Viscount of Molelos
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Viscount of Molelos is a Portuguese
title of nobility. It was created in 1826 by John VI
, king of Portugal
, for General
Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 11th Lord of the Honour of Molelos
and 1st Baron of Molelos, as a reward for his role in the seizing of the Uruguayan province of Río de la Plata
during the Portuguese-Uruguayan war.
The titled then passed to the first Viscount's only surviving grandson, António Vieira de Tovar de Magalhães e Albuquerque. In 1860, exiled king Miguel I created the 2nd Viscount of Molelos 1st Count of Molelos and 1st Marquess of Belavista. These titles, however, were never legally validated.
Although António's only daughter died an infant, the vicomital title was given continuity by his closest living relatives, the descendents of his great-aunt Josefa Vieira da Silva de Tovar.
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...
title of nobility. It was created in 1826 by John VI
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...
, king 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...
, for General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 11th Lord of the Honour of Molelos
Honour of Molelos
The Honour of Molelos was a major lordship in Portugal. It was founded c.1455 by João Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles, heir to a Portuguese branch of the Capetian House of Anjou, the Nápoles family, in the name of his eldest son, Henrique Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles. It would survive until the...
and 1st Baron of Molelos, as a reward for his role in the seizing of the Uruguayan province of Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
during the Portuguese-Uruguayan war.
The titled then passed to the first Viscount's only surviving grandson, António Vieira de Tovar de Magalhães e Albuquerque. In 1860, exiled king Miguel I created the 2nd Viscount of Molelos 1st Count of Molelos and 1st Marquess of Belavista. These titles, however, were never legally validated.
Although António's only daughter died an infant, the vicomital title was given continuity by his closest living relatives, the descendents of his great-aunt Josefa Vieira da Silva de Tovar.