José Rodrigo Da Câmara
José Rodrigo da Câmara (1665 - 1724), member of the Azorean dynastic Câmara family, he was son of Manuel Luís Baltazar da Câmara (first Count of Ribeira Grande), and by extension the second Count, and 11th Donatary Captain of the island of São Miguel. He spend little time in the Azores. Biography Early life Born in the Azores, nonetheless he was raised and educated, for the most part, in Lisbon. His father died when he was eight years old, and he was invested in the title of Donatary-Captain of the island, under the administration of his ''ouvidores'' (''councillors'') who responded to his mother and tutor.Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.53 At the age of 19 he married in Paris, by civil union, the Princess Constance Émilie de Rohan, daughter of the French House of Rohan and Prince of Soubise, with his godparents the King of France. Donatário He spent little time in the Captaincy of the São Miguel, and only briefly between 1691 and 1693, then around 1701.Melo Bento (2008 ...
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Count Of Ribeira Grande
The Counts of Ribeira Grande () was a title of nobility granted to a hereditary line of nobles from the island of São Miguel Island, São Miguel in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, most closely associated with the Gonçalves da Câmara familial line. The title was first conferred to Manuel da Câmara II, D. Manuel Luís Baltazar da Câmara in 1662, and his branch of the Câmara dynastic family continued to receive the title long after the extinction of noble titles in 1910. History Although D. Manuel Luís Baltazar da Câmara, 9th Captain-Donatário of the island of São Miguel Island, São Miguel, was created first Count, by a decree of King Afonso VI of Portugal, issued on 15 September 1662, the origins of this title date to the fall of the Count of Vila Franca, and specifically Manuel da Câmara's father Rodrigo da Câmara.Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.52 The 8th Captain-Donatário was plagued by scandals throughout his career. Unfortunately for the Count he ev ...
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