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Count of Viana (do Alentejo)
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Viana do Alentejo
Viana do Alentejo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 393.0 km² and a total population of 5,581 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 3 parishes, and is located in the District of Évora....
was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. João Afonso Telo de Menezes, direct cousin to Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes
Leonor Telles de Menezes
Leonor Telles de Menezes was a queen consort of Portugal and regent during the years 1383–1385. She was the wife of a Portuguese nobleman from whom she was forcibly divorced by King Ferdinand I, who afterward married her...
, by King Ferdinand I of Portugal
Ferdinand I of Portugal
Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth King of Portugal and the Algarve, the second son of Peter I and his wife, Constance of Castile...
royal decree, dated from March 13, 1373.
The first count belonged to one of the most powerful families among the Portuguese nobility and, in spite of his support to Beatrice of Portugal
Beatrice of Portugal
Beatrice was the only surviving child of King Ferdinand I of Portugal and his wife, Leonor Telles de Menezes. She married King John I of Castile. In the absence of a male heir, she claimed the throne of Portugal, supported by her husband. This led to the 1383–1385 Crisis, in which the Portuguese...
's party during the 1383-1385 Crisis, the county of Viana (do Alentejo) remained within his descendency.
List of the Counts of Viana (do Alentejo)
- João Afonso Telo de Menezes, (c. 1330-1384);
- Pedro de MenezesPedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila RealDom Pedro de Menezes Portocarrero, was a 15th C. Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Pedro de Menezes was the 2nd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 1st. Count of Vila Real and the first Portuguese governor of Ceuta.Pedro de Menezes was the son of the powerful 14th C...
(c.1370-1437), his son, also 1st 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,...
; - Duarte de MenezesDuarte de Menezes, 3rd Count of VianaDom Duarte de Menezes, was a 15th C. Portuguese nobleman and military figure. Duarte de Menezes was the 3rd Count of Viana do Alentejo, 2nd Count of Viana , Lord of Caminha and the first Portuguese captain of Alcácer-Ceguer.- Family :Duarte de Menezes was an illegitimate...
(1414–1464), his natural son, also 2nd Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Álvaro Pires de Castro, brother of Inês de Castro, granted by King Ferdinand I of Portugal on June 1, 1371. D. Álvaro was already 1st. Count of Arraiolos and 1st... - Henrique de Menezes (c.1450- ? ), his son, also 3rd Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Álvaro Pires de Castro, brother of Inês de Castro, granted by King Ferdinand I of Portugal on June 1, 1371. D. Álvaro was already 1st. Count of Arraiolos and 1st...
and 1st Count of LouléCount of LouléCount of Loulé was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Henrique de Menezes by royal decree issued on November 12, 1471, by King Afonso V of Portugal....
See also
- Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)Count of Viana was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Álvaro Pires de Castro, brother of Inês de Castro, granted by King Ferdinand I of Portugal on June 1, 1371. D. Álvaro was already 1st. Count of Arraiolos and 1st...
- Count of LouléCount of LouléCount of Loulé was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Henrique de Menezes by royal decree issued on November 12, 1471, by King Afonso V of Portugal....
- List of countships in Portugal