Barão de São Cosme
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Baron São Cosme was a title in the Portuguese
nobility created on 12 May 1835 by Queen Maria II of Portugal. The first holder was João Nepomuceno de Macedo, born in Chamusca
(15 May 1793), brigadier general of the liberal constitutionalist army during the Liberal Wars
, Knight Commander of the Order of Aviz
and of the Order of the Tower and Sword
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The title passed to his granddaughter, daughter of his second son, João Nepmuceno de Macedo and his wife D. Maria do Carmo de Souza Girão (from Santarém
, D.Josefa Henriqueta Girão de Macedo. She married on the 28th August 1889 D. António de Portugal, natural son, legitimated, of the 13th Conde de Vimioso. The 3rd Baron was D. Francisco de Paula Girão de Macedo de Portugal e Castro, by order of King Manuel II
, in exile. The 4th Baron is D. António Pizarro de Mello Sampayo de Macedo de Portugal e Castro, son of the 3rd Baron. The heir apparent is his son D. Francisco de Paula de Macedo de Portugal e Castro, born 8h May 1958.
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...
nobility created on 12 May 1835 by Queen Maria II of Portugal. The first holder was João Nepomuceno de Macedo, born in Chamusca
Chamusca
Chamusca is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 746.0 km² and a total population of 11,313 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in Santarém District....
(15 May 1793), brigadier general of the liberal constitutionalist army during the Liberal Wars
Liberal Wars
The Liberal Wars, also known as the Portuguese Civil War, the War of the Two Brothers, or Miguelite War, was a war between progressive constitutionalists and authoritarian absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 1828 to 1834...
, Knight Commander of the Order of Aviz
Order of Aviz
The Military Order of Aviz , previously to 1910 Royal Military Order of Aviz , previously to 1789 Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz , previously Knights of St. Benedict of Aviz or Friars of Santa Maria of Évora, is a Portuguese Order of Chivalry...
and of the Order of the Tower and Sword
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....
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The title passed to his granddaughter, daughter of his second son, João Nepmuceno de Macedo and his wife D. Maria do Carmo de Souza Girão (from Santarém
Santarém, Portugal
Santarém is a city in the Santarém Municipality in Portugal. The city itself has a population of 28,760 and the entire municipality has 64,124 inhabitants.It is the capital of Santarém District....
, D.Josefa Henriqueta Girão de Macedo. She married on the 28th August 1889 D. António de Portugal, natural son, legitimated, of the 13th Conde de Vimioso. The 3rd Baron was D. Francisco de Paula Girão de Macedo de Portugal e Castro, by order of King Manuel II
Manuel II of Portugal
Manuel II , named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Bragança Orleães Sabóia e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha — , was the last King of Portugal from 1908 to 1910, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father and elder brother Manuel...
, in exile. The 4th Baron is D. António Pizarro de Mello Sampayo de Macedo de Portugal e Castro, son of the 3rd Baron. The heir apparent is his son D. Francisco de Paula de Macedo de Portugal e Castro, born 8h May 1958.