Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval

Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, 4th Marquis of Ferreira, 5th Count of Tentúgal (4 November 1638 – 29 January 1725), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.

Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo
Duke of Cadaval
Marquis of Ferreira
Count of Tentúgal
Born4 November 1638
Died29 January 1725(1725-01-29) (aged 86)
SpouseMaria de Faro
Angélique of Lorraine-Harcourt
Marguerite of Lorraine-Armagnac
FatherFrancisco de Melo, 3.º marquês de Ferreira [pt]
MotherJoana Pimentel

Biography

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Nuno was a general in the Portuguese Restoration War, which earned him prestige and achieved himself the title of Duke of Cadaval. Following the end of the war, he was made Constable of Portugal in the Portuguese Cortes of 1668.

In June 1670, Nuno became a member of the Ultramarine Council [pt], an administrative organ of the Portuguese Empire.

In 1707, the Duke was made chief of the Portuguese army.

Personal life

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He first married Maria de Faro, daughter of Francisco de Faro, 7th Count of Odemira.[1] His second wife was Princess Marie Angélique of Lorraine-Harcourt, daughter of François Louis, Count of Harcourt. His third marriage was to Princess Marguerite of Lorraine-Armagnac (17 November 1662 – 16 December 1730), daughter of Louis, Count of Armagnac. He was grandfather to Leonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marquise of Távora.

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval
16. Rodrigo de Melo, 1st Marquis of Ferreira and 1st Count of Tentúgal
8. Francisco de Melo, 2nd Marquis of Ferreira and 2nd Count of Tentúgal
17. Leonor de Almeida
4. Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 3rd Count of Tentúgal
18. Jaime I of Braganza, 4th Duke of Braganza
9. Eugénia de Bragança
19. Joana de Mendoça
2. Francisco de Melo, 3rd Marquis of Ferreira and 4th Count of Tentúgal
20. Álvaro Lope de Moscoso Osorio y Andrade, 4th Count of Altamira
10. Rodrigo de Moscoso Osorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Count of Altamira
21. Ana Álvarez de Toledo
5. Mariana de Moscoso
22. Fernando Ruiz de Castro Osorio y Portugal, 4th Count of Lemos
11. Isabel de Castro Osorio y Portugal
23. Teresa de Andrade, 4th Countess of Villalba
1. Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval
24. Pedro de Pimentel y Osorio, 2nd Marquis of Távara
12. Enríque Bernardino de Pimentel y Enríquez, 3rd Marquis of Távara
25. Leonor Enríquez
6. Antonio de Pimentel y Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Távara
26. García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca
13. Juana Álvarez de Toledo
27. Donna Vittoria Colonna
3. Juana de Pimentel
28. Rodrigo de Moscoso Osorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Count of Altamira (=10)
14. Lope de Moscoso Osorio, 6th Count of Altamira
29. Isabel de Castro Osorio y Portugal (=11)
7. Isabel de Moscoso
30. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Zúñiga, 4th Marquis of Denia
15. Leonor de Sandoval y Rojas
31. Isabel de Borja y Castro (daughter of Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía)

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