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Marquis Of Távora
Count of São João da Pesqueira (in Portuguese ''Conde de São João da Pesqueira'') was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from 21 March 1611, by King Philip II of Portugal (aka Philip III of Spain), and granted to ''Dom'' Luís Álvares de Távora, Lord of Távora. In the 17th century this family received new honours: a royal decree of King Afonso VI of Portugal, issued on August 6, 1669, created the title of Marquis of Távora (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Távora'') and granted it to Dom Luís Álvares de Távora, 3rd Count of São João da Pesqueira. In 1759, these two titles were extinguished once the 4th Marquis was executed following the Távora affair. List of the Counts of São João da Pesqueira (1611) and Marquesses of Távora (1669) *Luís Álvares de Távora (c.1590- ? ), 1st Count of São João da Pesqueira; *António Luis de Távora (c.1620-1653), his son, 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira; *Luís Álvares de Távora (1634- ? ), his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armas Tavora
The Arma people are an ethnic group of the middle Niger River valley, descended from Saadi dynasty, Moroccan invaders of the 16th century . The name, applied by other groups, derives from the word ''ar-rumah'' ( ar, الرماة) "fusiliers".Nehemia Levtzion, 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 Saadian invasion of the Songhai Empire, 1590 expedition sent to conquer the Songhai Empire trade routes by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco was mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Tomásia De Távora, 3rd Marchioness Of Távora
Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: *Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician *Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant *Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Spanish Protestant martyr *Leonor F. Loree (1858–1940), American civil engineer, lawyer and railroad executive *Leonor Fini (1907–1996), Argentine surrealist painter *Leonor Gonzalez Mina (born 1934), vocalist in the cumbia genre of Colombian music *Leonor López de Córdoba (1362–1420), advisor and confidant of Queen Catalina of Lancaster *Leonor Maia (born 1921), Portuguese film actress *Leonor Michaelis (1875–1949), German-born American biochemist and physician *Leonor Orosa-Goquinco (1917–2005), Filipino national artist in creative dance *Leonor Oyarzún (born 1922), First Lady of Chile, wife of former President Patricio Aylwin *Leonor Piuza (born 1978), Mozambican 800 metre runner *Leonor Poeiras (born 1980), Portuguese televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Nobility
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Counts
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility.L. G. Pine, Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French language, French ''comte'', itself from Latin ''comes''—in its Accusative case, accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is "Wikt:comital, comital". The Great Britain, British and Ireland, Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English language, English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title ''comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Countships In Portugal
This is a list of countships in Portugal ( pt, Condados; singular ''Condado''; the title is ''Conde'', for Count, and ''Condessa'', for Countess): A *Count of Abrantes * Count of Agarez * Count of Agrolongo * Count of Águeda * Count of Aguiar * Count of Albuquerque * Count of Alcáçovas * Count of Alcântara *Count of Alcoutim * Count of Alegrete * Count of Alentém * Count of Alferrarede * Count of Alhandra * Count of Almada *Count of Almarjão *Count of Almedina *Count of Almeida * Count of Almeida Araújo * Count of Almendra *Count of Almoster *Count of Alpedrinha *Count of Alpendurada *Count of Alte *Count of Alto Mearim *Count of Alva *Count of Alvelos *Count of Alves Machado *Count of Alviela *Count of Alvito *Count of Alvor *Count of Amarante * Count of Ameal * Count of Anadia *Count of Antas * Count of Arcos * Count of Arganil * Count of Arge *Count of Ariz * Count of Armamar * Count of Armil * Count of Arnoso *Count of Arraiolos * Count of Arriaga * Count of Arrochela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Bernardo De Tavora
Luis Bernardo de Tavora (1723-1759) was the fourth Marquis of Távora. He was the son of Francisco de Assis de Tavora, third count of Alvor, and Leonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marquise of Távora. Luis Bernardo married Teresa de Tavora e Lorena in 1742. Neither he nor Teresa had any descent. He was one of the thirteen people executed in Lisbon, January 13, 1759, convicted of attempting to kill the King of Portugal, Joseph I. See also *Távora affair The Távoras affair was a political scandal of the 18th century Portugal, Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted assassination of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family and ... 1723 births 1759 deaths Margraves of Tavora {{Europe-noble-stub Portuguese nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Alvor
Count of Alvor (in Portuguese ''Conde de Alvor'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by king Peter II of Portugal on 4 February 1683, to Francisco de Távora, second son of António Luís de Távora, 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira. With the Távora affair and the 3rd Count's execution in 1759, this title became extinct and it was granted again, in the 19th century, to Pedro Maria da Piedade de Lencastre e Távora, second son of the 8th Marquis of Abrantes, who descended from the Távoras. List of the Counts of Alvor # Francisco de Távora (1646–1710); # Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora (1681–1744), his son; # Francisco de Assis de Távora (1703–1759), his son, married to his cousin Leonor de Távora, 3rd Marchioness of Távora; # Pedro Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Távora (1889- ? ), second son of the 8th Marquis of Abrantes. See also *Távora affair *List of countships in Portugal This is a list of countships in Portugal ( pt, Condados; sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Távora Affair
The Távoras affair was a political scandal of the 18th century Portugal, Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted assassination of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family and their closest relatives in 1759. Some historians interpret the incident as an attempt by prime minister Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Sebastião de Melo (later Marquis of Pombal) to curb the growing powers of the old aristocratic families. Prelude In the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, Lisbon earthquake on 1 November 1755, which destroyed the royal palace, Joseph I of Portugal, King Joseph I of Portugal took up residence in a tent complex in Ajuda, on the outskirts of the city. This was the centre of Portuguese political and social life at the time. The king lived surrounded by his staff, led by the prime minister, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, and was attended by members of the nobility. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin ''comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title ''comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a military ''comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquis
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word ''march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vulnerab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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