Marquis of Tavora
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Count
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of São João da Pesqueira
São João da Pesqueira
São João da Pesqueira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 266.1 km² and a total population of 8,367 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in the district Viseu....
(in Portuguese Conde de São João da Pesqueira) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from 21 March 1611, by King Philip II of Portugal (aka Philip III of Spain
Philip III of Spain
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), and granted to Dom
Don (honorific)
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Luís Álvares de Távora, Lord of Távora.
In the 17th century this family received new honours: a royal decree of King Afonso VI of Portugal, issued on August 6, 1669, 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 Távora (in Portuguese Marquês de Távora) and granted it to Dom Luís Álvares de Távora, 3rd Count of São João da Pesqueira.
In 1759, these two titles were extinguished once the 4th Marquis was executed following the Távora affair
Távora affair
The Távora affair was a political scandal of the 18th century Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted murder of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family and its closest relatives in 1759...
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List of the Counts of São João da Pesqueira (1611) and Marquesses of Távora (1669)
- Luís Álvares de Távora (c.1590- ? ), 1st Count of São João da Pesqueira;
- António Luis de Távora (c.1620-1653), his son, 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira;
- Luís Álvares de Távora (1634- ? ), his son, 3rd Count of São João da Pesqueira and 1st Marquis of Távora;
- António Luís de Távora (1656–1721),his son, 4th Count of São João da Pesqueira and 2nd Marquis of Távora;
- Luís Bernardo de Távora (1677–1718), his son, 5th Count of São João da Pesqueira;
- Leonor de TávoraLeonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marchioness of TávoraLeonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marchioness of Távora was a Portuguese noblewoman, most notable for being one of those executed during the Távora affair....
(1700–1759), his daughter, 6th Countess of São João da Pesqueira and 3rd Marchioness of Távora, married to her cousin Francisco de Assis de Távora, 3rd Count of AlvorCount of AlvorCount of Alvor was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by king Peter II of Portugal in 4 February 1683, to Francisco de Távora, second son of António Luís de Távora, 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira....
; - Luís Bernardo de Tavora (1723–1759), her son, 7th Count of São João da Pesqueira and 4th Marquis of Távora. Executed.
See also
- List of Marquesses in Portugal
- List of Countships in Portugal
- Count of AlvorCount of AlvorCount of Alvor was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by king Peter II of Portugal in 4 February 1683, to Francisco de Távora, second son of António Luís de Távora, 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira....
- Távora affairTávora affairThe Távora affair was a political scandal of the 18th century Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted murder of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family and its closest relatives in 1759...