Francisco de Moura Corte Real, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo (13 December 1621 – 26 November 1675) was a Portuguese nobleman who served as
Viceroy of Spanish Sardinia and
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
The governor ( nl, landvoogd) or governor-general () of the Habsburg Netherlands was a representative appointed by the Holy Roman emperor (1504-1556), the king of Spain (1556-1598, 1621-1706), and the archduke of Austria (1716-1794), to administer ...
.
Life
Francisco de Moura was the son of the Portuguese nobleman,
Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo
Don (honorific), Dom Manuel de Moura Corte-Real, 2nd Marquis of Castel Rodrigo, (Archaic Portuguese: ''Manoel de Moura e Côrte-Real''), (1590 – 28 January 1651), was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1644 to 1647.
Life
Manuel d ...
, who had been
Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
The governor ( nl, landvoogd) or governor-general () of the Habsburg Netherlands was a representative appointed by the Holy Roman emperor (1504-1556), the king of Spain (1556-1598, 1621-1706), and the archduke of Austria (1716-1794), to administ ...
between 1644 and 1647, and of Leonor de Melo. A member of the
Corte-Real family
The Corte-Real (also Côrte-Real and Corte Real) are a Portuguese family of noble origins in the 14th century, originating in Tavira. The family is famous for its involvement in the Portuguese discoveries during the Age of Exploration, in the 1 ...
, he was a Gentleman of the Chamber of King
Philip III of Portugal
Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...
, later member of his council of state and his ambassador to Vienna in 1651.
He was named
Duke of Nochera on 10 August 1656, and served as
Viceroy of Sardinia
This is a list of viceroys of Sardinia.
Aragonese Viceroys
From 1418 to 1516 Sardinia was ruled by viceroys from the Crown of Aragon, which merged into the Monarchy of Spain in 1516.
1. Lluís de Pontons (1418-1419)
2. Joan de Corbera (1419-14 ...
between 1657 and 1661, and
Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
The governor ( nl, landvoogd) or governor-general () of the Habsburg Netherlands was a representative appointed by the Holy Roman emperor (1504-1556), the king of Spain (1556-1598, 1621-1706), and the archduke of Austria (1716-1794), to administ ...
between 1664 and 1668. Under his administration, the Spanish Netherlands suffered a French invasion during the
War of Devolution
In the 1667 to 1668 War of Devolution (, ), France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, both then provinces of the Holy Roman Empire (and properties of the King of Spain). The name derives from an obscure law known ...
. By this time, Spain was so weak that it could put up very little resistance to the French assault. The French even spoke of "une promenade militaire." Moura was later appointed as
Caballerizo mayor
The Caballerizo mayor (Great Equerry) was the Officer of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain in charge of the trips, the mews and the hunt of the King of Spain.
Regime during the 16th to 18th centuries
The Office of “Cabal ...
to the King and died in
Madrid
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in December 1675.
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1610 births
1675 deaths
Viceroys of Sardinia
Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
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Portuguese nobility
Knights of the Military Order of Christ
Portuguese diplomats
17th-century Portuguese people