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Marquis Of Abrantes
Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião. In that date, Rodrigo's title was changed, by King John V of Portugal, from Marquess of Fontes to Marquess of Abrantes, once he descended, by female line, from the prestigious Counts of Abrantes, an old line already extinct. Two of the Marchioness of Abrantes had their title upgraded to the duchess rank (only during her lives), when they became the queen's First Lady of the Bedchamber (''Camareira-Mor''), the highest palatine office for a lady. List of the Marquesses of Abrantes (1718) #D. Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes (1676-1733), also 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião; #D. Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes (1695-1756), his son, 8th Count of Penaguião; #D. Ana Maria Cat ...
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Armas Duques Abrantes
The Arma people are an ethnic group of the middle Niger River valley, descended from Moroccan invaders of the 16th century . The name, applied by other groups, derives from the word ''ar-rumah'' ( ar, الرماة) "fusiliers". N. Levtzion, "North-West Africa: from the Maghrib to the fringes of the forest" inThe Cambridge history of Africa, Volume 4 : c.1600-c.1790 Ed. Cambridge University Press (1975), pp.154-155 The Arma ethnicity is distinct from (but sometimes confused with) the 3.6 million Zarma people of western Niger, who predate the Moroccan invasion and speak the Zarma language, also a member of the Songhay languages. As of 1986, there were some 20,000 self-identified Arma in Mali, mostly around Timbuktu, the middle Niger bend and the Inner Niger Delta. The Songhai expedition and aftermath The 1590 expedition sent to conquer the Songhai Empire trade routes by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco was made up of four thousand Moroccan, Morisco refugees and European renega ...
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Count Of Vila Nova De Portimão
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1662, the third count died without issue and this title was inherited by his sister's grandson, Luís de Lencastre (who descended from Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra). Later, in the 18th century, due to the 5th count's marriage to Maria Sofia de Lencastre (heiress of the House of Abrantes), the family reunited all the estates and honours within the same House, which became a reference among the Portuguese aristocracy. List of the Counts of Vila Nova de Portimão #Martinho Castelo Branco (c.1460- ? ); #Manuel de Castelo Branco (1550- ?), his grandson; #Gregório Taumaturgo de Castelo-Branco (c.1600-1662), his son; #Luis de Lancastre (1644-1704), his grand-nephew; #Pedro de Lancastre (1697-1752), his son; #José Maria de La ...
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Portuguese Nobility
Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portuguese man o' war, a dangerous marine cnidarian that resembles an 18th-century armed sailing ship ** Portuguese people, an ethnic group See also * * ''Sonnets from the Portuguese'' * "A Portuguesa", the national anthem of Portugal * Lusofonia * Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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List Of Marquesses In Portugal
This is a list of marquisates in Portugal. A # Marquess of Abrantes # Marquis of Aguiar # Marquis of Alegrete # Marquis of Alenquer # Marquis of Alorna # Marquis of Alvito # Marquis of Angeja # Marquis of Angra # Marquis of Arronches # Marquis of Atouguia # Marquis of Ávila and Bolama B # Marquis of Basto # Marquis of Belas # Marquis of Bemposta # Marquis of Bemposta-Subserra # Marquis of Borba C # Marquis of Cadaval # Marquis of Campo Maior # Marquis of Cascais # Marquis of Castelo Melhor # Marquis of Castelo Novo # Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo # Marquis of Castro # Marquis of Chaves F # Marquis of Faial # Marquis of Faria # Marquis of Ferreira # Marquis of Ficalho # Marquess of Fontes # Marquis de Fontes Pereira de Melo # Marquis of Foz # Marquis of Franco e Almodôvar # Marquis of Fronteira # Marquis of Funchal G # Marquis of Gouveia # Marquis of Graciosa J # Marquis of Jácome Correia L # Marquis of Lavradio # Marquis of Lind ...
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List Of Portuguese Dukedoms
The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attributed to members of the high nobility, usually relatives of the Portuguese Royal Family, such as the second son of a monarch. There are exceptions, like António José de Ávila, who, although not having any relation to the royal family, was given the title of duke of Ávila and Bolama. Royal dukedoms Hereditary royal dukedoms *Duke of Braganza (the principal '' grandeza'' of the Portuguese royal dynasty. After the restoration of a Portuguese dynasty in 1640, it became a title of the heir apparent to the crown, and passes to his heir, when he becomes king.) Courtesy royal dukedoms These titles were occasionally given to other '' infantes'' of the Royal Family, but did not automatically descend to their heirs: *Duke of Barcelos *Duke of Bej ...
