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Portuguese nobility

Index Portuguese nobility

The Portuguese nobility was the class of legally privileged and titled persons (nobility) recognized by the Kingdom of Portugal. [1]

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A Trilogia das Barcas

A Trilogia das Barcas (The Trilogy of the Ferries or The Trilogy of Ships, in English) is a series of one-act dramatic plays with allegorical characters by Portuguese playwright and poet Gil Vicente.

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Amador Báez de Alpoim, General

Amador Báez de Alpoim (1602-1652) was a Spanish army officer and politician.

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Amador Vaz de Alpoim

Amador Vaz de Alpoim (1568–1617) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as Officer of the Royal Armies, conquistador, colonizer and explorer of South America in the service of the Spanish Crown.

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António de Almeida Soares de Portugal, 1st Marquess of Lavradio

D. António de Almeida Soares de Portugal, 1st Count and 1st Marquess of Lavradio, 4th Count of Avintes, Governor General of Angola and Viceroy of Brazil.

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Bettencourt

Bettencourt is a surname and noble family of Norman origin.

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Brazilian heraldry

The Brazilian heraldry was established in 1822, when Brazil became independent as an Empire, under the reign of the House of Braganza.

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Brazilian nobility

The Brazilian nobility refers to the titled aristocrats and fidalgo families recognized by the Kingdom of Brazil and later, by the Empire of Brazil dating back to the early 19th century, when it was a colony of the Kingdom of Portugal.

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Burgher arms

Burgher arms are coats of arms borne by persons of the burgher social class of Europe (usually called bourgeois in English) since the Middle Ages.

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Castle of Almourol

The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal's Center Region.

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Catarina de Lencastre, Viscountess of Balsemão

D. Catarina Micaela de Sousa César e Lencastre (29 September 1749 — 4 January 1824) was a Portuguese noblewoman, and a poet and playwright.

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Catherine of Braganza

Catherine of Braganza (Catarina; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was queen consort of England, of Scotland and of Ireland from 1662 to 1685, as the wife of King Charles II.

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Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE RN (6 March 1786 – 6 November 1860) was a British naval officer whose sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in the War of 1812 (with the United States), the Napoleonic Wars, Syrian War and the Crimean War (with the Russians), and a period commanding the Portuguese navy in the Liberal Wars.

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Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington

Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington (born 19 August 1945) is a British aristocrat and politician.

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Cook baronets

There has been two Cook Baronetcies.

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Corte-Real family

The Corte-Real (also Côrte-Real and Corte Real) are a Portuguese family of noble origins in the 14th century, from Tavira.

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Count of Avintes

Count of Avintes is a title in the Peerage of Portugal created by Letters Patent of King Afonso VI of Portugal on 17 February 1664 for D. Luis de Almeida, 5th Lord of Avintes.

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Count of Penaguião

Count of Penaguião (in Portuguese Conde de Penaguião) is a Portuguese title of nobility, created by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, for Dom João Rodrigues de Sá.

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Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal

The Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal, of the House of Aviz, left a lasting mark on Portuguese history and royalty, and European history and royalty as a whole.

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Dom (title)

Dom is an honorific prefixed to the given name.

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Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza

Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael; born 15 May 1945) is a claimant to the Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza.

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Duchy of Braganza

The Duchy of Braganza (Portuguese: Ducado de Bragança) has been the fief of an important Portuguese noble family: the House of Braganza, and is one of the most important Dukedoms of Portugal.

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Duke of Abrantes

Duke of Abrantes is a noble title that was created separately in the peerages of Spain, Portugal and France.

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Duke of Braganza

The title Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança) in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal.

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Duke of Cadaval

The Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in ''Dom'' Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of Dom Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza.

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Duke of Guimarães

Duke of Guimarães was an Nobility title granted by King Afonso V of Portugal in 1475, to Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza.

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Duke of Loulé

Duke of Loulé is a Portuguese title that was originally granted to the family of Folque Mendoça de Moura Barreto.

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Duke of Porto

Duke of Porto (Portuguese Duque do Porto) is a royaly-held noble title of Portuguese nobility.

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Duke of Victoria

Duque da Vitória (officially translated as Duke of Victoria and literally translated as Duke of the Victory) is a Portuguese title of nobility retained by the Duke of Wellington.

