Counts of Avranches information

list of the counts of Avranches, a French fief in the Middle Ages. 1445–1449 Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches, KG (created by Henry VI of England);...

commune Saint-Martin-des-Champs was merged into Avranches. Avranches is situated at the southern end of the Cotentin Peninsula on the E40 road connecting...

supporter of William the Conqueror in the Norman conquest of England. Richard was the son of Thorstein le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, and grandson of Ansfred...

Almada (count of Avranches) (1390–1449), knight of the Garter, Captain-major of Portugal, killed in battle Fernando de Almada (count of Avranches) (1430–1496)...

future Count of Avranches. Would have been a child at the time. João Pereira da Cunha Agostim, second son of Gil Vasques da Cunha (alferes mór, of John...

morning of 22 August, Ceuta was in Portuguese hands. Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches was asked to hoist what was to become the flag of Ceuta...

Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Lord of the Isles May 20 (at the Battle of Alfarrobeira) Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches Peter, Duke of Coimbra...

Catalonia against the Crown. The plot was planned by Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches, Miguel de Almeida and João Pinto Ribeiro. They, together with several...

Duke of Savoy (b. 1489) April 29 – Fernando de Almada, 2nd Count of Avranches (b. c. 1430) August 15 – Infanta Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile...

4 May 1793), in favour of D. Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada and his descendants, representatives of the Count of Avranches. By attributing this title...

of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit. Arms of the...

Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches was first hoisted the flag of Lisbon (or of Saint Vicent) over the Ceuta castle per orders of the king. This symbol...

uncertain) and, in 1423, by Álvaro Vaz de Almada (Count of Avranches). The letter appointing Avranches designates a more extensive capitão-mor, covering the...

Northern France, as King of Western Francia. In turn, Raoul gave him lordship over much of the lands of the Bretons including Avranches, the Cotentin Peninsula...

of Ávila Count of Avilez Count of Avintes Count of Avranches Count of Azambuja Count of Azarujinha Count of Azenha Count of Azevedo Count of Azevedo e...

captains-general installed in following years: 1766–1774 – Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches 1774–1793 – Dinis Gregório de Melo Castro e Mendonça 1793–1799 – Interim...