Count of Assumar was a
Portuguese
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title of nobility
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granted, on 30 March 1630, by King
Philip III of Portugal
Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...
, to D.
Francisco de Melo
Dom Francisco de Melo (1597 – 18 December 1651) was a Portuguese nobleman who served as a Spanish general during the Thirty Years' War.
Biography
Francisco was born in Estremoz, Portugal. From 1632 to 1636 he had been Spanish ambassador to th ...
, son of Constantino de Bragança, a junior member of the
House of Cadaval.
As Francisco de Melo supported the right of the Habsburgs to the Portuguese throne, even after their expulsion on 1 December 1640, the county returned to the Crown, and it was granted, again, by ''Prince Regent Pedro'' (who later became
Peter II of Portugal
''Dom'' Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. He was the fifth a ...
) to
D. Pedro de Almeida, on 11 April 1677.
List of the Counts of Assumar
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Francisco de Melo
Dom Francisco de Melo (1597 – 18 December 1651) was a Portuguese nobleman who served as a Spanish general during the Thirty Years' War.
Biography
Francisco was born in Estremoz, Portugal. From 1632 to 1636 he had been Spanish ambassador to th ...
;Second Creation
# Pedro de Almeida (1630–1679)
# João de Almeida Portugal (1663–1733)
# Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos (1688–1756), also 1st
Marquis of Alorna {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012
Marquis of Alorna was a Portuguese title of nobility granted, on 9 November 1748, by King John V of Portugal, to D. Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos, 3rd Count of Assumar and 44th viceroy of India.
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# João de Almeida Portugal (1726–1802), 2nd
Marquis of Alorna {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012
Marquis of Alorna was a Portuguese title of nobility granted, on 9 November 1748, by King John V of Portugal, to D. Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos, 3rd Count of Assumar and 44th viceroy of India.
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Pedro de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Marquis of Alorna
D. Pedro de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Marquis of Alorna (16 January 1754 – 2 January 1813) was a Portuguese general who served in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
Military career
In November 1793, Almeida was an adjutant general. He ...
(1754–1813), 3rd
Marquis of Alorna {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012
Marquis of Alorna was a Portuguese title of nobility granted, on 9 November 1748, by King John V of Portugal, to D. Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos, 3rd Count of Assumar and 44th viceroy of India.
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# João de Almeida Portugal (1786–1805)
# Miguel de Almeida Portugal (1787–1806)
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Leonor de Almeida Portugal, 4th Marquise of Alorna
D. Leonor de Almeida Portugal, 4th Marquise of Alorna, 8th Countess of Assumar (31 October 1750 – 11 October 1839) was a Portuguese noblewoman, painter, and poet. Commonly known by her nickname, ''Alcipe'', the Marquise was a prime figure in t ...
, known as
Alcipe
D. Leonor de Almeida Portugal, 4th Marquise of Alorna, 8th Countess of Assumar (31 October 1750 – 11 October 1839) was a Portuguese noblewoman, painter, and poet. Commonly known by her nickname, ''Alcipe'', the Marquise was a prime figure in t ...
(1750–1839), 4th
Marchioness of Alorna.
Family name
The Counts of Assumar family name was ''Almeida Portugal'', once the 1st Count, D.
Pedro de Almeida
D. Pedro de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Marquis of Alorna (16 January 1754 – 2 January 1813) was a Portuguese general who served in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
Military career
In November 1793, Almeida was an adjutant general. He ...
, descended through his paternal grandfather from the ''Almeida'' family (
Counts of Abrantes) and through his paternal grandmother from the ''Portugal'' family (
Counts of Vimioso).
See also
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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 ...
*
Marquis of Alorna {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012
Marquis of Alorna was a Portuguese title of nobility granted, on 9 November 1748, by King John V of Portugal, to D. Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal e Vasconcelos, 3rd Count of Assumar and 44th viceroy of India.
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External links
Genealogy of the Counts of Assumar, in Portuguese
Bibliography
”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. II, pages 328/329. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
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Countships of Portugal
1630 establishments in Portugal