This is a list of the counts of
Avranches
Avranches (; nrf, Avraunches) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called ''Avranchinais''.
History
By the end of the Roman period, t ...
, a French fief in the Middle Ages.
House of Almada
*1445–1449
Ãlvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches
Ãlvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390 – 20 May 1449) was an illustrious Portuguese knight and nobleman, with a long and illustrious career abroad in England. He was invested by the English king, Henry VI as the 1st Count o ...
,
KG (created by
Henry VI of England
Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English thron ...
); Avranches was lost to France soon after
*1476–1496
Fernando de Almada, 2nd Count of Avranches
Dom Fernando de Almada, 2nd Count of Avranches (in Portugal the title became indigenated as ''Conde de Avranches'') (c. 1430 – c. 29 April 1496) was a Portuguese nobleman.
Life
He was the only son of Dom Ãlvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count o ...
(created by
Louis XI of France
Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII.
Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revo ...
), 5th
Lord of
Lagares d' El-Rei ''
jure uxoris
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The following are the holders of the title by right, by virtue of inheritance under the
salic law
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, even if some of them did not make use of it:
**1496–15??
Antão de Almada, 3rd Count of Avranches, 6th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei
**15??–15??
Fernando de Almada, 4th Count of Avranches, 7th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 2nd Lord of
Pombalinho ''jure uxoris''
**15??–15??
Antão Soares de Almada, 5th Count of Avranches, 8th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 3rd Lord of Pombalinho
**15??–16??
Lourenço Soares de Almada, 6th Count of Avranches, 9th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 4th Lord of Pombalinho
**15??–1644
Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches
D. Anṭo Vaz de Almada (c. 1573 Р17 December 1644) is a Portuguese national hero due to his involvement in the Restoration of Independence in 1640, as one of the Forty Conspirators. During the ''coup d'̩tat'', he was responsible for the ...
, 10th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 5th Lord of Pombalinho
**1644–1660
LuÃs de Almada, 8th Count of Avranches, 11th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 6th Lord of Pombalinho
**1660–1669
Antão de Almada e Meneses, 9th Count of Avranches, did not succeed his father in Portugal
**1669–1729
Lourenço de Almada, 10th Count of Avranches, 12th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 7th Lord of Pombalinho; his son succeeded him in Portugal ''vita patris''
**1729–17??
Lourenço de Almada, 11th Count of Avranches
Lourenço is a town and district in the Brazilian municipality of Calçoene, in the interior of the state of Amapá. The main economic activities of the town is gold mining. It is one of the oldest mines in Brazil.
History
Gold mining in Lourenç ...
, 14th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 9th Lord of Pombalinho
**17??–1797
Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches
Antão de Almada (19 April 1718 – 26 January 1797), 9th Master of Pombalinho, and 14th Majorat of Lagares d’El-Rei, was the Grand Master of Ceremonies for the Royal House and, owing to his positions, made administrator of a few Portuguese c ...
, 15th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei ''jure uxoris'', 10th Lord of Pombalinho ''jure uxoris''
**1797–1815
Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada, 13th Count of Avranches
Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada (1758–1815), 13th Count of Avranches and 1st Count of Almada (created by Queen Maria I of Portugal), by regal charter on 29 April 1793 (and confirmed by letter on 4 May 1793) to him and his descendants.
B ...
, 1st Count of Almada, 16th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 11th Lord of Pombalinho
**1815–1834
Antão José Maria de Almada, 14th Count of Avranches Antão or Antao is a Portuguese language, Portuguese given name that's equivalent to Anthony or Antonio in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique and a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Giv ...
, 2nd Count of Almada, 17th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 12th Lord of Pombalinho
**1834–1874
, 3rd Count of Almada, 18th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 13th Lord of Pombalinho
**1874–1909
José Maria de Almada, 16th Count of Avranches
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
, 19th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 14th Lord of Pombalinho
**1909–1916
Miguel Vaz de Almada, 17th Count of Avranches
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*Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
*São Miguel (disambi ...
, 20th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 15th Lord of Pombalinho
**1916–1919
LuÃs Vaz de Almada, 18th Count of Avranches
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, 21st Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 16th Lord of Pombalinho
**1919–1978
Lourenço Vaz de Almada, 19th Count of Avranches
Lourenço is a town and district in the Brazilian municipality of Calçoene, in the interior of the state of Amapá. The main economic activities of the town is gold mining. It is one of the oldest mines in Brazil.
History
Gold mining in Lourenç ...
, 4th Count of Almada, 22nd Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei,
[The actual ]estate
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was nationalized by the Communist
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s during the PREC in 1975. 17th Lord of Pombalinho
**1978–1998
LuÃs Francisco de Almada, 20th Count of Avranches, 5th Count of Almada, 23rd Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 18th Lord of Pombalinho
**1998–present
Lourenço José de Almada, 21st Count of Avranches, 6th Count of Almada, 24th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 19th Lord of Pombalinho
***Heir presumptive:
LuÃs Manuel de Almada
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, future 22nd Count of Avranches, future 7th Count of Almada, 25th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 20th Lord of Pombalinho
Notes
Sources
* Various, "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Lisbon, Portugal, 1960, Volume Segundo, pp. 356–357
* Various, "Armorial Lusitano", Lisbon, Portugal, 1961, pp. 26–27 and pp. 42–43
* Visconde de Figanière, "Alguns Documentos Acerca do Conde de Avranches", in Panorama, 3rd Series, Vol. V, Nr. 9
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