João Maria Ferreira do Amaral II
Encyclopedia
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, OTS
, CC
(Lisbon
, São Julião, 14 June 1876 - Lisbon, 11 March/3 November 1931) was a Portuguese
military.
by Augusta Frederica Smith Chaves.
of Infantry
of the Portuguese Army
, Commander
of the Polícia de Segurança Pública
, Officer of the Order of the Tower and Sword
with Palm, Commander of the Order of Christ
with Palm and Commander of the Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre
, etc., who fought in World War I
.
, India
, 3 May 1872 - 1923), daughter of José Joaquim Fernandes Arez, Engineer
, and wife Dionísia Maria Tavares de Almeida, and widow of Mateus José Lapa Valente do Couto (Oeiras, 1861 - 1904), married Pangim, 12 February 1887, with one son, and had an only daughter:
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....
, CC
Order of Christ (Portugal)
The Military Order of Christ previously the Royal Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal, after the suppression of the Templars in 1312...
(Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, São Julião, 14 June 1876 - Lisbon, 11 March/3 November 1931) was a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
military.
Ancestry
He was a natural son of Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do AmaralFrancisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, GCTS, KCVO was a Portuguese naval commander and politician.-Ancestry:...
by Augusta Frederica Smith Chaves.
Life
He was a ColonelColonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
of Infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
of the Portuguese Army
Portuguese Army
The Portuguese Army is the ground branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in co-operation with other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the defence of Portugal...
, Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
of the Polícia de Segurança Pública
Polícia de Segurança Pública
The Polícia de Segurança Pública - PSP is the Portuguese police force that works in large urban areas. Rural towns and areas are under the protection of the Portuguese Republican National Guard...
, Officer 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....
with Palm, Commander of the Order of Christ
Order of Christ (Portugal)
The Military Order of Christ previously the Royal Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal, after the suppression of the Templars in 1312...
with Palm and Commander of the Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
, etc., who fought in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Marriage and issue
He married Maria Emília Carolina Tavares de Almeida Arez (Nova Goa, GoaGoa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, India
Portuguese India
The Portuguese Viceroyalty of India , later the Portuguese State of India , was the aggregate of Portugal's colonial holdings in India.The government started in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de...
, 3 May 1872 - 1923), daughter of José Joaquim Fernandes Arez, Engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, and wife Dionísia Maria Tavares de Almeida, and widow of Mateus José Lapa Valente do Couto (Oeiras, 1861 - 1904), married Pangim, 12 February 1887, with one son, and had an only daughter:
- Lia Arez Ferreira do Amaral (Lisbon, Santa Isabel, 20 December 1914 - Oeiras, 1999), LicentiateLicentiateLicentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in Historico-Philosophical Sciences, married Joaquim Cândido da Fonseca (1912 - Lisbon, 1977), Licentiate in Historico-Philosophical Sciences, former Vice-DeanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of Oeiras High SchoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, son of Manuel Cândido da Fonseca and wife Maria do Rosário Pires, and had female issue
Sources
- Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal, III, 1985, Tomo II, pp. 758-761