The title Duke of Albuquerque ( pt, Duque de Albuquerque) was created under the royal decree of May 19, 1886, of king
Luís I of Portugal
Dom Luís I (31 October 1838, in Lisbon – 19 October 1889, in Cascais), known as The Popular (Portuguese: O Popular) was a member of the ruling House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha accord ...
in favour of Dom João Afonso da Costa de Sousa de Macedo, 2nd
Count of Mesquitela and 4th
Viscount of Mesquitela.
List of the dukes of Albuquerque
#D.
João Afonso da Costa de Sousa de Macedo, 1st Duke of Albuquerque (1815-1890)
#D. Luís Alberto Oulman da Costa de Sousa de Macedo, 2nd Duke of Albuquerque (born 1952)
See also
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Counts of Mesquitela
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Viscounts of Mesquitela
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Dukedoms in Portugal
The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attribute ...
Bibliography
*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. II, page 215. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
External links
Genealogy of the Dukes of Albuquerque, in Portuguese
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Dukedoms of Portugal
Portuguese noble titles
1886 establishments in Portugal