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Genealogical Tree Of The House Of Abrantes
The House of Abrantes (Portuguese: ''Casa de Abrantes'') descends from the ancient and noble Almeida family. King Afonso V granted the land around Abrantes to his cousin, Lopo de Almeida, 1st Count of Abrantes in 1476. The title and lands descended in the Almeida family until 1650 when its male line expired and the estate reverted to the Crown. The estate and noble title were granted to the Sá family, Counts of Penaguião in 1718 and devolved via the Lancastres, Counts of Vila Nova, now represented by the ''Lancastre e Távora'' branch of the family. The Counts of Abrantes In 1476, King Afonso V of Portugal granted Dom Lopo de Almeida, a descendant of King Pedro I of Portugal through an illegitimate line, the title of Count of Abrantes, which became extinct when Dom Miguel de Almeida, 4th Count of Abrantes and a Restoration hero, died without issue. When Isabel de Mendonça, the Count of Abrantes’ heir, married João Rodrigues de Sá, 1st Count of Penaguião, the Co ...
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House Of Abrantes
The House of Abrantes (Portuguese: ''Casa de Abrantes'') descends from the ancient and noble Almeida family. King Afonso V granted the land around Abrantes to his cousin, Lopo de Almeida, 1st Count of Abrantes in 1476. The title and lands descended in the Almeida family until 1650 when its male line expired and the estate reverted to the Crown. The estate and noble title were granted to the Sá family, Counts of Penaguião in 1718 and devolved via the Lancastres, Counts of Vila Nova, now represented by the ''Lancastre e Távora'' branch of the family. The Counts of Abrantes In 1476, King Afonso V of Portugal granted Dom Lopo de Almeida, a descendant of King Pedro I of Portugal through an illegitimate line, the title of Count of Abrantes, which became extinct when Dom Miguel de Almeida, 4th Count of Abrantes and a Restoration hero, died without issue. When Isabel de Mendonça, the Count of Abrantes’ heir, married João Rodrigues de Sá, 1st Count of Penaguião, the Coun ...
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Joseph I Of Portugal
Dom Joseph I ( pt, José Francisco António Inácio Norberto Agostinho, ; 6 June 1714 – 24 February 1777), known as the Reformer (Portuguese: ''o Reformador''), was King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death in 1777. Among other activities, Joseph was devoted to hunting and the opera. Indeed, he assembled one of the greatest collections of operatic scores in Europe. His government was controlled by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The third child and second son of King Dom John V, Joseph became his father's heir as an infant when his older brother, Dom Pedro, Prince of Brazil, died. In 1729 he married Infanta Mariana Victoria, the eldest daughter of King Don Philip V of Spain, and Joseph's sister Infanta Barbara married Mariana Victoria's half-brother Prince Don Ferdinand (the future King Don Ferdinand VI of Spain). These marriages were known as the Exchange of the Princesses. Joseph and Mariana Victoria had four daughters. With the dea ...
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Afonso VI Of Portugal
Afonso VI (; 21 August 164312 September 1683), known as "the Victorious" (), was the second king of Portugal of the House of Braganza from 1656 until his death. He was initially under the regency of his mother, Luisa de Guzmán, until 1662, when he removed her to a convent and took power with the help of his favourite, the Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3rd Count of Castelo Melhor. Afonso's reign saw the end of the Restoration War (1640–68) and Spain's recognition of Portugal's independence. He also negotiated a French alliance through his marriage. However, the king was physically and mentally weak. In 1668, his brother Pedro II conspired to have him declared incapable of ruling, and took supreme ''de facto'' power as regent, although nominally Afonso was still sovereign. Queen Maria Francisca, Afonso's wife, received an annulment and subsequently married Pedro. Afonso spent the rest of his life and reign practically a prisoner. Early life At the age of three, Afonso ex ...
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Philip II Of Spain
Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was '' jure uxoris'' King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558. He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555, he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. The son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philip inherited his father's Spanish Empire in 1556 and succeeded to the Portuguese throne in 1580 following a dynastic crisis. The Spanish conquests of the Inca Empire and of the Philippines, named in his honor by Ruy López de Villalobos, were completed during his reign. Under Philip II, Spain reached the height of its influence and power, sometimes called the Spanish Golden Age, and r ...
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Manuel I Of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia. He was also the first monarch to bear the title: ''By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves, this side and beyond the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and the Conquest, Navigation and Commerce in Ethiopia, A ...
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Maria Margarida De Lorena, 2nd Duchess Of Abrantes
Maria Margarida de Lorena, Duchess of Abrantes (2 February 1713 – 1780) was the daughter of Dom Rodrigo de Mello (1688–1713), second child of Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval and of Ana Maria Catarina Henriqueta de Lorena, 1st Duchess of Abrantes. Biography On 22 December 1726, Maria Margarida married uncle, Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Abrantes (her mother's younger brother), who died in 1756. King Joseph I of Portugal elevated the Dowager Marchioness to the title and degree of Duchess of Abrantes ''vitalício'' (by Royal Decree of 1757) upon her appointment as HM the Queen's Mistress of the Robes (''Camareira-Môr'' ). This was the highest position in the Portuguese court for a lady, and one which her mother previously held. On 20 February 1757, she married secondly João da Bemposta, natural son of the Infante Francisco, and her husband was raised to the style and degree of Duke on 18 May 1757. When her mother, ...
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