Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches
D. Antão Vaz de Almada (c. 1573 – 17 December, 1644) is a Portuguese national hero due to his involvement in the Restoration of Independence in 1640, as one of the Forty Conspirators. During the coup d'état, he was responsible for the arrest of the Duchess of Mantua, then the Vicereine of Portugal.[1]
Antão de Almada | |
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%252C_Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France.png.webp) Presumed portrait of Antão de Almada, 1609, Bibliothèque nationale de France | |
| Portuguese Ambassador to England | |
| In office 1641–1642 Serving with Francisco de Andrade Leitão | |
| Monarch | John IV of Portugal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1573 |
| Died | 17 December 1644 (aged 71) Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal |
| Spouse(s) | D. Isabel da Silva |
In 1641-42, he was sent as ambassador to England to secure the recognition of Portugal's independence abroad.[2]
Antão de Almada was the 7th holder of the title of Count of Avranches by virtue of inheritance under the salic law, even though he did not make use of it.
References
- "Antropónimos: ALMADA, D. Antão Vaz de (1573-1644) - FCSH". Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- «Genealogias das Famílias de Portugal», por Afonso Torres e continuada por Luís Vieira da Silva, capitulo dos Almadas, ano de 1694
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