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Count
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of Vila Verde
Vila Verde
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(in Portuguese Conde de Vila Verde) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from December 10, 1654, by King John IV of Portugal

John IV of Portugal

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, and granted to Dom
Don (honorific)
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António de Noronha, 12th Lord of Vila Verde.

António de Noronha descended from Pedro de Noronha, Archbishop of Lisbon

Lisbon

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and a grandson of King Fernando I of Portugal (through his mother Infanta Isabel) and of King Henry II of Castile (through his father Alfonso, Count of Noroña y Gigon).

In the 18th century this family received new honours: a royal decree of King John V of Portugal, issued on January 21, 1714, created the title of Marquis
Marquis
Marquis is a French and Scottish title of nobility. The English equivalent is Marquess, while in German, it is Markgraf.It may also refer to:Persons:...

of Angeja
Angeja
Angeja is a civil parish in the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, with an area of 21.25 km² and population of 2320 inhabitants : approximately 109 inhabitants per km².-History:...

(in Portuguese Marquês de Angeja) and granted it to Dom Pedro António de Noronha, 2nd Count of Vila Verde.

In 1833, these two titles were inherited by a collateral branch of the family: the Noronhas, Counts of Peniche

Count of Peniche

Count of Peniche was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from December 6, 1806, by Prince Regent John, on behalf of Queen Maria I of Portugal, and granted to Caetano José de Noronha e Albuquerque, younger son of the 3rd Marquis of Angeja and 4th Count of Vila Verde.This...

List of the Counts of Vila Verde (1654) and Marquesses of Angeja (1714)

António de Noronha (c.1610- ? ), 1st Count of Vila Verde;
Pedro António de Noronha (1661–1731), 2nd Count of Vila Verde and 1st Marquis of Angeja;
António de Noronha (1680–1735), 3rd Count of Vila Verde and 2nd Marquis of Angeja;
Pedro José de Noronha Camões (1716–1788), 4th Count of Vila Verde and 3rd Marquis of Angeja;
António José Xavier de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1736–1755), 5th Count of Vila Verde;
José Xavier de Noronha Camões Albuquerque Sousa Moniz (1741–1811), 6th Count of Vila Verde and 4th Marquis of Angeja;
Pedro José de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1771–1804), 7th Count of Vila Verde and 5th Marquis of Angeja;
Diogo José António de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque Sousa Moniz (1747–1806), 8th Count of Vila Verde;
João de Noronha Camões de Albuquerque e Sousa Moniz (1788–1827), 9th Count of Vila Verde and 6th Marquis of Angeja;
Maria do Carmo de Noronha Camões e Albuquerque Moniz de Sousa (1813–1833), 10th Countess of Vila Verde and 7th Marchioness of Angeja;
Caetano Gaspar de Almeida Noronha Albuquerque e Sousa (1820–1881), 3rd Count of Peniche
Count of Peniche
Count of Peniche was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from December 6, 1806, by Prince Regent John, on behalf of Queen Maria I of Portugal, and granted to Caetano José de Noronha e Albuquerque, younger son of the 3rd Marquis of Angeja and 4th Count of Vila Verde.This...

and 8th Marquis of Angeja;
Manuel Gaspar de Almeida Noronha Portugal Camões Albuquerque Moniz (1845–1901), 9th Marquis of Angeja;
Pedro de Almeida e Noronha Portugal Camões Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1865–1908), 11th Count of Vila Verde;
António de Almeida e Noronha Portugal Camões Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa (1856–1906), 12th Count of Vila Verde;
Manuel de Almeida e Noronha de Azevedo Coutinho (1952–2004), 13th Count of Vila Verde and 10th Marquis of Angeja;
Francisco de Almeida e Noronha Azevedo Coutinho (born 1983) – current representative of these titles.

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associated with these titles was Noronha – their ancestor Alfonso Enriquez (a natural son of King Henry II of Castile), was Count of Noroña, in Castile.

Due to different heritages and marriages some other family names were added (such as, Camões, Albuquerque Moniz e Sousa, Azevedo Coutinho) but the original Noronha was always kept.

Genealogical Summary

António de Noronha, 1st Count of Vila Verde, was a 6th grandson of Pedro de Noronha, Archbishop of Lisbon, who lived in the late 14th/earlier 15th centuries. The Archbishop had royal ancestry both through his mother (Isabel of Portugal

Isabel of Portugal, Countess of Gijón and Noroña

Isabel of Portugal was the natural daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal, from unknown mother.- Biography :Before 1386 she was betrothed to João Afonso Telo de Menezes, 1st Count of Viana , son of the powerful Dom João Afonso Telo de Menezes, 4th Count of Barcelos...

, a natural daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal

Ferdinand I of Portugal

Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth King of Portugal and the Algarve, the second son of Peter I and his wife, Constance of Castile...

) and through his father (Alfonso, Count of Noroña y Gigón, a natural son of King Henry II of Castile).

Pedro I
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Enrique II Fernando I

Ferdinand I of Portugal

Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth King of Portugal and the Algarve, the second son of Peter I and his wife, Constance of Castile...

João I

John I of Portugal

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(1333–1379) (1345–1383) (1357–1433)
King of Castile King of Portugal King of Portugal
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Juan I

John I of Castile

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Alphonso<-------->Isabel

Isabel of Portugal, Countess of Gijón and Noroña

Noreña

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y Gijón

Gijón

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of Castile of Angeja of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real
Marquis of Vila Real was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from March 1, 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real.The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House...

of Portugal

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List of the Counts of Vila Verde (1654) and Marquesses of Angeja (1714)

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