Duke of Faial

Faial

Faial is a Portuguese word derived from faya, referring to a species of plant/tree, Myrica faya.It may also refer to:=In the archipelago of the Azores*Faial Island, an island in the Central Group of islands...

(in Portuguese Duque do Faial) is a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from April 4, 1833, to Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781–1850), a Portuguese

Portugal

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 politician during the first half of the 19th Century. He was President of the Council of Ministers (Head of the Portuguese Government) and a remarkable Ambassador

Ambassador

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 in London

London

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 and to the Congress of Vienna

Congress of Vienna

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Backgroung

When the Queen granted to Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein the title of Duke of Faial, he was already 1st Count of Palmela (royal decree of 1812) and 1st Marquis of Palmela (royal decree of 1823). Due to his services to the Crow and Country, he obtained the ranking of Duke

Duke

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, as Duke of Faial.

Later a royal decree of the Queen, dated from October 18, 1850, changed his original title to Duke of Palmela

Duke of Palmela

The Duke of Palmela is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from October 18, 1850, to Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein , a Portuguese politician during the first half of the 19th Century...

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List of the Dukes of Faial

1. Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781–1850), Duke of Faial (title changed to Duke of Palmela
   Duke of Palmela
   The Duke of Palmela is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from October 18, 1850, to Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein , a Portuguese politician during the first half of the 19th Century...
   
   in 1850).