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Count of Mértola (

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: ''Conde de Mértola'') was granted to Frederick, 1st Duke of Schomberg by

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, in 1663, as a reward for the

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's service with the

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. The

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ship of

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was created with

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to females, and since 1903 has been held by the

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s Fauconberg and

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Counts of Mértola (1663)

* Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, 1st Count of Mértola (1615-1690) * Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 2nd Count of Mértola (1641-1719) * Frederica Darcy, Countess FitzWalter, 3rd Countess of Mértola (1688-1751) * Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, 4th Count of Mértola (1718-1778) * Amelia Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen, 5th Countess of Mértola (1754-1784) * George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, 6th Count of Mértola (1775-1838) * Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds, 7th Count of Mértola (1798-1859) * Sackville Lane-Fox, 12th Baron Conyers, 8th Count of Mértola (1827-1888) * Marcia Pelham, Countess Yarborough, 9th Countess of Mértola (1863-1926) * Sackville Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, 10th Count of Mértola (1888-1948) * Lady Diana Miller, 15th Baroness Conyers and 9th Baroness Fauconberg, 11th Countess of Mértola (1920-2013) * Hon. Anthea Lycett, 12th Countess of Mértola (born 1954)

Line of succession

Diana Miller, 11th Countess of Mértola (1920–2013) **Hon. Anthea Lycett, 12th Countess of Mértola (born 1954, adopted by her maternal aunt Lady Wendy Lycett 'née'' Pelhamand husband Major Michael Lycett) **(1)

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Beatrix Miller (born 1955) *** (2) Guy Armstrong (born 1996) *** (3) Matthew Armstrong (born 1998)

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Counts of Mértola (1663)

Line of succession

See also

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