Count of Loulé
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Loulé
Loulé is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 764.2 km² and a total population of 62,295 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 12,103.The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro....
(in Portuguese Conde de Loulé) was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Henrique de Menezes by royal decree issued on November 12, 1471, by King Afonso V of Portugal
Afonso V of Portugal
Afonso V KG , called the African , was the twelfth King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to his conquests in Northern Africa.-Early life:...
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Henrique de Menezes was the son of Duarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of Viana (do Alentejo) and, therefore, grandson of Pedro de Menezes, founding father of the House of Vila Real.
This new title granting was based in an agreement in which Henrique would receive the county of Loulé, returning the county of Valença
Count of Valença
Count of Valença was a Portuguese title of nobility, created by a royal decree, dated from July 20, 1464, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Dom Henrique de Menezes, who was already 3rd Count of Viana and 4th Count of Viana .However, on November 12, 1471, he gave back to the Crown the...
to the Crown.
List of the Counts of Loulé (1471)
- Henrique de Menezes, also 1st Count of ValençaCount of ValençaCount of Valença was a Portuguese title of nobility, created by a royal decree, dated from July 20, 1464, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Dom Henrique de Menezes, who was already 3rd Count of Viana and 4th Count of Viana .However, on November 12, 1471, he gave back to the Crown the...
, 3rd Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Álvaro Pires de Castro, brother of Inês de Castro, granted by King Ferdinand I of Portugal on June 1, 1371. D. Álvaro was already 1st. Count of Arraiolos and 1st...
and 4th Count of Viana (do Alentejo)Count of Viana (do Alentejo)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. João Afonso Telo de Menezes, direct cousin to Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes, by King Ferdinand I of Portugal royal decree, dated from March 13, 1373....
; - Beatrice of Menezes, his daughter, married to Francisco Coutinho, 4th Count of MarialvaCount of MarialvaCount of Marialva was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, issued in 1440, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 3rd...
; - Guiomar Coutinho, their daughter, also 5th Countess of MarialvaCount of MarialvaCount of Marialva was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, issued in 1440, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 3rd...
. Married to Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda.
See also
- Count of ValençaCount of ValençaCount of Valença was a Portuguese title of nobility, created by a royal decree, dated from July 20, 1464, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Dom Henrique de Menezes, who was already 3rd Count of Viana and 4th Count of Viana .However, on November 12, 1471, he gave back to the Crown the...
- Count of Viana (do Alentejo)Count of Viana (do Alentejo)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. João Afonso Telo de Menezes, direct cousin to Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes, by King Ferdinand I of Portugal royal decree, dated from March 13, 1373....
- Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Álvaro Pires de Castro, brother of Inês de Castro, granted by King Ferdinand I of Portugal on June 1, 1371. D. Álvaro was already 1st. Count of Arraiolos and 1st...
- Count of MarialvaCount of MarialvaCount of Marialva was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, issued in 1440, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 3rd...
- List of countships in Portugal