D. Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo (1 September 1684 — 29 May 1749), 3rd
Duke of Cadaval
Duke of Cadaval is a title of Portuguese nobility. It was created on 26 April 1648 by King John IV of Portugal for his distant cousin, ''Dom'' Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1725), who was already 4th Marquis of Ferreira and 5th Count o ...
, 5th Marquis of Ferreira, and 6th Count of Tentúgal, was a
Portuguese nobleman and statesman.
Career
Dom Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo, 3rd Duke of Cadaval, was the third son of Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, 4th Marquess of Ferreira and 5th Count of Tentúgal, and his third wife Princess Marguerite of Lorraine-Armagnac.
The Duke was High-
Equerry
An equerry (; from French language, French 'stable', and related to 'squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attend ...
of the Royal Household of
Pedro II of Portugal
''Dom (title), Dom'' Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed the Pacific (''Português:'' O Pacífico) was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI of Portugal, ...
and subsequently that of
João V of Portugal. In 1713, he became a Counselor of the State and War.
Family
Jaime married twice, first to his dead brother's widow,
Luísa of Braganza, natural daughter of
King
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Peter II of Portugal
'' Dom'' Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed the Pacific (''Português:'' O Pacífico) was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own ...
, with whom he had no children, and then to Henriette Julienne Gabrielle de Lorraine, daughter of
Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Lambesc, with whom he had four children, three surviving to adulthood:
*
Nuno (1741-1771), 4th Duke of Cadaval, 6th Marquis of Ferreira, 7th Count of Tentúgal, who married D. Maria Leonor da Cunha e Távora, daughter of D. Miguel Carlos da Cunha Silveira e Távora, 5th Count of São Vicente.
* Joana, died in infancy.
* Margarida, married Diogo José Vito de Meneses Noronha Coutinho, 5th
Marquis of Marialva, 7th Count of Cantanhede.
* Luísa, married Manuel Carlos da Cunha e Távora, 6th Count of São Vicente.
Ancestry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaime Alvares Pereira de Melo, 3rd Duke of Cadaval
1684 births
1749 deaths
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Portuguese politicians