Duke of Loulé
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Duke of Loulé is a Portuguese title that was originally granted to the family of Moura Barreto.
The dukedom was created by a royal decree of King Luis I of Portugal
, dated from October 3, 1862, to his grand-uncle Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
, 2nd Marquis of Loulé
and 9th Count of Vale de Reis
. The new duke descended from earlier Portuguese monarchs and belonged to the highest nobility.
Duke Nuno served several times as Prime Minister of Portugal.
On December 5, 1827, Nuno de Loulé married Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, youngest daughter of King John VI of Portugal
. She bore him five children, but died before he was elevated to ducal rank.
When the deposed
King Manuel II of Portugal
died in 1932, Constance Maria was the representative of the House of Loulé (4th Duchess of Loulé, if one counts all the subsequent heirs of the original duke, including those that never registered the ducal title as required by law during the monarchy).
The current representative is the infanta's great-great-great-grandson, Dom Pedro de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto. He is style
d 6th Duke of Loulé in D. Filipe de Loulé's work on the "House of Loulé". But he is the 4th duke according to Portugal's post-monarchic titular convention, which considers the title only properly renewed in 1992 for D. Pedro's father, the 3rd (or 5th) duke (who also registered the style of Dom
, which the Loulés had not traditionlly used, although entitled to do so). According to its 1998 Boletim Oficial, a request for the third renewal of the ducal title was submitted to the Conselho de Nobreza, headed by D. Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza.
During the exile
of Miguel I of Portugal and his male heirs from 1834 until 1950, Infanta Ana's descendants remained domiciled
in Portugal. Therefore, the claim of the current duke to the defunct throne, as the infanta's dynastic
representative, has been contrasted with that of the Duke of Braganza, great-grandson and heir of Miguel I. In "As Senhoras Infantas filhas de D. João VI", published in Lisbon in 1938, Ângelo Pereira quotes, on page 161, a letter from the infanta to her brother D. Pedro, assuming her marriage had not been authorized (although nothing in Portugal's law required a cadet infanta to obtain royal permission to marry). The Dukes of Loulé have not, in the past, pressed any claim to the throne publicly, whereas the Portuguese government and media have accorded some indications of recognition to D. Pedro Jose Folque de Mendoça and his late father as the dynasty's royal representatives since the extinction of the Saxe-Coburg branch of the Braganzas in 1932.
João VI
Agostinho Domingos José de
(1767–1826) Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
King of Portugal (1780–1824)
| 1st.Marquis of Loulé
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Pedro I/IV Miguel I
Ana de Jesus Maria<----------->Nuno José Severo de
(1798–1834) (1802–1866) (1806–1857) | Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Emp.of Brazil King of Portugal Infanta | (1804–1875)
King of Portugal | | 2nd.Marquis of Loulé
| | | 1st.Duke of Loulé
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Maria II Pedro II
Miguel (II) Pedro José Agostinho
(1819–1853) (1825–1891) (1853–1927) de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Queen of Portugal Emp.of Brazil Claimant (1830–1909)
| | | 3rd.Marquis of Loulé
| | | 2nd.Duke of Loulé
| | Duarte Nuno
|
| | (1907–1976) |
| | Duke of Braganza |
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Royal House of House of Braganza HRH Dom. Pedro Jose Duke of Loule
House of Loulé
Saxe-Coburg-Braganza Orleans-Braganza
(extinct in 1932)
The dukedom was created by a royal decree of King Luis I of Portugal
Luís I of Portugal
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, dated from October 3, 1862, to his grand-uncle Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Nuno José de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé
Dom Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 9th Count of Vale de Reis, 2nd Marquess of Loulé and 1st Duke of Loulé , was an important Portuguese politician during the period of Constitutional Monarchy...
, 2nd Marquis of Loulé
Marquis of Loulé
Marquess of Loulé is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria I of Portugal, dated from July 6, 1799, to Dom Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto , who already was 8th Count of Vale de Reis.This title was later inherited by his son, Nuno José Severo de Mendoça...
and 9th Count of Vale de Reis
Count of Vale de Reis
Count of Vale de Reis is a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree of King Philip III of Portugal , dated from August 16, 1628, to Nuno de Mendonça ....
