This is a list of the counts of
Avranches, a French fief in the Middle Ages.
House of Almada
*1445–1449
Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches,
KG (created by
Henry VI of England); Avranches was lost to France soon after
*1476–1496
Fernando de Almada, 2nd Count of Avranches
Dom Fernando de Almada, 2nd Count of Avranches (in Portugal the title became indigenated as ''Conde de Avranches'') (c. 1430 – c. 29 April 1496) was a Portuguese nobleman.
Life
He was the only son of Dom Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count ...
(created by
Louis XI of France), 5th
Lord
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of
Lagares d' El-Rei ''
jure uxoris''
The following are the holders of the title by right, by virtue of inheritance under the
salic law, even if some of them did not make use of it:
**1496–15??
Antão de Almada, 3rd Count of Avranches, 6th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei
**15??–15??
Fernando de Almada, 4th Count of Avranches, 7th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 2nd Lord of
Pombalinho
Pombalinho () is a village and a civil parish in the municipality of Golegã, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 448, in an area of 7.70 km2.
History
Located on the right bank of the Tagus River, 22 kilometers northeast of the city of San ...
''jure uxoris''
**15??–15??
Antão Soares de Almada, 5th Count of Avranches, 8th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 3rd Lord of Pombalinho
**15??–16??
Lourenço Soares de Almada, 6th Count of Avranches, 9th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 4th Lord of Pombalinho
**15??–1644
Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches, 10th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 5th Lord of Pombalinho
**1644–1660
Luís de Almada, 8th Count of Avranches, 11th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 6th Lord of Pombalinho
**1660–1669
Antão de Almada e Meneses, 9th Count of Avranches, did not succeed his father in Portugal
**1669–1729
Lourenço de Almada, 10th Count of Avranches, 12th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 7th Lord of Pombalinho; his son succeeded him in Portugal ''vita patris''
**1729–17??
Lourenço de Almada, 11th Count of Avranches, 14th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 9th Lord of Pombalinho
**17??–1797
Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches, 15th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei ''jure uxoris'', 10th Lord of Pombalinho ''jure uxoris''
**1797–1815
Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada, 13th Count of Avranches, 1st Count of Almada, 16th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 11th Lord of Pombalinho
**1815–1834
Antão José Maria de Almada, 14th Count of Avranches, 2nd Count of Almada, 17th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 12th Lord of Pombalinho
**1834–1874
Lourenço José Maria de Almada de Abreu Pereira Cyrne Peixoto, 15th Count of Avranches, 3rd Count of Almada, 18th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 13th Lord of Pombalinho
**1874–1909
José Maria de Almada, 16th Count of Avranches, 19th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 14th Lord of Pombalinho
**1909–1916
Miguel Vaz de Almada, 17th Count of Avranches, 20th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 15th Lord of Pombalinho
**1916–1919
Luís Vaz de Almada, 18th Count of Avranches, 21st Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 16th Lord of Pombalinho
**1919–1978
Lourenço Vaz de Almada, 19th Count of Avranches, 4th Count of Almada, 22nd Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei,
[The actual estate was ]nationalized
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by the Communists during the PREC in 1975. 17th Lord of Pombalinho
**1978–1998
Luís Francisco de Almada, 20th Count of Avranches, 5th Count of Almada, 23rd Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 18th Lord of Pombalinho
**1998–present
Lourenço José de Almada, 21st Count of Avranches, 6th Count of Almada, 24th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 19th Lord of Pombalinho
***Heir presumptive:
Luís Manuel de Almada, future 22nd Count of Avranches, future 7th Count of Almada, 25th Lord of Lagares d' El-Rei, 20th Lord of Pombalinho
Notes
Sources
* Various, "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Lisbon, Portugal, 1960, Volume Segundo, pp. 356–357
* Various, "Armorial Lusitano", Lisbon, Portugal, 1961, pp. 26–27 and pp. 42–43
* Visconde de Figanière, "Alguns Documentos Acerca do Conde de Avranches", in Panorama, 3rd Series, Vol. V, Nr. 9
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