Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja (February 28, 1788 – September 6, 1847) was a Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 Civil Servant and Diplomat

Diplomat

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, maternal grandson of Jacob Frederico Torlade

Jacob Frederico Torlade

Jacob Frederico Torlade , originary from Hamburg , was a son of Heinrich Torlade, Businessman, and wife Elisabeth ..., both born and living in Hamburg.-Career:He was a Businessman and a Banker, connected to sea trading, Consul of the...

 and wife Maria Inácia Gonçalves.

Career

He was an Officer

Officer (armed forces)

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-Major of the Secretaries of State of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

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 and of the Navy

Navy

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 and Overseas Dominions, Councillor of State

Privy council

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, Diplomat

Diplomat

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 (he was, nominately, charged of political and commercial businesses of Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 in Madrid

Madrid

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), Consul

Consul (representative)

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 of Russia

Russia

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 in Setúbal

Setúbal

Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants....

, Moço of the Royal Chamber of the Royal Household

Royal Household

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 (Alvará of July 14, 1823), Fidalgo

Hidalgo (Spanish nobility)

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 of Coat of Arms

Coat of arms

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 (Letter of February 6, 1826, for Pereira

Pereira

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 and de Azambuja), Knight

Knight

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 of the Order of Christ

Order of Christ (Portugal)

The Military Order of Christ previously the Royal Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal, after the suppression of the Templars in 1312...

and the Royal Order of Our Lady of the Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, etc.