. The new duke descended from earlier Portuguese monarchs and belonged to the highest nobility.
Duke Nuno served several times as Prime Minister of Portugal.
On December 5, 1827, Nuno de Loulé married Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, youngest daughter of King John VI of Portugal
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...
. She bore him five children, but died before he was elevated to ducal rank.
When the deposed
Deposition (politics)
Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician or monarch. It may be done by coup, impeachment, invasion or forced abdication...
King Manuel II of Portugal
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...
died in 1932, Constance Maria was the representative of the House of Loulé (4th Duchess of Loulé, if one counts all the subsequent heirs of the original duke, including those that never registered the ducal title as required by law during the monarchy).
The current representative is the infanta's great-great-great-grandson, Dom Pedro de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto. He is style
Style (manner of address)
A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office, and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awarded to an individual in a personal...
d 6th Duke of Loulé in D. Filipe de Loulé's work on the "House of Loulé". But he is the 4th duke according to Portugal's post-monarchic titular convention, which considers the title only properly renewed in 1992 for D. Pedro's father, the 3rd (or 5th) duke (who also registered the style of Dom
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
, which the Loulés had not traditionlly used, although entitled to do so). According to its 1998 Boletim Oficial, a request for the third renewal of the ducal title was submitted to the Conselho de Nobreza, headed by D. Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza.
During the exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
of Miguel I of Portugal and his male heirs from 1834 until 1950, Infanta Ana's descendants remained domiciled
Domicile (law)
In law, domicile is the status or attribution of being a permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction. A person can remain domiciled in a jurisdiction even after they have left it, if they have maintained sufficient links with that jurisdiction or have not displayed an intention to leave...
in Portugal. Therefore, the claim of the current duke to the defunct throne, as the infanta's dynastic
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
representative, has been contrasted with that of the Duke of Braganza, great-grandson and heir of Miguel I. In "As Senhoras Infantas filhas de D. João VI", published in Lisbon in 1938, Ângelo Pereira quotes, on page 161, a letter from the infanta to her brother D. Pedro, assuming her marriage had not been authorized (although nothing in Portugal's law required a cadet infanta to obtain royal permission to marry). The Dukes of Loulé have not, in the past, pressed any claim to the throne publicly, whereas the Portuguese government and media have accorded some indications of recognition to D. Pedro Jose Folque de Mendoça and his late father as the dynasty's royal representatives since the extinction of the Saxe-Coburg branch of the Braganzas in 1932.
Dukes of Loulé (1862)
- D. Nuno Rolim de Moura Barreto (1804-1875)
- D. Pedro Rolim de Moura Barreto (1830-1909)
- D. Maria Domingas José de Mendoça (1853-1928)
- D. Constança Berquó de Mendoça (1889-1965)
- D. Alberto Nuno Carlos Rita Feyo Folque de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1923-2003)
- D. Pedro José Folque de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1958- )
Genealogical Summary
João VI
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...
Agostinho Domingos José de
(1767–1826) Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
King of Portugal (1780–1824)
| 1st.Marquis of Loulé
Marquis of Loulé
Marquess of Loulé is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria I of Portugal, dated from July 6, 1799, to Dom Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto , who already was 8th Count of Vale de Reis.This title was later inherited by his son, Nuno José Severo de Mendoça...
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Pedro I/IV Miguel I
Miguel of Portugal
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....
Ana de Jesus Maria<----------->Nuno José Severo de
(1798–1834) (1802–1866) (1806–1857) | Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Emp.of Brazil King of Portugal Infanta | (1804–1875)
King of Portugal | | 2nd.Marquis of Loulé
| | | 1st.Duke of Loulé
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Maria II Pedro II
Pedro II of Brazil
Dom Pedro II , nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of...
Miguel (II) Pedro José Agostinho
(1819–1853) (1825–1891) (1853–1927) de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Queen of Portugal Emp.of Brazil Claimant (1830–1909)
| | | 3rd.Marquis of Loulé
| | | 2nd.Duke of Loulé
| | Duarte Nuno
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza was a claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1920 until his death.-Birth:...
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Royal House of House of Braganza HRH Dom. Pedro Jose Duke of Loule
House of Loulé
Saxe-Coburg-Braganza Orleans-Braganza
(extinct in 1932)