Viscount of Molelos ( pt, Visconde de Molelos) is a

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title of nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteri ...

, created in 1826 by

John VI of Portugal , house = Braganza , father = Peter III of Portugal , mother = Maria I of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal , death_date = , death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal ...

, for General

Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar e Nápoles, 11th Lord of the Honour of Molelos, 1st Baron and 1st Viscount of Molelos (1774–1852) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He is best known for his role in the Portuguese inva ...

, 11th Lord of the

Honour of Molelos The Honour of Molelos was a major lordship in Portugal. It was founded c.1455 by João Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles, heir to a Portuguese branch of the Capetian House of Anjou, the Nápoles family, in the name of his eldest son, Henrique Esteves ...

and 1st Baron of Molelos, as a reward for his role in the Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental. Although Francisco's descendant continued the title for a short while, the only daughter of António died in infancy and his closest living relatives (the descendants of his great-aunt Josefa Vieira da Silva de Tovar) continued as pretenders to the title.

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António Vieira de Tovar de Magalhães e Albuquerque Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

, the only serving grandson of Francisco, but in 1860, exiled king Miguel I created the 2nd Viscount of Molelos, 1st Count of Molelos and 1st Marquess of Belavista. Yet, these titles were, however, never legally validated.

References

* Molelos 1826 establishments in Portugal {{portugal-bio-stub