The Honour of Molelos was a major
lordship in
Portugal
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. It was founded c.1455 by
João Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles, heir to a Portuguese branch of the
Capetian House of Anjou, the
Nápoles
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family, in the name of his eldest son, Henrique Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles. It would survive until the extinction of the Portuguese lordships after the
Liberal
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* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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triumph of 1848. The Lords of Molelos were created
Viscounts of Molelos
Viscount of Molelos ( pt, Visconde de Molelos) is a Portuguese title of nobility, created in 1826 by John VI of Portugal
, house = Braganza
, father = Peter III of Portugal
, mother = Maria I of Portugal
, birth_date =
...
by king
John VI of Portugal
, house = Braganza
, father = Peter III of Portugal
, mother = Maria I of Portugal
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal
, death_date =
, death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
, ...
in 1826 and later Counts of Molelos by
Miguel I. Their historical seat has been the Palace (''Paço'') of Molelos, near
Tondela.
References
*Pereira Marques, António Augusto. Os Senhores das Honras de Molelos e o Asilo da Folhadosa. Guarda, 1953.
Lords in Portugal
1450s establishments in Portugal
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