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[[Image:armas condes faro.png|thumb|150px|right|Coat of Arms of Afonso of Braganza, 1st Count of Faro.]] |
[[Image:armas condes faro.png|thumb|150px|right|Coat of Arms of Afonso of Braganza, 1st Count of Faro.]] |
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'''Count of Faro''' (in Portuguese ''Conde de Faro'') was a Portuguese [[title of nobility]] granted by royal decree issued on |
'''Count of Faro''' (in Portuguese ''Conde de Faro'') was a Portuguese [[title of nobility]] granted by royal decree issued on 22 May 1469, by King [[Afonso V of Portugal]], to [[Don (honorific)|D.]] [[Afonso de Braganza, 1st Count of Faro|Afonso of Braganza]], the third son of [[Fernando I, Duke of Braganza]]. |
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This title refers to the town of ''[[Faro do Alentejo]]'' and not to the city of [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], capital of the [[Algarve]]. The main estates of this family were located in the [[Alentejo]], especially around the town of [[Vimiero (Arraiolos)|Vimieiro]]. |
This title refers to the town of ''[[Faro do Alentejo]]'' and not to the city of [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], capital of the [[Algarve]]. The main estates of this family were located in the [[Alentejo]], especially around the town of [[Vimiero (Arraiolos)|Vimieiro]]. |
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==List of the Counts of Odemira (1469)== |
==List of the Counts of Odemira (1469)== |
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# [[Afonso de Braganza, 1st Count of Faro|Afonso of Braganza]] (c.1435- ? ), he married |
# [[Afonso de Braganza, 1st Count of Faro|Afonso of Braganza]] (c.1435- ? ), he married Maria de Noronha, 2nd. [[Count of Odemira|Countess of Odemira]]; |
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# Estêvão of Faro (c.1550-1629), their great-grandson; |
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# Dinis of Faro (c.1570-1633), his son; |
# Dinis of Faro (c.1570-1633), his son; |
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# Joana Juliana Maria Máxima of Faro (c.1610- ? ), her daughter, married twice but had no issue. |
# Joana Juliana Maria Máxima of Faro (c.1610- ? ), her daughter, married twice but had no issue. |
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 16 October 2023
Count of Faro (in Portuguese Conde de Faro) was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree issued on 22 May 1469, by King Afonso V of Portugal, to D. Afonso of Braganza, the third son of Fernando I, Duke of Braganza.
This title refers to the town of Faro do Alentejo and not to the city of Faro, capital of the Algarve. The main estates of this family were located in the Alentejo, especially around the town of Vimieiro.
List of the Counts of Odemira (1469)
[edit]- Afonso of Braganza (c.1435- ? ), he married Maria de Noronha, 2nd. Countess of Odemira;
- Estêvão of Faro (c.1550-1629), their great-grandson;
- Dinis of Faro (c.1570-1633), his son;
- Joana Juliana Maria Máxima of Faro (c.1610- ? ), her daughter, married twice but had no issue.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]"Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil" Vol II, pages 65/68. Published by Zairol, Lda., Lisbon, 1989.