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Dukedoms in Portugal

The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy.

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Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro

Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro (Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, November 7, 1849 – Lisbon, August 1, 1907) was a Portuguese politician, statesman, and peer, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal three times, once during the reign of King Luís I and twice during King Carlos I's reign.

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Fernando II, Duke of Braganza

Dom Fernando II of Braganza (1430 – 20 June 1483) was the 3rd Duke of Braganza and the 1st Duke of Guimarães, among other titles.

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Fidalgo

Fidalgo, from Galician and Portuguese filho de algo— equivalent to nobleman, but sometimes literally translated into English as "son of somebody" or "son of some (important family)"—is a traditional title of Portuguese nobility that refers to a member of the titled or untitled nobility.

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Forty Conspirators

The Forty Conspirators (Portuguese: Os Conjurados) were a Portuguese nationalist group during the Iberian Union.

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Francisco Félix de Sousa

Francisco Félix de Souza (4 October 1754 – 8 May 1849) was a Brazilian born to Portuguese colonists and a slave trader in his own right who was deeply influential in the regional politics of pre-colonial West Africa (namely, current-day Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and Togo).

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Geneall

Geneall.net is a free-to-use public internet database on family history and genealogy, mainly concerning Royalty and Aristocracy around the world.

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Giuseppe Troni

Giuseppe Troni (Portuguese: José Troni; Turin, 1739 – Lisbon, 1810) was an Italian court painter.

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Grandee

Grandee (Grande,; Grande) is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility and, to a lesser extent, Portuguese nobility.

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Henrique de Meneses, 3rd Marquis of Louriçal

Henrique de Meneses, 3rd Marquis of Louriçal, 7th Count of Ericeira (5 January 1727 - 29 May 1787), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.

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Heredia (surname)

Heredia is a surname.

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His Most Faithful Majesty's Council

His Most Faithful Majesty's Council was the privy council of the Kings of Portugal.

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House of Braganza

The Most Serene House of Braganza (Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), or the Brigantine Dynasty (Dinastia Brigantina), also known in the Empire of Brazil as the Most August House of Braganza (Augustíssima Casa de Bragança), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin, a branch of the House of Aviz.

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Infante

Infante (f. infanta), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre and León), and Portugal, to the sons and daughters (infantas) of the king, sometimes with the exception of the heir apparent to the throne who usually bears a unique princely or ducal title.

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Isabel, Duchess of Braganza

Dona Isabel, Duchess of Braganza (née Isabel Inês Castro Curvelo de Herédia; born 22 November 1966), is a Portuguese businesswoman who married Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the defunct Portuguese throne.

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Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo, 3rd Duke of Cadaval

D. Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo (1 September 1684 — 29 May 1749), 3rd Duke of Cadaval, 5th Marquis of Ferreira, and 6th Count of Tentúgal, was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.

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Joanna, Princess of Portugal

Blessed Joan of Portugal (6 February 1452 – 12 May 1490; Santa Joana Princesa) was a Portuguese saint, Regent and princess of the House of Aviz, daughter of King Afonso V of Portugal and his first wife Isabella of Coimbra.

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John V of Portugal

Dom John V (Portuguese: João V; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (Portuguese: o Magnânimo) and the Portuguese Sun King (Portuguese: o Rei-Sol Português), was a monarch of the House of Braganza who ruled as King of Portugal and the Algarves during the first half of the 18th century.

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Kingdom of Portugal

The Kingdom of Portugal (Regnum Portugalliae, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy on the Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of modern Portugal.

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Leonor de Almeida Portugal, 4th Marquise of Alorna

D. Leonor de Almeida Portugal, 4th Marquise of Alorna, 8th Countess of Assumar (31 October 1750 – 11 October 1839) was a Portuguese noblewoman, painter, and poet.

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List of baronies in Portugal

This is a list of baronies in Portugal.

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List of countships in Portugal

This is a list of countships in Portugal (Condados; singular Condado; the title is Conde, for Count, and Condessa, for Countess).

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List of Dukes of Braganza

The following is a list of the Dukes of Braganza, one of the most important noble titles, and later royal title, in the Kingdom of Portugal.

