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Jerónimo De Ataíde
Dom (honorific), D. Jerónimo de Ataíde, 6th Count of Atouguia (1610 – 16 August 1665) was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, List of governors-general of Brazil, Governor-General of Brazil from 1654 to 1657. Firstborn of D. Filipa de Vilhena and D. Luís de Ataíde, 3rd Count of Atouguia, Luís de Ataíde, 3rd Count of Atouguia, he was one of the two brothers whom his famous mother armed with knights, sending them to Portuguese Restoration War, fight to defend the independence of the country, becoming one of the brave noble restorers who carried out the ''coup d'état'' on 1 December 1640, and it is even said that he was one of those who entered Ribeira Palace, who went to the room of the traitor Miguel de Vasconcelos to kill him. He was commander of Adaúfe and Vila Velha de Ródão, in the Order of Christ (Brazil), Order of Christ. Positions held He was the nobleman of the Royal House; he would be governor of Peniche, Portugal, Peniche in 1640, governor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Rodrigues De Vasconcelos E Sousa, 2nd Count Of Castelo Melhor
João Rodrigues de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 2nd count of Castelo Melhor ''jure uxoris'', was a Portuguese military officer and colonial administrator. He was lord of Valhelhas, Almendra, and Mouta Santa, and held the offices of ''alcaide-mor'' and ''comendador'' of Pombal, ''alcaide-mor'' of Penamacor, ''governador das armas'' (military governor) of the provinces of Entre-Douro-e-Minho and Alentejo, and member of the Council of War. On the death of his brother, he succeeded in the House of Vasconcelos and in the claim to marry the heiress of the House of Castelo Melhor, by virtue of a clause in the former's last will and testament. He distinguished himself with patriotism during the period of the Portuguese Restoration War. When João IV of Portugal was proclaimed king, he undertook an ultimately unsuccessful but widely celebrated effort, along with D. Rodrigo Lobo and other noblemen, to return to his country the Portuguese galleys anchored in Cartagena. Once his plan was dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |