríguez, Rebeca María (2010). Las dos caras de la realidad migratoria italiana (Emigración e Inmigración desde la perspectiva italiana) (Undergraduate thesis). University of Santiago, Chile. p. 50.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica José Pedro Alessandri Palma". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Gustavo Alessandri Valdés". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Reseña Biográfica Jorge Alessandri Vergara". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Reseña Biográfica Arturo Alessandri Palma". Presidentes de la República de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Arturo Alessandri Besa". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez". Presidentes de la República de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Silvia Alessandri Montes". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Eduardo Alessandri Rodríguez". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Contreras, Emilio (15 June 2021). "Pariente de un "padre de la patria" y una leyenda de La Roja: el árbol genealógico de Pedro Pascal". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ Juárez, Paola (13 September 2023). "Javiera Balmaceda Pascal, la mujer que está transformando la industria del entretenimiento". Glamour México y Latinoamérica. Condé Nast. Retrieved 10 February 2026.