The Count of Barca () is a noble title, created by Queen
Maria I of Portugal
'' Dona'' Maria I (Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana; 17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) also known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, was Queen of Portugal from 24 February 1777 until her de ...
, by decree dated 27 December 1815, in favour of
António de Araújo e Azevedo.
List of counts
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António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca
D. António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca (14 May 1754 – 21 June 1817) was a Portuguese statesman, author and amateur botanist.
Biography
The eldest child of António Pereira Pinto de Araújo de Azevedo Fagundes and Marquesa Ma ...
(1754)
# José Pedro Cyrne de Araújo de Azevedo Pimenta da Gama, 2nd Count of Barca (1899)
After the cessation of the monarchy, the title of Count of Barca was maintained by Maria da Assunção da Cunha e Menezes Pimenta da Gama, as pretender following 1944.
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1815 establishments in Portugal
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