Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, 4th Marquis of Ferreira, 5th Count of Tentúgal (4 November 1638 - 29 January 1725), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.

Life

Nuno was a general in the Portuguese Restoration War, which earned him prestige and achieved himself the title of

Duke of Cadaval The Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in ''Dom'' Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of ''Dom'' Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. ''Dom'' Álvaro married ''Dona'' Filipa de Melo, the rich daught ...

. Following the end of the war, he was made

Constable of Portugal {{Short description, Defunct office created by King Ferdinand I of Portugal Constable of Portugal ( pt, Condestável de Portugal) was an office created by King Ferdinand I of Portugal in 1382, to substitute the High Standard-bearer ('' Alferes-Mor'' ...

in the Portuguese Cortes of 1668. In June 1670, Nuno became a member of the Ultramarine Council, an administrative organ of the

Portuguese Empire The Portuguese Empire ( pt, Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas (''Ultramar Português'') or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (''Império Colonial Português''), was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and the ...

. In 1707, the Duke was made chief of the Portuguese army. He first married Marie Angélique, daughter of

François Louis, Count of Harcourt François Louis de Lorraine (1623 – 27 June 1694) was a member of the House of Lorraine. He was Count of Harcourt. He was also the Count of Rieux, Rochefort and Montlaur. He was also Marquis of Maubec as well as the Baron of Aubenas. Biography ...

, but she died in childbirth. He married secondly Marguerite of Lorraine (17 November 1662 – 16 December 1730), daughter of

Louis, Count of Armagnac Louis of Lorraine (7 December 1641 – 13 June 1718) was the Count of Armagnac from his father's death in 1666. The '' Grand Squire of France'', he was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Guise, itself a cadet branch of the sovereign House ...

. He was grandfather to Leonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marquise of Távora.

Ancestry

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuno Alvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval 1638 births 1725 deaths 101 Constables of Portugal Portuguese nobility