Count of Vila Nova de Portimão (in Portuguese ''Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão'') was a Portuguese

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granted on 28 May 1504, by King

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to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1662, the third count died without issue and this title was inherited by his sister's grandson, Luís de Lencastre (who descended from

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George of Lencastre,

Duke of Coimbra Duke of Coimbra () was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of royal dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese royal house, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to his 2nd male son, Infante Pedro. Pedro was regent o ...

). Later, in the 18th century, due to the 5th count's marriage to Maria Sofia de Lencastre (heiress of the

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 ...

), the family reunited all the estates and honours within the same House, which became a reference among the Portuguese aristocracy.

List of counts of Vila Nova de Portimão

#Martinho Castelo Branco (c.1460- ? ); #Manuel de Castelo Branco (1550- ?), his grandson; #Gregório Taumaturgo de Castelo-Branco (c.1600-1662), his son; #Luis de Lancastre (1644-1704), his grand-nephew; #Pedro de Lancastre (1697-1752), his son; #José Maria de Lancastre e Tavora (1742-1771), his grandson; #Pedro de Lancastre da Silveira de Castelo-Branco Sá e Menezes (1762-1862), 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 12th Count of Penaguião; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre (1784-1827), his son, 6th

and 13th Count of Penaguião; #Pedro Maria da Piedade de Lancastre Almeida Sá Menezes (1816-1847), 7th

and 14th Count of Penaguião, died without issue; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (1819-1870), his younger brother; #João Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (1864-1917), his son, also 8th

and 15th Count of Penaguião; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (1887-1961), his son, also 9th

and 16th Count of Penaguião; #Luis Gonzaga de Lancastre e Tavora (1937-1993), his son, also 10th

and 18th Count of Penaguião; #José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (born 1960), also 11th

and 19th Count of Penaguião.

External links

Genealogy of the Counts of Vila Nova de Portimão, in Portuguese

Bibliography

"Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil" Vol. III, pages 514/516. Published by Zairol, Lda., Lisbon, 1989. Vila Nova de Portimao Portimão 1504 establishments in Portugal {{Portugal-hist-stub

List of counts of Vila Nova de Portimão

See also

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