Marquis of Porto Seguro
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Marquis
Marquis is a French and Scottish title of nobility. The English equivalent is Marquess, while in German, it is Markgraf.It may also refer to:Persons:...
of Porto Seguro
Porto Seguro
Porto Seguro is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is the site where the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral first set foot on Brazilian soil on April 22, 1500...
(in Portuguese Marquês de Porto Seguro) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree of king Philip III of Portugal
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
(aka Philipe IV of Spain) dated from 8 April, 1627, and granted to D. Afonso of Lencastre
Afonso of Lencastre
Afonso of Lencastre , was a Portuguese nobleman, son of the 3rd Dukes of Aveiro, Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre. This family descended from the Infante George of Lencastre, therefore they had royal blood....
, 2nd son of Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro
Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro
Álvaro of Lencastre was the son of Afonso of Lencastre, second son of infante George of Lencastre, 2nd Duke of Coimbra.- Disputed Inheritance :...
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Afonso always supported the Habsburg
Habsburg
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kings and even after the Portuguese revolution of 1 December 1640, he remained faithful to the Spanish Dynasty.
Later, by a decree issued in 23 March, 1642, King Philip granted him the titles of Duke of Abrantes and Marquis of Sardoal. However, as Philip IV was no longer King of Portugal, they were never recognise by the Portuguese authorities.
List of the Marquesses of Porto Seguro (1627)
- Afonso of LencastreAfonso of LencastreAfonso of Lencastre , was a Portuguese nobleman, son of the 3rd Dukes of Aveiro, Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre. This family descended from the Infante George of Lencastre, therefore they had royal blood....
(1597-1654), also 1st Duke of Abrantes and 1st Marquis of Sardoal (titles not valid in Portugal)
Marquis of Puerto Seguro (Spanish title)
Afonso's son, Agustin de Lancastre Padilla y Bobadilla (1639- ? ), inherited his father's House and honours, namely the title of Marquis of Porto Seguro, which still exist in SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
as Marquis of Puerto Seguro (Spanish spelling) as a Spanish title. This title was never recognized by the Dynasty of Braganza
House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza , an important Portuguese noble family, ruled the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial Empire, from 1640 to 1910...
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