Count of Vila Nova de Portimão
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Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal...
to D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, 2nd Lord of Vila Nova de Portimão
Portimão
Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...
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In 1662, the third count died without issue and this title was inherited by his sister's grandson, Luís de Lencastre (who descended from Infante George of Lencastre
George, Duke of Coimbra
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, Duke of Coimbra
Duke of Coimbra
Duke of Coimbra was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of Royal Dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese Royal House, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to the his 2nd. male son, Infante Pedro...
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Later, in the 18th Century, due to the 5th count's marriage to Maria Sofia de Lencastre (heiress of the House of Abrantes
House of Abrantes
The House of Abrantes was a Portuguese aristocratic house with origins in the Almeida family, high-Mayors of the city Abrantes, which the honours and the estates were successively inherited by the Sá family, Counts of Penaguião and, finally, by the Lencastre family, Counts of Vila Nova.Presently,...
), the family reunited all the estates and honours within the same House, which became a reference among the Portuguese aristocracy.
List of the Counts of Vila Nova de Portimão
- Martinho Castelo Branco (c.1460- ? );
- Manuel de Castelo Branco (1550- ?), his grandson;
- Gregório Taumaturgo de Castelo-Branco (c.1600-1662), his son;
- Luis de Lancastre (1644-1704), his grand-nephew;
- Pedro de Lancastre (1697-1752), his son;
- José Maria de Lancastre e Tavora (1742-1771), his grandson;
- Pedro de Lancastre da Silveira de Castelo-Branco Sá e Menezes (1762-1862), his son, also 5th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 12th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
; - José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre (1784-1827), his son, 6th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 13th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
; - Pedro Maria da Piedade de Lancastre Almeida Sá Menezes (1816-1847), 7th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 14th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
, died without issue; - José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (1819-1870), his younger brother;
- João Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (1864-1917), his son, also 8th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 15th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
; - José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (1887-1961), his son, also 9th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 16th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
; - Luis Gonzaga de Lancastre e Tavora (1937-1993), his son, also 10th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 18th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
; - José Maria da Piedade de Lancastre e Tavora (born 1960), also 11th Marquis of AbrantesMarquis of AbrantesMarquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 19th Count of PenaguiãoCount of PenaguiãoCount of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
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