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(in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Verde'') was a Portuguese

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created by a royal decree, dated from December 10, 1654, by King John IV of Portugal, and granted to ''

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'' António de Noronha, 12th Lord of Vila Verde. António de Noronha descended from Pedro de Noronha, Archbishop of

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and a grandson of King Fernando I of Portugal (through his mother Infanta Isabel) and of King Henry II of Castile (through his father Alfonso, Count of Noroña y Gigon). In the 18th century this family received new honours: a royal decree of King

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, issued on January 21, 1714, created the title of

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(in Portuguese ''Marquês de Angeja'') and granted it to Dom Pedro António de Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Verde. In 1833, these two titles were inherited by a collateral branch of the family: the Noronhas, Counts of Peniche.

List of the Counts of Vila Verde (1654) and Marquesses of Angeja (1714)

* António de Noronha (c.1610- ? ), 1st Count of Vila Verde; * Pedro António de Noronha (1661–1731), 2nd Count of Vila Verde and 1st Marquis of Angeja; * António de Noronha (1680–1735), 3rd Count of Vila Verde and 2nd Marquis of Angeja; * Pedro José de Noronha Camões (1716–1788), 4th Count of Vila Verde and 3rd Marquis of Angeja; * António José Xavier de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1736–1755), 5th Count of Vila Verde; * José Xavier de Noronha Camões Albuquerque Sousa Moniz (1741–1811), 6th Count of Vila Verde and 4th Marquis of Angeja; * Pedro José de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1771–1804), 7th Count of Vila Verde and 5th Marquis of Angeja; * Diogo José António de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Sousa Moniz (1747–1806), 8th Count of Vila Verde; * João de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque e Sousa Moniz (1788–1827), 9th Count of Vila Verde and 6th Marquis of Angeja; * Maria do Carmo de Noronha Camões e Albuquerque Moniz de Sousa (1813–1833), 10th Countess of Vila Verde and 7th Marchioness of Angeja; *Caetano Gaspar de Almeida Noronha Albuquerque e Sousa (1820–1881), 3rd

Count of Peniche Count of Peniche (in Portuguese ''Conde de Peniche'') was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from December 6, 1806, by Prince Regent John, on behalf of Queen Maria I of Portugal, and granted to Caetano José de Noro ...

and 8th Marquis of Angeja; *Manuel Gaspar de Almeida Noronha Portugal Camões Albuquerque Moniz (1845–1901), 9th Marquis of Angeja; *Pedro de Almeida e Noronha Portugal Camões Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1865–1908), 11th Count of Vila Verde; *António de Almeida e Noronha Portugal Camões Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1856–1906), 12th Count of Vila Verde; *Manuel de Almeida e Noronha de Azevedo Coutinho (1952–2004), 13th Count of Vila Verde and 10th Marquis of Angeja; *Francisco de Almeida e Noronha Azevedo Coutinho (born 1983) – current representative of these titles.

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associated with these titles was ''Noronha'' – their ancestor Alfonso Enriquez (a natural son of King Henry II of Castile), was Count of Noroña, in Castile. Due to different heritages and marriages some other family names were added (such as, Camões, Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa, Azevedo Coutinho) but the original ''Noronha'' was always kept.

Genealogical summary

António de Noronha, 1st Count of Vila Verde, was a 6th grandson of Pedro de Noronha, Archbishop of Lisbon, who lived in the late 14th/earlier 15th centuries. The Archbishop had royal ancestry both through his mother (

Isabel of Portugal Isabella of Portugal (24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort and queen consort of her cousin Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and La ...

, a natural daughter of King

Ferdinand I of Portugal Ferdinand I ( pt, Fernando; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome () or occasionally the Inconstant (), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. His death led to the 1383–85 crisis, also k ...

) and through his father (Alfonso, Count of Noroña y Gigón, a natural son of King Henry II of Castile).

External links

Genealogy of the Counts of Vila Verde, in PortugueseGenealogy of the Marquesses of Angeja, in Portuguese

Bibliography

”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. II, pages 281/284; Vol III, pages 533-538. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marquis Of Angeja