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Count of Ericeira (''Conde da Ericeira'') was a title created 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 ...
, through a 1 March 1622 letter in favour of Diogo de Menezes (1553–1625).
* Diogo de Menezes (1622–1625); 1st Count of Ericeira
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Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira
Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira (27 November 1614 — Lisboa; 22 June 1699), was a Portuguese nobleman and military man. He was Governor of Tangier until 1661.
Governor of Tangier
The Portuguese had started their colonial empire in ...
Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal
D. Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal, 5th Count of Ericeira, (4 November 1689 - 1742), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman, that served as Viceroy of India twice.
Early life
Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Men ...
(1689–1742); 5th Count of Ericeira.
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Henrique de Meneses, 3rd Marquis of Louriçal
Henrique de Meneses, 3rd Marquis of Louriçal, 7th Count of Ericeira (5 January 1727 - 29 May 1787), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.
Career
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Turin and Rome. He was ambassador to Madr ...
See also
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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: ...