Count of Ericeira - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Count of Ericeira was a title created by 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...

, through a 1 March 1622 letter in favour of Diogo de Menezes (1553-1625).

Titulars include:

Diogo de Menezes (1622-1625); 1st Count of Ericeira
Diogo de Menezes (1614-1699); 2nd Count of Ericeira
Luís de Meneses (1632-1690); 3rd Count of Ericeira.
Francisco Xavier de Meneses (1673-1743); 4th Count of Ericeira.
Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses (1689-1742); 5th Count of Ericeira, 1st Marquess of Louriçal.

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