The Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in ''Dom''

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, Lord of

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, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of ''Dom'' Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. ''Dom'' Álvaro married ''Dona'' Filipa de Melo, the rich daughter and heir of Rodrigo Afonso de Melo, 1st.

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. The title was created on 26 April 1645 by King

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to his distant cousin, ''Dom'' Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1727), who was already 3rd

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and 5th

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List of the Dukes of Cadaval

#D. Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1727) #D. Luís Ambrósio Álvares Pereira de Melo (1679–1700) #D. Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo (1684–1749) #D. Nuno Caetano Álvares Pereira de Melo (1741–1771) #D. Miguel Caetano Álvares Pereira de Melo (1765–1808) #D. Nuno Caetano Álvares Pereira de Melo (1799–1837) #D. Maria da Piedade Álvares Pereira de Melo (1827–1859) #D. Jaime Segismundo Álvares Pereira de Melo (1844–1913) #D. Nuno Maria José Caetano Álvares Pereira de Melo (1888–1935) #D. Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo (1913–2001) #D. Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo (1978–)

Other titles

(in 1504, by King

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); *

(in 1533, by King

John III of Portugal John III ( pt, João III ; 7 June 1502 – 11 June 1557), nicknamed The Pious ( Portuguese: ''o Piedoso''), was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1521 until his death in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the ...

Family name

The Dukes family name is ''Álvares Pereira de Melo''. ''Dom''

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, the remarkable

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, is among their ancestors.

A new title: Cadaval-Guerrand-Hermès

When

Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo, 10th 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 d ...

died in 2001, he left four daughters: two from his first (civil) marriage (with

Antoinette Louise Schweisguth 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 d ...

, ex-wife of René Durrieu, 4th Baron Durrieu), and two others from his second (religious) marriage (with

Claudine Marguerite Marianne Tritz 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 d ...

). Leadership of the house and its possessions was disputed by the elder daughters of each marriage: *

Rosalinda Álvares Pereira de Melo 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 ...

(born 1936), elder daughter of the Duke's first (civil) marriage; * Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo (born 1978), elder daughter of the Duke's second (religious) marriage.

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, in the ''de jure'' capacity of Head of the historical Royal House of Portugal, recognized Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo as the 11th Duchess of Cadaval. However, he also granted to her eldest half-sister, Rosalinda Álvares Pereira de Melo, the new title of Duchess of Cadaval-Guerrand-Hermès, because she is married to Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, the House of

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's heir. ''Dona'' Rosalinda also obtained both titles of Marquise of Ferreira and Countess of Tentúgal, historically allocated to the heir of the Duke of Cadaval. But Rosalinda (or her heirs) isn't the designated heir to the Duchy and the person to succeed her younger half sister as Duchess of Cadaval will be chosen by the Duke of Braganza at the time of the death of the current Duchess. There is some controversy about the Cadaval-Guerrand-Hermès title, as effectively it constitutes a new creation since the inauguration of the republican regime in

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. The Republic abolished all titles of

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in 1910.

Genealogical summary

References

External links

Information on the Dukes of Cadaval (in Portuguese)
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Casa Cadaval , Official Site

Bibliography

*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. II, pages 459-463. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadaval Dukedoms of Portugal 1645 establishments in Portugal