D. John Manuel of Athanagilds, 9th Count of ArganilPela grafia antiga, João Manoel de Atayde. ('' Portuguese Archaic'': ''João Manoel de Ataíde'';

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, 1570 – Lisbon, 4 July 1633) was a Portuguese prelate,

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and Viceroy of Portugal.

Biography

He was the fifth son of Nuno Manuel, grandson of bastardy by D. Duarte I, and D. Joana de Athayde. He received his doctorate in Theology from the

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, and soon after was appointed canon of the See of Lisbon. Later he was appointed chief almoner of

Philip II of Portugal Philip III (; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain and King of Portugal, Portugal (where he is known as Philip II of Portugal) during the Iberian Union. His reign lasted from 1598 until his death in 1621. He held dominion over the S ...

when, in 1609, was invited to be Bishop of Viseu, taking possession of the diocese on 25 April 1610. After vacating the seat of Bishop of Guarda in 1615, he was invited to exercise that prelature, but refused. In 1625, he was transferred to the Diocese of Coimbra, thus being made Count of Arganil, the title given to Bishops of Coimbra, and bishop on May 26. In 1632, he was appointed

, having his ascension confirmed in 1633 by

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. King Philip III appointed him Viceroy of Portugal on 26 March 1633, and his inauguration as such on May 12. According to orders of the King, he could not make any visit and for the ecclesiastical visits, he should be accompanied by guards. By these orders, he was admitted to the Archdiocese of Lisbon by proxy, with his procurator D. Gaspar do Rêgo. He did not receive the

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, for he died on 4 July 1633.

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"Patriarchal See of Lisboa"
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