Count of Almada

The Count of Almada is a noble title created by Queen Maria I of Portugal, by royal proclamation on 29 April 1793 (confirmed by letter on 4 May 1793),[1] in favour of D. Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada and his descendants, representatives of the Count of Avranches.

Coat-of-arms of the Count of Almada and Abrantes
Family coat-of-arms

By attributing this title the option to provide an ancillary surname to the Almada family, but the monarch wanted to provide honours to this family for their illustrious service.[2]

Counts of Almada
  • Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada, 1st Count of Almada
  • Antão José Maria de Almada, 2nd Count of Almada;[3]
  • Lourenço José Maria Boaventura de Almada de Abreu Pereira Cirne Peixoto, 3rd Count of Almada.[4]

With the institutionalization of the Liberal system, the family (who opposed the constitutional monarchy) continued as pretenders to the title:

  • Miguel Vaz de Almada (1859–1916)
  • Luís Vaz de Almada (1863–1919)

After the establishment of the first Portuguese Republican and abolish of the monarchy, the title of Count of Almada was abolished, although some continue to act as caretakers to a possible restoration:

  • Lourenço de Jesus Maria José Vaz de Almada, 4th Count of Almada
  • Luís Francisco de Almada, 5th Count of Almada
  • Lourenço José de Almada, Count of Almada

See also
  • Count of Avranches

References

Notes
  1. Silveira Pinto, Albano da (1883), "Resenha das famílias titulares Grandes de Portugal", in D. Affonso V (ed.), Registry in the Archive of the Torre do Tombo, Lisbon, Portugal: Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva
  2. "Nobreza", Infopédia, Porto, Portugal: Porto Editora, 2013, retrieved 5 August 2013
  3. Silveira Pinto, Albano da (1883), "Resenha das famílias titulares Grandes de Portugal", Decreto de 15 de Agosto de 1805 e Portaria de 20 de Agosto do mesmo ano (Original no Arch. da Secret. de Est. dos Neg. do Reino, maço de Decretos de Agosto de 1805.), Lisbon, Porutgal: Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva, p. 38
  4. Silveira Pinto, Albano da (1883), "Resenha das famílias titulares Grandes de Portugal", Decreto de 13 de Maio de 1825 (D. João VI) e Carta de 20 de Setembro de 1841 (D. Maria II, Regist. no Arch. da T. do T., Clianc. de D. Maria II, Liv. 15, m a fl. 145. V.) -, Lisbon, Portugal: Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva, p. 38

Sources
  • Almada (Count of Almada), Lourenço de (1973), Figura Notável no Tempo dos Franceses, D. Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal
  • Castelo Branco e Torres, João Carlos Feo Cardoso de; Castro Pereira (de Mesquita), Manuel de (1838), Resenha das Famílias Titulares (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Imprensa Nacional
  • Dornelas, Afonso de (1942), "Os Almadas na História de Portugal", Independência (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal
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