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List of marquises in Portugal

This is a list of marquesses in Portugal.

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List of titles and honours of the Portuguese Crown

This List of titles and honours of the Portuguese Crown sets out the many titles of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Portugal while the monarchy was still in place.

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List of viscountcies in Portugal

This is a list of viscountcies in Portugal.

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Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Viscount of Balsemão

D. Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Viscount of Balsemão (27 November 1735 – 14 April 1804), was a Portuguese nobleman, politician, colonial administrator, and diplomat.

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Maia family

Maia is a Portuguese noble family with its origins in the 10th century.

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Manor house

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.

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Manuel Pereira de Sampaio

Manuel Pereira de Sampaio (Lagos; 1692 - Rome; February 1750) was a Portuguese nobleman and diplomat, who served as King John V of Portugal's ambassador to the Holy See.

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Manuel Pinto da Fonseca

Manuel Pinto da Fonseca (24 May 1681 – 23 January 1773) was the 68th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1741 until his death.

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Manuel Teles da Silva, 3rd Marquis of Alegrete

Manuel Teles da Silva, 3rd Marquis of Alegrete, 4th Count of Vila Maior (6 February 1682 — 9 February 1736), was a Portuguese nobleman, statesman, and historian.

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Margarida Cabral de Melo

Margarida Cabral de Melo (1570–1631) was a Portuguese noble lady related to the discoverer of Brazil Pedro Álvares Cabral.

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Maria Anna of Austria

Maria Anna of Austria (Maria Anna Josepha Antonia Regina; 7 September 1683 – 14 August 1754) was Queen consort of Portugal by marriage to King John V of Portugal.

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Marquess of Lavradio

Marquess of Lavradio is a title in the Peerage of Portugal created by Letters Patent of King José I of Portugal on 18 October 1753 for D. António de Almeida Soares de Portugal, 1st Count of Lavradio and 4th Count of Avintes.

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Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo

Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo (Marquês de Castelo Rodrigo) was a title of Portuguese nobility created by Philip II of Portugal on January 29, 1600 for Dom Cristóvão de Moura, 1st Count of Castelo Rodrigo.

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Monarchy of the North

The Monarchy of the North (Monarquia do Norte), officially the Kingdom of Portugal (Reino de Portugal), was a short-lived revolution and monarchist government that occurred in the North of Portugal, in early 1919.

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Nobility

Nobility is a social class in aristocracy, normally ranked immediately under royalty, that possesses more acknowledged privileges and higher social status than most other classes in a society and with membership thereof typically being hereditary.

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Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval

Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, 4th Marquis of Ferreira, 5th Count of Tentúgal (4 November 1638 - 29 January 1725), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.

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Order of Saint Michael of the Wing

The Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing (Ordo equitum Sancte Michaelis sive de Ala, Real Ordem Equestre e Militar de São Miguel da Ala), also called the Order of Saint Michael of the Wing, is a Portuguese Roman Catholic dynastic order that is believed to have been founded in 1147 in the Alcobaça Monastery in Alcobaça, Portugal, by King Afonso I of Portugal, in commemoration of the Conquest of Santarém from the Moors in 1147.

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Passeio Público (Lisbon)

The Public Promenade (Passeio Público) was a park in Lisbon, Portugal, that was located where the Avenida da Liberdade is currently laid.

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Portuguese heraldry

Portuguese heraldry encompasses modern and historic heraldic achievements in Portugal and in the former Portuguese Empire.

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Portuguese Renaissance

The Portuguese Renaissance refers to the cultural and artistic movement in Portugal during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.

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Portuguese Riviera

The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) is the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal cities of Cascais, Estoril, and Sintra.

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Quatrocentão

Quatrocentão (feminine quatrocentona, plural quatrocentões) is a term used to designate members of elite families descendant from the early settlers and explorers of São Paulo.

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Style (manner of address)

A style of office or honorific is an official or legally recognized title.

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Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima

Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima, 13th Count of Vila Nova de Cerveira (12 October 1727 — 23 December 1800), was a Portuguese nobleman, statesman, and historian.

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Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.

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1415 in Portugal

Events in the year 1415 in Portugal.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_nobility

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