Dom. Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Marquis of Loulé, 9th Count of Vale de Reis, (6 November 1804 – 22 May 1875), was an important

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politician during the period of Constitutional Monarchy. He became the 1st Duke of Loulé in 1862.

Family

He was a son of the 1st Marquess of Loule, Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto. In 1827, he married Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, younger daughter of King

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. With this marriage, Nuno José Severo become brother-in-law of King Miguel I of Portugal and Emperor

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, and paternal uncle of Queen

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and Emperor

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. They had five children: * Ana Carlota de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1827–1893), married to the 3rd

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– with issue; *Maria do Carmo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1829–1907), married to the 3rd Count of Belmonte – with issue; * Pedro José Agostinho de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Duke of Loulé, (1830–1909), Successor to the dukedom. * Maria Amália de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1832–1880), married Dom João Salazar de Mascarenhas, but the marriage ended and she became a nun. – with issue; *Augusto Pedro de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 3rd Count of Azambuja (1835–1914) – with issue.

Career

Leader of the

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, he was many times minister and, for three times,

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– Prime Minister (1856–1859, 1860–1865 and 1869–1870).

Honours

* 1862: Created 1st

Duke of Loulé Duke of Loulé is a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree of King Luis I of Portugal, dated from October 3, 1862, to his grand-uncle Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Marquis of Loulé and 9th Count of ...

. * 1857: Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.Le livre d'or de l'ordre de Léopold et de la croix de fer, Volume 2 * Member of the

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* Member of the

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Family tree

References

External links

Genealogy of the 1st Duke of Loulé (in Portuguese)
1804 births 1874 deaths People from Lisbon Counts of Vale de Reis Margraves of Loulé Dukes of Loulé Portuguese diplomats Prime Ministers of Portugal Portuguese nobility People of the Liberal Wars 19th-century Portuguese people Naval ministers of Portugal {{Portugal-politician-stub