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João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha

Portuguese marshal and statesman His ExcellencyMarshalJoão Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun1st The Duke of SaldanhaGCSMOM GCC GCTS GSJS GCICVV FCPortrait of the Duke of Saldanha, hung at Dr. Miguel Bombarda's old office at Miguel Bombarda HospitalPrime Minister of PortugalIn office19 May 1870 – 29 August 1870MonarchLuís IPreceded byDuke of LouléSucceeded byMarquis of Sá da BandeiraIn office1 May 1851 – 6 June 1856MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPreceded byDuke of TerceiraSucceeded byDuke of LouléIn office6 October 1846 – 18 June 1849MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPreceded byDuke of PalmelaSucceeded byMarquess of TomarIn office27 May 1835 – 18 November 1835MonarchMaria IIPreceded byCount of LinharesSucceeded byJosé Jorge LoureiroPresident of the Rio Grande do Sul ProvinceIn office22 February 1822 – 29 August 1822MonarchJoão VIMinister of StateFilipe Ferreira de Araújo e CastroSucceeded byViscount of São GabrielCaptain-General of the Rio Grande do Sul ProvinceIn office20 August 1821 – 22 February 1822MonarchJoão VIMinister of StateFilipe Ferreira de Araújo e CastroPreceded byAntônio Rodrigues da CostaMinister of War of PortugalIn office1 August – 13 October 1826MonarchMiguel IMinister of StateFrancisco Manuel TrigosoPreceded byFrancisco Furtado de Castro do Rio de Mendonça e FaroSucceeded byInácio da Costa QuintelaIn office1 May – 26 July 1827MonarchMiguel IMinister of StateManuel Francisco de Barros e Sousa de Mesquita de Macedo Leitão e CarvalhosaPreceded byCândido José XavierSucceeded byManuel de Saldanha da Gama e Torres Guedes de BritoIn office27 May – 18 November 1835MonarchMaria IIPrime MinisterHimselfPreceded byJosé Luis de SousaSucceeded byJosé Jorge LoureiroNot sworn it26 May – 19 July 1846Serving with José Jorge Loureiro (as interim)MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPrime MinisterPedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of PalmelaPreceded byAntónio José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of TerceiraSucceeded byBernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da BandeiraIn office6 October – 4 November 1846MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPrime MinisterHimselfPreceded byBernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da BandeiraSucceeded byJosé António Maria de Sousa Azevedo (as interim)Interim18 December 1847 – 8 January 1848MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPrime MinisterHimselfPreceded byAntónio José da Silva LeãoSucceeded byFernando da Fonseca Mesquita e SolaInterim17 May 1851 – 6 June 1856MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPedro VPrime MinisterHimselfPreceded byFernando da Fonseca Mesquita e SolaSucceeded byJosé Jorge LoureiroIn office19 May – 29 August 1870MonarchLuís IPrime MinisterHimselfPreceded byJoaquim Tomás Lobo de Ávila (as interim)Succeeded byBernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da BandeiraMinister of Foreign Affairs of PortugalNot sworn itIn office20 May – 26 May 1846Serving with António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira (as interim)MonarchsMaria II and Fernando IIPrime MinisterPedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of PalmelaPreceded byJosé Joaquim Gomes de CastroSucceeded byFrancisco de Almeida PortugalAmbassador of Portugal to the United KingdomIn office28 November 1870 – 21 November 1876MonarchLuís IPrime MinisterAntónio José de ÁvilaFontes Pereira de MeloMinister of Foreign AffairsAntónio José de ÁvilaJoão de Andrade CorvoPreceded byViscount of SeisalSucceeded byHenrique Teixeira de Sampaio Personal detailsBorn17 November 1790Lisbon, Kingdom of PortugalDied20 November 1876(1876-11-20) (aged 86)London, United KingdomSpouse(s)Maria Theresa Margaret Horan FitzGerald (1814–1855)Charlotte Elisabeth Mary Smith-Athelston (since 1856)RelationsSebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (grandfather)Parent(s)João Vicente de Saldanha Oliveira e Sousa Juzarte Figueira (father)Maria Amália de Carvalho Daun (mother)SignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance Kingdom of PortugalBranch/service Portuguese ArmyYears of service1805–1876RankMarshalBattles/warsPeninsula WarLiberal Wars João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha (17 November 1790 – 20 November 1876; Portuguese pronunciation: [salˈdɐɲɐ]) was a Portuguese marshal and statesman.

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