Count of Atouguia
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of Atouguia
Atouguia da Baleia
Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal, with an area of 46.04 km² and a population of 7,988 residents .The village of Atouguia da Baleia has almost 2,000 residents...
(in Portuguese Conde de Atouguia) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from 17 December 1448, by King Afonso V of Portugal
Afonso V of Portugal
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, and granted to D. Álvaro Gonçalves de Ataíde.
This title was extincted due to the 11th Count involvement in the Távora affair
Távora affair
The Távora affair was a political scandal of the 18th century Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted murder of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family and its closest relatives in 1759...
. The plot was discovered, the count was executed and his House and estates were confiscated.
List of the Counts of Atouguia (1448)
- D. Álvaro Gonçalves de Ataíde (c.1390-1452);
- D. Martinho de Ataíde (c.1410- ? ), his son;
- D. Luis de Ataíde (1517-1580), his great-grandson, 10th ViceroyViceroyA viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
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; - D. João Gonçalves de Ataíde (c.1560- ? ), his 2nd cousin;
- D. Luís de Ataíde (c.1570- ? ), his son;
- D. Jerónimo de Ataíde (c.1610-1665), his son;
- D. Manuel Luís de Ataíde (c.1640- ? ), his older son;
- D. Luís Peregrino de Ataíde (c.1662-1689), his younger brother;
- D. Jerónimo de Ataíde (c.1680-1720), his son;
- D. Luís Peregrino de Ataíde (1700- ? ), his son, 6th ViceroyViceroyA viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
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; - D. Jerónimo de Ataíde (1721-1759), his son.