Count of Faro was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree issued on May 22, 1469, by King Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V KG , called the African , was the twelfth King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to his conquests in Northern Africa.-Early life:...

, to D. Afonso of Braganza , the third son of Fernando I, Duke of Braganza

Fernando I, Duke of Braganza

Ferdinand was the second son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Beatriz Pereira de Alvim .-Life:...

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This title refers to the town of Faro do Alentejo

Faro do Alentejo

Faro do Alentejo is a Portuguese civil parish within the municipality of Cuba, with 621 inhabitants.It also used to be known as Farinho ....

and not to the city of Faro

Faro, Portugal

Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...

, capital of the Algarve. The main estates of this family were located in the Alentejo, especially around the town of Vimieiro.

List of the Counts of Odemira (1469)

1. Afonso of Braganza (c.1435- ? ), he married to Maria de Noronha, 2nd. Countess of Odemira
   Count of Odemira
   Count of Odemira was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. Sancho de Noronha by royal decree issued on October 9, 1446, by King Afonso V of Portugal....
   
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2. Estevão of Faro (c.1550-1629), their great-grandson;
3. Dinis of Faro (c.1570-1633), his son;
4. Joana Juliana Maria Máxima of Faro (c.1610- ? ), her daughter, married twice but had no issue.

External links

• Genealogy of the Counts of Faro, in Portuguese