Marquis of Fontes was a Portuguese

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...

 title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Afonso VI of Portugal on 2 January 1659, to D. Francisco de Sá e Menezes, 3rd Count of Penaguião

Count of Penaguião

Count of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....

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In 24 June 1718, the 3rd Marquis of Fontes had his title changed, by King John V of Portugal, to Marquis of Abrantes

Marquis of Abrantes

Marquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....

, once he descended, by female line, from the prestigious Counts of Abrantes

Count of Abrantes

Count of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from June 13, 1476, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to his 4th cousin, Lopo de Almeida....

, an old line already extinct.

List of the Marquesses of Fontes (1659)

1. Francisco de Sá e Menezes (c.1640-1677), also 4th Count of Penaguião
   Count of Penaguião
   Count of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
   
   ;
2. João Rodrigues de Sá Menezes (1674-1688), his son, also 6th Count of Penaguião
   Count of Penaguião
   Count of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
   
   ;
3. Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes (1676-1733), his brother, also 7th Count of Penaguião
   Count of Penaguião
   Count of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
   
   . He became 1st Marquis of Abrantes
   Marquis of Abrantes
   Marquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
   
    in 1718.

External links

• Genealogy of the Marquesses of Fontes, in Portuguese