Visconde do Banho
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Viscount Banho is an hereditary title created by H.M. Queen Maria II of Portugal, by decree dated 21 July 1835, in favour of Alexandre Tomás de Morais Sarmento, natual son, legitimated with his brother the 1st Baron and 1st Viscount Torre de Moncorvo, of Tomás Inácio de Morais Sarmento.
The 1st Viscount was a Member of the Chamber of Lords, Minister of Portugal in Madrid, Knight of the Royal Household, Knight Great Cross of the Order of Isabel, the Catholic, of Spain, etc.
He married on he 10 May 1816 D. Maria dos Prazeres Girão de Souza e Mello, Dame of the Order of Maria Luiza, of Spain, descendent of the Souza e Mello Girão, Lords of the Manor of Corujeira, in Vouzela, Portugal.
The 2nd Viscount was Tomás Inácio Girão de Morais Sarmento, who did not marry and had no successor.
The 3rd Viscount was Júlio Girão Faria de Morais Sarmento, nephew of the 1st Viscount. He was M.P., Governor of Coimbra and Minister of Justice. He was a great defender of the dynastic principles.
The 4th Viscount was José Júlio Castilho Girão de Morais Samento, Register of the Civil Service in Viseu, allowed to use the title by H.M. King Manuel II
, in 1929, when in exile.
The current Viscount is 5th Viscount José António de Morais Sarmento Moniz, great-son of he 4th Viscount.
The 1st Viscount was a Member of the Chamber of Lords, Minister of Portugal in Madrid, Knight of the Royal Household, Knight Great Cross of the Order of Isabel, the Catholic, of Spain, etc.
He married on he 10 May 1816 D. Maria dos Prazeres Girão de Souza e Mello, Dame of the Order of Maria Luiza, of Spain, descendent of the Souza e Mello Girão, Lords of the Manor of Corujeira, in Vouzela, Portugal.
The 2nd Viscount was Tomás Inácio Girão de Morais Sarmento, who did not marry and had no successor.
The 3rd Viscount was Júlio Girão Faria de Morais Sarmento, nephew of the 1st Viscount. He was M.P., Governor of Coimbra and Minister of Justice. He was a great defender of the dynastic principles.
The 4th Viscount was José Júlio Castilho Girão de Morais Samento, Register of the Civil Service in Viseu, allowed to use the title by H.M. 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 1929, when in exile.
The current Viscount is 5th Viscount José António de Morais Sarmento Moniz, great-son of he 4th Viscount.