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Joaquim Lobo da Silveira, 7th Count of Oriola (1772–1846) was a
Joaquim Lobo da Silveira, 7th Count of Oriola (1772–1846) was a Portuguese
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plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna
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in 1815. While at the Congress he signed a number of treaties and documents on behalf of Prince-Regent John of Portugal including the ''Declaration of the Powers, on the Abolition of the Slave Trade'', on 8 February 1815.
Later he acquired land in Prussia and settled there becoming a naturalised citizen of Prussia.
The King of Prussia granted him the title of ''graf'' (the German equivalent to his Portuguese title of ''conde'' (count)).
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