Count of Alcoutim
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Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of Alcoutim
Alcoutim
Alcoutim is a town and a municipality in southeastern Portugal near the border with Spain. The municipality has a total area of 575.32 km² and a population of 3,411 inhabitants. At the Portuguese census of 2001 it had a population of 3,770 inhabitants and was the least densely populated...
(in Portuguese Conde de Alcoutim) was a Portuguese title of nobility, subsidiary to the one of Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...
, created by a royal decree, dated from November 15th, 1496, by King John II of Portugal
John II of Portugal
John II , the Perfect Prince , was the thirteenth king of Portugal and the Algarves...
, and granted to Dom Fernando de Menezes, also known as Ferdinand II of Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...
, 4th Count of Vila Real
Count of Vila Real
Count of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
and 2nd Count 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...
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Ferdinand of Menezes had married Dona Maria Freire de Andrade, Lady of Alcoutim, and through her wife he inherited these estates.
List of the Counts of Alcoutim
- Fernando de Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Vila Real (1463- ? ), also known as Ferdinand II of Menezes, 4th Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
- Pedro de Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Vila Real (1486- ? ), also known as Peter III of Meneses, 5th Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
- Miguel de Menezes, 4th Marquis of Vila Real (1520- ? ), also known as Michael I of Menezes, 6th Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
- Manuel de Meneses, 5th Marquis of Vila RealManuel de Menezes, Duke of Vila RealD. Manuel of Menezes was the second son of Pedro de Menezes 5th Marquis of Vila Real and of his wife, Beatrice of Lara ....
(1530- ? ), also known as Manuel of Menezes, 1st Duke of Vila RealDuke of Vila RealDuke of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by royal decree, dated from February 28, 1585, by King Philip I of Portugal , and granted to Dom Manuel de Menezes, 5th Marquis of Vila Real and 7th Count of Vila Real.The title was granted by the King in one life, to the 5th Marquis of...
and 7th Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
; - Miguel Luís, 6th Marquis of Vila Real (1565-1637), also known as Michael II of Menezes, 1st Duke of CaminhaDuke of CaminhaThe title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...
and 8th Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
; - Luis de Noronha e Meneses, 7th Marquis of Vila Real (1570- ? ), also known as Louis of Menezes, 9th Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
The Spanish Counts of Alcoutim
When the 7th Marquis of Vila Real, 6th Count of Alcoutim, along with his son the Duke of Caminha, was executed in Portugal for high treason in 1641, his daughter, Beatrice of Menezes, married to the Spanish Count of Medellin, remained in Spain.To reward her fidelity towards the Spanish Habsburgs, King Philip IV of Spain
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...
gave her, the 23 March 1660, the title of Countess of Alcoutim as a Spanish title with, included today among the titles of the House of Medinaceli.
Beatrice of Menezes never returned to her homeland and this title was never recognized in Portugal
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...
Counts of Alcoutim (1660-)
- Beatriz de Meneses, 1st Countess of Alcoutim (1614-1668)
- Pedro Damián Portocarrero, 9th Count of Medellín and 2nd Count of Alcoutim (1640-1704), eldest son of the 1st Countess.
- Luisa Feliciana Portocarrero, 10th Countess of Medellín and 3rd Countess of Alcoutim (1641-1705), elder surviving daughter of the 1st Countess.
- Guillén Ramón de Moncada, 6th Marquis of Aitona and 4th Count of Alcoutim (1671-1727), eldest son of the 3rd Countess.
- María Teresa de Moncada, 7th Marquise of Aitona and 5th Countess of Alcoutim (1707-1756), eldest daughter of the 4th Count.
- Pedro de Alcántara Fernández de Córdoba, 12th Duke of Medinaceli and 6th Count of Alcoutim (1730-1789), eldest son of the 5th Countess.
- Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 13th Duke of Medinaceli and 7th Count of Alcoutim (1749-1806), eldest son of the 6th Count.
- Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 14th Duke of Medinaceli and 8th Count of Alcoutim (1780-1840), eldest son of the 7th Count.
- Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 15th Duke of Medinaceli and 9th Count of Alcoutim (1813-1873), elder son of the 8th Count.
- Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 16th Duke of Medinaceli and 10th Count of Alcoutim (1851-1879), elder son of the 9th Count.
- Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 17th Duke of Medinaceli and 11th Count of Alcoutim (1880-1956), elder son of the 10th Count.
- Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli and 12th Countess of AlcoutimVictoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of MedinaceliDoña Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, Grandee of Spain, , was born in Madrid, on April 16, 1917...
(b. 1956), eldest daughter of the 11th Count.
The heiress apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is Ana Luisa de Medina, Marquise of Navahermosa (b. 1940).
See also
- Duke of Vila RealDuke of Vila RealDuke of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by royal decree, dated from February 28, 1585, by King Philip I of Portugal , and granted to Dom Manuel de Menezes, 5th Marquis of Vila Real and 7th Count of Vila Real.The title was granted by the King in one life, to the 5th Marquis of...
- Duke of CaminhaDuke of CaminhaThe title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...
- Marquis of Vila RealMarquis of Vila RealMarquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...
- Count of Vila RealCount of Vila RealCount of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 1st Count of Viana .The Menezes, a high nobility family quite close to the first Dynasty Kings in Portugal,...
- 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...
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