Francisco de Távora (1646–31 May 1710), designated 1st
Count of Alvor
Count of Alvor (in Portuguese ''Conde de Alvor'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by king Peter II of Portugal on 4 February 1683, to Francisco de Távora, second son of António Luís de Távora, 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira ...
, was a Portuguese noble of the second half of the 17th century and early 18th century. He was a military official, diplomat, and colonial governor, serving the
Kingdom of Portugal
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during the reign of
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 ...
,
Pedro II of Portugal
''Dom'' Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. He was the fifth a ...
, and
João V of Portugal
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Kings
* ...
. He was the third son of the 2nd
Count of São João da Pesqueira,
António Luís de Távora and his wife
Arcângela Maria de Portugal, daughter of the
4th Count of Linhares
Family
Born to António Luis de Távora, second count of São João da Pesqueira and D. Arcângela Maria de Portugal, he married Inês Catarina de Távora and had three children :
*Maria Inácia de Távora (1678)
*Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora, second count of Alvor (1681)
*António Luis de Távora (1689).
His second marriage was with D. Isabel da Silva.
*Governor of
Portuguese Angola
Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa. In the same context, it was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa).
I ...
(1669–1676)
*Governor of
Portuguese India
The State of India ( pt, Estado da Índia), also referred as the Portuguese State of India (''Estado Português da Índia'', EPI) or simply Portuguese India (), was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a se ...
(56th) (1681–1686)
*Vice-Roy of India (33rd) (1681–1686)
*Another Francisco de Távora commanded the ''Great King'' during the naval
battle of Diu
The Battle of Diu was a naval battle fought on 3 February 1509 in the Arabian Sea, in the port of Diu, India, between the Portuguese Empire and a joint fleet of the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, and the Zamorin ...
(1509).
Sources
*http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20070929110951/http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pes_show.php?id=4180
Governors of Portuguese Angola
Viceroys of Portuguese India
1646 births
1710 deaths
People from Lisbon
17th century in Angola
17th century in Portuguese India
17th-century Portuguese people
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