{{for, the Condal title, Count of Marialva

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of Cantanhede (in Portuguese ''Conde de Cantanhede'') was a Portuguese

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created by a royal decree, dated from 6 August 1479, by King

Afonso V of Portugal Afonso V () (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (), was King of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. ...

, and granted to '' D.'' Pedro de Menezes, 5th Lord of Cantanhede. In the 17th century this family received new honours: a royal decree of King

Afonso VI of Portugal Afonso VI (; 21 August 164312 September 1683), known as "the Victorious" (), was the second king of Portugal of the House of Braganza from 1656 until his death. He was initially under the regency of his mother, Luisa de Guzmán, until 1662, wh ...

, issued on 11 June 1661, created the title of

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of Marialva (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Marialva'') and granted it to '' D.'' António Luís de Menezes, 3rd Count of Cantanhede. Once the 6th Marquis of Marialva died without issue, these two titles are today represented by the 7th

Duke of Lafões Duke of Lafões (in Portuguese, ''Duque de Lafões''; ) is a Portuguese title of nobility created under the decree of February 17, 1718, of King John V of Portugal and granted to his nephew, ''Dom'' Pedro Henrique de Bragança, the building force ...

, Afonso Caetano de Barros e Carvalhosa de Bragança (born 1956), descendant of D. Henriqueta Maria Júlia de Lorena e Menezes, eldest sister to the late 6th Marquis of Marialva. The title is nowadays used by D. Diogo de Bragança, uncle of the 7th Duke of Lafões.

List of the Counts of Cantanhede (1479) and Marquesses of Marialva (1661)

#D. Pedro de Menezes (c.1450-1518), 1st Count of Cantanhede; #D. Pedro de Menezes (c.1580- ? ), his 4th grandson, 2nd Count of Cantanhede; #D. António Luis de Menezes (1603–1675), his son, 3rd Count of Cantanhede and 1st Marquis of Marialva; #D. Pedro António de Menezes (1658–1711), his son, 4th Count of Cantanhede and 2nd Marquis of Marialva; #D. Joaquina Maria Madalena da Conceição de Menezes (1691–1740), his daughter, 5th Countess of Cantanhede and 3rd Marchioness of Marialva; #D. Pedro José de Alcântara de Menezes Noronha Coutinho (1713–1799), her son, 6th Count of Cantanhede and 4th Marquis of Marialva; #D. Diogo José Vito de Menezes Noronha Coutinho (1739–1803), his son, 7th Count of Cantanhede and 5th Marquis of Marialva; #D. Pedro José Joaquim Vito de Menezes Coutinho (c.1775-1823), his son, 8th Count of Cantanhede and 6th Marquis of Marialva.

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associated with these titles was ''

Menezes Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese toponymic surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de ...

''.

Bibliography

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

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Genealogy of the Counts of Cantanhede, in PortugueseGenealogy of the Marquesses of Marialva, in Portuguese
Cantanhede Marquisates

List of the Counts of Cantanhede (1479) and Marquesses of Marialva (1661)

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