Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

Miranda do Corvo Miranda do Corvo (), officially the Town of Miranda do Corvo (), is a town and a Concelho, municipality in the Portugal, Portuguese Coimbra District, district of Coimbra, with an area of and 2011 population of 13,098 inhabitants. History The fi ...

(in Portuguese ''Conde de Miranda do Corvo'') was a Portuguese

title of nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the rea ...

created by a royal decree, dated from 21 March 1611, by King Philip II of Portugal, also known as

Philip III of Spain Philip III (; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain and King of Portugal, Portugal (where he is known as Philip II of Portugal) during the Iberian Union. His reign lasted from 1598 until his death in 1621. He held dominion over the S ...

, and granted to '' Dom'' Henrique de Sousa Tavares. Henrique was 26th Lord of the House of Sousa, Lord of

and ''Alcaide'' (Mayor) of Arronches. The Prince Regent Pedro, Duke of Beja, on behalf of King Afonso VI of Portugal, granted the new title of

Marquis of Arronches The nobility title Marquis of Arronches was created on April 27 of 1674 by D. Afonso VI of Portugal in favour of Henrique de Sousa Tavares, 3th Count of Miranda do Corvo 28th Lord of the Sousa House. The present Marquis of Arronches is D. Afons ...

(in Portuguese ''Marquês de Arronches'') by a royal decree dated from June 27, 1674 to Henrique de Sousa Tavares, who was already 3rd Count of Miranda do Corvo. On 13 May 1796, a royal decree issued 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 ...

, upgraded the title of Count of Miranda do Corvo to Duke of Miranda do Corvo (in Portuguese ''Duque de Miranda do Corvo''), who should be beard by the Duke of Lafões heir during his father's life.

List of counts of Miranda do Corvo (1611) and Marquesses of Arronches (1674)

*Henrique de Sousa Tavares (c.1550– ? ), 1st Count of Miranda do Corvo; *Diego Lopes de Sousa (c.1595–1640), 2nd Count of Miranda do Corvo; *Henrique de Sousa Tavares (1626–1706), 3rd Count of Miranda do Corvo and 1st Marquis of Arronches; *Diogo Lopes de Sousa (1646–1672), 4th Count of Miranda do Corvo (died before his father and that is why he was not Marquis of Arronches); *Mariana Luisa Francisca de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas e Silva (1672–1743), 5th Countess of Miranda do Corvo and 2nd Marchioness of Arronches; *Luisa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne (1694–1729), 6th Countess of Miranda do Corvo; *Pedro Henrique de Bragança (1718–1761), 7th Count of Miranda do Corvo, 3rd Marquis of Arronches and 1st Duke of Lafões. (for the following Counts/Marquesses see Duke of Lafões)

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”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. II, pp. 322/324 and 747/748. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.

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Genealogy of the Counts of Miranda do Corvo, in PortugueseGenealogy of the Marquesses of Arronches, in Portuguese

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List of counts of Miranda do Corvo (1611) and Marquesses of Arronches (1674)

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