Coat of Arms of Afonso of Braganza, 1st Count of Faro.
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.
CountofFaro (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...
Look up Faro, faro, farò, or Fårö in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Faro may refer to: Faro (department), North Province, Cameroon Faro National Park...
nobleman of society and was made 1st CountofFaro. The Duke's fourth son, Álvaro of Braganza, inherited the fiefs of his mother, becoming the 5th Lord of Ferreira...
de Carvajal, Marquis of Sarriá, and then by Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Countof Aranda, were thrice defeated by a combination of popular uprising, scorched...
Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese: Catarina de Bragança; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage...
The monarchs of Brazil (Portuguese: monarcas do Brasil) were the imperial heads of state and hereditary rulers of Brazil from the House of Braganza that...
8th Duke of Braganza. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. On...
some time after the Countof Vila Flor, later of Terceira, was able to disembark. In time, because in August 1829 appeared in front of the island a huge...
lover of music, especially Beethoven and Wagner, and played the piano. As a child, Manuel played with the children ofCountof Figueiró, Countof Galveias...
died in Vienna at the age of 85, and is buried in Tegernsee Abbey. Sophie Adelheid Ludovika Maria (1875–1957), married Count Hans Veit zu Törring-Jettenbach;...
His parents were King John V of Portugal and his wife Maria Ana of Austria. Peter was a younger brother of Joseph I of Portugal. Their maternal grandparents...
Spain by marriage to Ferdinand VI of Spain. The marriage of King John V of Portugal and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria remained childless for nearly...
Isabel of Barcelos (October 1402 – 26 October 1466), also known as Isabel of Braganza, was a lady of the Portuguese nobility during the Late Middle Ages...
undisputed queen regnant of Portugal and the first monarch of Brazil. Maria was the eldest daughter of King Dom José I (Joseph I) of Portugal and Queen Mariana...
monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Pedro II was born in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and...
August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the second son of August of Saxe-Coburg-Gota and Princess Clémentine of Orléans, and Gaston of Orléans, Countof Eu. At...
Maria Isidro of Spain, "Countof Molina". The couple had three children: Infante Carlos, Countof Montemolin (1818–1861) Juan, Countof Montizón (1822–1887)...
crown: Duke of Braganza Duke of Barcelos Duke of Guimarães Marquis of Vila Viçosa Countof Ourém Countof Barcelos Countof Faria and Neiva Countof Arraiolos...
ancestors of Jean, Countof Paris, the present Orléanist pretender to the French throne. Francisca was born on 2 August 1824 in the Palace of São Cristóvão...
attempts to obtain the throne of Portugal (civil war 1826–1834), and of her brother-in-law and uncle Infante Don Carlos, Countof Molina in his attempts to...
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