Count of Feira
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of Feira (in Portuguese Conde da Feira) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1481, by King Afonso V of Portugal
Afonso V of Portugal
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, and granted to D. Rui Pereira, the son of Fernão Pereira, Lord of Santa Maria da Feira.
When the 8th Count died without legitimous issue, the Crown granted all those estates to the Casa do Infantado
Casa do Infantado
Created in 1654 by King John IV of Portugal, the Casa do Infantado was a wealthy Portuguese seigniory that consisted mainly of the material goods, lands and properties confiscated from the House of Vila Real, supporters of Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War...
which, in those times belonged to Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja.
Later, in 18 May 1820, king John VI of Portugal
John VI of Portugal
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granted the County of Feira (second creation) to D. Miguel Pereira Forjaz Coutinho Barreto de Sá e Resende (who descended from the original counts of Feira).
First creation (1481)
- D. Rui Pereira (1430-1486)
- D. Diogo Pereira (c. 1460- ? ), his son;
- D. Manuel Pereira (c.1485- ? ), his son;
- D. Diogo Pereira (c.1520-1579), his son;
- D. João Pereira Forjaz (c.1575-1608), his grandson);
- D. Joana Forjaz Pereira (c.1600- ? ), her daughter, married to Manuel Pimentel (son of Juan Alonso Pimentel, 5th Duke of Benavente, in SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
); - D. João Forjaz Pereira Pimentel (c.1620- ? ), his son;
- D. Fernando Forjaz Pereira Pimentel de Menezes e Silva ((c.1625-1700), his brother, had illegitimate issue.
Second creation (1820)
- Miguel Pereira Forjaz Coutinho Barreto de Sá Resende de Magalhães (1769-1827) - Statesman, Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and of War.
Today, this title is claimed by José Pedro da Silveira Cyrne de Vasconcelos (born 1953).