Duke of Saldanha (in Portuguese ''Duque de Saldanha'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen

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, dated from November 4, 1846, to João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun (1790-1876), also known as Marshal Saldanha, leader of the liberal armies, during the

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. Queen

had successively upgraded the Marshal Saldanha title from

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(1833), to

Marquis A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...

(1834) and, finally, to

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

of Saldanha (1846).

List of the Dukes of Saldanha

# D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1790-1876) #D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1825-1880) #D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1889-1954) #D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1894-1970) #D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1921-2011) #D. João Carlos Duarte de Saldanha e Daun (1947-)

Other titles

The Duke of Saldanha also holds the following titles: *

Count of Saldanha Duke of Saldanha (in Portuguese ''Duque de Saldanha'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from November 4, 1846, to João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun (1790-1876), also known as Marshal Saldanh ...

, by decree of Queen

, dated from January 14, 1833 *

Marquis of Saldanha Duke of Saldanha (in Portuguese ''Duque de Saldanha'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from November 4, 1846, to João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun (1790-1876), also known as Marshal Saldanh ...

, by decree of Queen

, dated from May 27, 1834 *Count of Almoster, by decree of Queen

, dated from December 1, 1834

References

Bibliography

*"Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 260/274. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.

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Genealogy of the Dukes of Saldanha
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List of the Dukes of Saldanha

Other titles

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