Count of Neiva (in Portuguese ''Conde de Neiva'') is a Portuguese title granted, in 1373 by King

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, to ''Dom'' Gonçalo Teles de Meneses, brother of Queen

Leonor Telles de Meneses Leonor Teles (or Teles de Meneses; ) was List of Portuguese consorts, queen consort of Portugal by marriage to Ferdinand I of Portugal, King Ferdinand I, and one of the protagonists, along with her brothers and her daughter Beatrice of Portugal, ...

. ''

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'' Gonçalo was also Lord of

Faria Faria is a Portuguese and an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Abbé Faria (1756–1819), a Goan Catholic monk, pioneer of the scientific study of hypnotism * Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazilian billionaire * Bernardo ...

, and that is why some authors, incorrectly, call him ''Count of Neiva and Faria''. Later, the County was granted to Fernando of Braganza and when Fernando became 2nd

Duke of Braganza The title Duke of Braganza ( pt, Duque de Bragança) in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Starting in 1640, when the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal, the male heir of the ...

(1461), Count of Neiva became a subsidiary title of the

House of Braganza The Most Serene House of Braganza ( pt, Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (''Dinastia Brigantina''), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Ame ...

List of the Counts of Ourém

#Gonçalo Teles de Meneses ( ? -1403); #

Fernando I, Duke of Braganza Dom Fernando I of Braganza (; 1403 – 1 April 1478) was the 2nd Duke of Braganza and the 1st Marquis of Vila Viçosa, among other titles. He took part in the Portuguese conquests in North Africa and served as governor of different territories the ...

(1403-1478). (for the list of holders after this date, see

)

External links

Genealogy of the Counts of Neiva, in Portuguese

Bibliography

”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. III, page 47. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. Countships of Portugal 1373 establishments in Europe 14th-century establishments in Portugal

List of the Counts of Ourém

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