Viscount of Molelos ( pt, Visconde de Molelos) is a Portuguese title of nobility, created in 1826 by

John VI of Portugal , house = Braganza , father = Peter III of Portugal , mother = Maria I of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal , death_date = , death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal , ...

, for General

Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar e Nápoles, 11th Lord of the Honour of Molelos, 1st Baron and 1st Viscount of Molelos (1774–1852) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He is best known for his role in the Portuguese inva ...

, 11th Lord of the

Honour of Molelos The Honour of Molelos was a major lordship in Portugal. It was founded c.1455 by João Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles, heir to a Portuguese branch of the Capetian House of Anjou, the Nápoles family, in the name of his eldest son, Henrique Esteves ...

and 1st Baron of Molelos, as a reward for his role in the Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental. Although Francisco's descendant continued the title for a short while, the only daughter of António died in infancy and his closest living relatives (the descendants of his great-aunt Josefa Vieira da Silva de Tovar) continued as pretenders to the title.

List of viscounts

António Vieira de Tovar de Magalhães e Albuquerque Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

, the only serving grandson of Francisco, but in 1860, exiled king Miguel I created the 2nd Viscount of Molelos, 1st Count of Molelos and 1st Marquess of Belavista. Yet, these titles were, however, never legally validated.

References

* Molelos 1826 establishments in Portugal {{portugal-bio-stub