João Franco
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Order of the Tower and Sword
The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....
(ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ ˈfɾɐ̃ku; Fundão, Alcaide, 14 February 1855 – 4 April 1929) was a Portuguese
Portuguese people
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politician, Minister
Minister (government)
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, 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs (14 January 1890) and 73rd Prime Minister in the last years of the Portuguese monarchy. He was the son of Frederico Carlos Ferreira Franco Freire (Fundão, Alcaide, 16 January 1829 - 1909), Nobleman of the Royal Household
Royal Household
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, and Luísa Henriqueta Pinto Correia da Costa Castelo-Branco (1835–1893).
Facing republican dissent, João Franco (who had become prime minister in 1906) established an authoritarian government in 1907. He was still in office when the King of Portugal, Carlos I of Portugal
Carlos I of Portugal
-Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open...
, and his son and heir to the throne, Luis Filipe, Duke of Braganza
Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza
-Titles and Styles:*21 March 1887-19 October 1889 - His Royal Highness The Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos*19 October 1889-1 February 1908 - His Royal Highness The Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza-Arms:...
, were killed by republican revolutionaries on 1 February 1908. Franco was soon forced out (4 February) by Francisco Ferreira do Amaral; he never again held office. He was the 303rd Grand Cross
Grand Cross
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of the Order of the Tower and Sword
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....
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He married Maria Lívia Ferrari Schindler (1858–1950), of Swiss German
Swiss German
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and Italian
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descent, 915th Dame
Dame (title)
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of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa of Spain
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(3 November 1893), daughter of Gaspar Schindler and Maria Lívia Ferrari, both born and married in Lisbon
Lisbon
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, and had a son Frederico Gaspar Schindler Franco Castelo-Branco (18 March 1888 - 3 January 1931), married on 22 May 1919 to Maria Rita de Sá Pais do Amaral (14 September 1897 - 27 July 1926), daughter of the 5th Count
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...
s of Anadia, and had issue.
Sources
- Various, Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal, III, 1985, Tomo II, p. 181
- João Franco in a Portuguese Genealogical site