Manuel Teles da Silva, 3rd Marquis of Alegrete, 4th Count of Vila Maior (6 February 1682 — 9 February 1736), was a Portuguese nobleman,

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, and

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Career

Manuel Teles da Silva was a

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of the Royal Household of

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. In 1729 he became commander of the chapters of the Order of Christ in

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and other nearby locales. With the creation of the Royal Academy of History, under direction of João V, the Marquis of Alegrete became the Secretary of the Academy. Working alongside his father and grandfather, he studied the

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and horsemanship. He represented Portugal in the negotiations leading to the 1703

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.''The Treaties of the War of the Spanish Succession: An Historical and Critical Dictionary'' by Linda Frey and Marsha Frey, 1995, pg. 290
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Works

*''History of the Royal Academy of Portuguese History''; 1727 *''Collection of the Documents and Memories of the Academy''; 1723

Family

On 8 September 1698, Teles da Silva married Eugênia Rosa de Lorena, daughter of

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. The couple had seven children in total, only six of who survived to adulthood. *Margarida Ana de Lorena (1703-?), married Estêvão de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Penalva, 5th Count of Tarouca * (1703-1759), 4th Marquis of Alegrete, 5th Count of Vila Maior *Helena Josefa de Lorena (1704-1738), married Manuel de Assis Mascarenhas, 3rd Count of Óbidos *Nuno Teles da Silva (1709-1739), married Maria Josefa Francisca Xavier Baltasar da Gama, 4th Marquis of Niza, 8th

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*Ana Clara de Lorena (1710-1711), died prematurely *Luísa de Lorena (1712-?), married José João de Portugal e Castro, 3rd

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, 9th

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*Maria de Lorena (1716-?), married Pedro José de Noronha Camões, 3rd Marquis of Angeja, 4th Count of Vila Verde

References

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