The Duke of Palmela (in Portuguese ''Duque de Palmela'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from October 18, 1850, to ''Dom'' Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781-1850), a Portuguese politician during the first half of the 19th century. He was President of the Council of Ministers (Head of the Portuguese Government) and a remarkable

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in London and to the Congress of Vienna. The original title was

Count of Palmela The Duke of Palmela (in Portuguese ''Duque de Palmela'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from October 18, 1850, to ''Dom'' Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781-1850), a Portuguese politician during the ...

, granted by Queen Maria I, on April 11, 1812) which was successively upgraded to

Marquis of Palmela The Duke of Palmela (in Portuguese ''Duque de Palmela'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from October 18, 1850, to ''Dom'' Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781-1850), a Portuguese politician during the f ...

(by King John VI on July 3, 1823) and to

Duke of Faial Duke of Faial ( pt, Duque do Faial) was a Portuguese nobility, Portuguese title of nobility, named for Faial Island in the Azores, which was granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from 4 April 1833, to Pedro de Sousa Holstein ...

(by Queen

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on April 4, 1836). The same Queen replaced the title of Duke of Faial by the new one of Duke of Palmela (October 18, 1850).

Family Name and Origins

The original

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associated with the House of Palmela is ''Sousa Holstein''. More recently, they also use ''Sousa Holstein Beck''. They descend from the Sousa family (Lords of Calhariz) and, by female line, from the Dukes of Holstein. The 1st Duke of Palmela mother was Maria Anna Leopoldine, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

List of the Dukes of Palmela

#D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781-1850) #D. Domingos de Sousa Holstein (1818-1864) #D. Maria Luísa Domingas de Sales de Borja de Assis de Paula de Sousa Holstein, (1841-1909) #D. Helena Maria de Sousa Holstein (1864-1941) #D. Domingos Maria do Espírito Santo José Francisco de Paula de Sousa Holstein-Beck (1897-1969) #D. Luís Maria da Assunção de Sousa Holstein-Beck (1919-1997) #D. Pedro Domingos de Sousa e Holstein-Beck (1951- )

Other Titles

This family holds several titles. All were granted by royal decree in the 19th century: *

, by decree of King

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, dated from July 3, 1823; *Marquis of o Faial by decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from December 1, 1834. *Marquis of Sousa Holstein by decree of King Pedro V of Portugal, dated from September 3, 1855; *Marquis of Monfalim by decree 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 ...

, dated from August 9, 1861; *Marquis of Sesimbra by decree of King

, dated from February 2, 1864. *Baron of Teixeira by decree of King

, dated from March 16, 1818; *Count of a Póvoa by decree of King

, dated July 3, 1823; *Viscount of a Lançada by decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from January 10, 1849; *

, by decree of Prince Regent John of Portugal of his mother Queen Maria I of Portugal, dated from April 4, 1812; *Count of o Calhariz, by decree of King

, dated from October 2, 1823;

External links

Genealogy of the Dukes of Palmela

Bibliography

*"Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 99/106. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. *"A Casa Palmela", Pedro Urbano, Livros Horizonte, Lisbon 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmela Portuguese nobility Portuguese noble families Dukedoms of Portugal 1850 establishments in Portugal

Family Name and Origins

List of the Dukes of Palmela

Other Titles

See also

External links

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