Marquess of Pombal
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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...
of Oeiras (in Portuguese Conde de Oeiras) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from July 15, 1759, by King Joseph I of Portugal, and granted to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Head of the Portuguese Government.
Later, through another royal decree dated from September 16, 1769, the same king upgraded the title to Marquess
Marquess
A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
of Pombal
Pombal, Portugal
Pombal is a town in Pombal Municipality, Portugal. The population of the city is about 16.000 inhabitants....
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List of the Counts of Oeiras (1759) and Marquesses of Pombal (1769)
- Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (1699–1782), 1st Count of Oeiras and 1st Marquess of Pombal;
- Henrique José de Carvalho e Melo (1748–1812), 2nd Count of Oeiras and 2nd Marquess of Pombal. Also Chairman of the LisbonLisbonLisbon 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...
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; - José Francisco Xavier Maria de Carvalho Melo e Daun (1753–1821), 3rd Count of Oeiras and 3rd Marquess of Pombal;
- Sebastião José de Carvalho Melo e Daun (1785–1834), 4th Count of Oeiras and 4th Marquess of Pombal;
- João José Maria de Carvalho de Albuquerque Daun e Lorena, 5th Count of Oeiras;
- Manuel José de Carvalho Melo e Daun de Albuquerque Sousa e Lorena (1881–1886), 6th Count of Oeiras and 5th Marquess of Pombal;
- Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo Daun Albuquerque da Silva e Lorena (1849–1874), 7th Count of Oeiras;
- António de Carvalho Melo e Daun de Albuquerque e Lorena (1850–1911), 8th Count of Oeiras, 6th Marquess of Pombal and 5th Count of Santiago de Beduído;
- Manuel José de Carvalho e Daun de Albuquerque e Lorena (1875– ? ), 9th Count of Oeiras and 7th Marquess of Pombal;
- António Severino de Carvalho e Melo Albuquerque Daun Lorena (1901–1943), 10th Count of Oeiras
- Sebastião José de Carvalho Daun e Lorena (1903– ? ), 11th Count of Oeiras, 8th Marquess of Pombal and 7th Count of Santiago de Beduído;
- Manuel Sebastião de Almeida de Carvalho Daun e Lorena (b. 1930), 12th Count of Oeiras, 9th Marquess of Pombal and 8th Count of Santiago of Beduído.