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; (13 May 1909 – 16 July 1979) was a Portuguese

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Background

He was the fourth of six children of Duarte do Amaral Pinto de Freitas and wife Ana Mendes Ribeiro de Oliveira, and the brother of Gaspar Pinto de Carvalho de Freitas do Amaral.

Career

He was a Licentiate in

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from the University of Porto. A landowner, he became the

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by purchase of the House of an Aveleira, in Pencelo, Guimarães. He became a Deputy to the

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and a Voter of the Superior Councils of the Industry and the Combustibles, Vice President of the Administration Council of Sacor and President of the Administration Councils of Cidla and Petroquímica.

Distinctions

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of the Order of Prince Henry * : Commander of the Order of Christ * :

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of the

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of the

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of the

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of the

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Marriage and issue

He married at the Chapel of the

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in Lisbon on 12 December 1936 Maria Filomena de Campos Trocado, born in

on 8 July 1913, sister of his sister in law, daughter of Dr. Josué Francisco Trocado and wife Maria Alves de Campos, and had four children: * Duarte Pinto de Freitas do Amaral ( Guimarães, 29 October 1937 - 6 August 1941) * Pedro Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (14 October 1938 - House of an Eira, 7 October 1941) * Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral * João Pinto de Freitas do Amaral

References

* ''Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal'', III, 2006, Tomo IV, pg. 862 to 873 * ''Costados'', Gonçalo de Mesquita da Silveira de Vasconcelos e Sousa, Livraria Esquina, 1.ª Edição, Porto, 1997, N.º 55 {{DEFAULTSORT:Freitas do Amaral, Duarte de 1909 births 1979 deaths People from Guimarães Legislators in Portugal Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry Commanders of the Order of Christ (Portugal) Knights Commander with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Knights of Malta Knights of the Holy Sepulchre University of Porto alumni Freitas do Amaral family