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of Penaguião (in Portuguese ''Conde de Penaguião'') is a Portuguese
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, created by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, for '' Dom'' João Rodrigues de Sá. The noble family of Sá were elevated as Marquises of Fontes in 1659. By Royal Decree of
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on 24 June 1718, the 3rd Marquis of Fontes, a celebrated
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, received a grant of
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from the Crown and was conferred the additional distinguished marquisate of Abrantes; the
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also granted him the additional ancient
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of Almeida and stipulated the countship of Penaguião devolve upon the
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List of counts of Penaguião (1583)

#João Rodrigues de Sá (c.1555- ? ); #Francisco de Sá de Menezes (1598-1647), his son; #João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes (1619-1658), his son; #Francisco de Sá e Menezes (c.1640-1677), his son, also 1st Marquis of Fontes; #João Rodrigo de Sá e Menezes, his son; #João Rodrigues de Sá Menezes (1674-1688), his brother, also 2nd Marquis of Fontes; #Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes (1676-1733), his younger brother, also 3rd Marquis of Fontes, later 1st
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
; #Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes (1695-1756), his son, also 2nd
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
; # Ana Maria Catarina Henriqueta de Lorena (1691-1761), his sister, also 3rd Marchioness and Duchess of Abrantes for life; # Maria Margarida de Lorena (1713-1780), her daughter, also 4th Marchioness and Duchess of Abrantes for life; #José Maria de Lancastre e Távora de Almeida Sá e Menezes (1742-1771), his 2nd cousin, also 6th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #Pedro de Lancastre da Silveira de Castelo-Branco Sá e Menezes (1762-1828), his son, also 5th
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
and 7th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre (1784-1827), his son, also 6th
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
and 8th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #Pedro Maria da Piedade de Lancastre Almeida Sá Menezes (1816-1847), his son, also 7th
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
and 9th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #João Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Távora (1864-1917), his nephew, also 8th
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
and 11th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Távora (1887-1961), his son, also 9th
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
and 12th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #Luis Gonzaga de Lancastre e Távora (1937-1993), his son, also 10th
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
and 13th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Távora (born 1960), his son, the 11th and present
Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
, also 14th
Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
.


See also

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House of Abrantes The House of Abrantes ( Portuguese: ''Casa de Abrantes'') descends from the ancient and noble Almeida family. King Afonso V granted the land around Abrantes to his cousin, Lopo de Almeida, 1st Count of Abrantes in 1476. The title and lands des ...
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Marquis of Abrantes Marquess of Abrantes (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Abrantes'') was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquess of Fontes and 7th ...
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Count of Vila Nova de Portimão Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted on 28 May 1504, by King Manuel I of Portugal to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. I ...
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List of countships in Portugal This is a list of countships in Portugal (; singular ''Condado''; the title is ''Conde'', for Count, and ''Condessa'', for Countess): A * Count of Abrantes * Count of Agarez * Count of Agrolongo * Count of Águeda * Count of Aguiar * Count of ...


Bibliography

*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, pages 112/113. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. {{DEFAULTSORT:Count of Penaguiao Penaguiao Santa Marta de Penaguião 1583 establishments in Portugal