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: ...
of
Redondo (Portuguese: ''Conde de Redondo'') 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, in 1481, by King
Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate (), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manu ...
, and granted to
D. Vasco Coutinho, the son of Fernando Coutinho, Marshall of Portugal.
List of counts
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Luís Coutinho, 4th Count of Redondo
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Francisco Coutinho, 6th Count of Redondo
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Duarte de Castelo Branco, 7th Count of Redondo
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Francisco de Castelo Branco, 8th Count of Redondo
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Manuel Coutinho, 9th Count of Redondo
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Fernão de Sousa de Castelo Branco Coutinho e Meneses, 10th Count of Redondo
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Tomé de Sousa Coutinho Castelo Branco e Meneses, 11th Count of Redondo
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Fernando de Sousa Coutinho, 12th Count of Redondo
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Tomé Xavier de Sousa Coutinho de Castelo Branco e Meneses, 13th Count of Redondo, 1st
Marquis of Borba
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Fernando Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 14th Count of Redondo, 2nd Marquis of Borba
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José Luís Gonzaga de Sousa Coutinho Castelo Branco e Meneses, 15th Count of Redondo
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, 3rd Marquis of Borba
# Fernando José Luís Burnay de Sousa Coutinho, 17th Count of Redondo (1883–1945);
# António Luís Carvalho de Sousa Coutinho, 18th Count of Redondo (1925-2007); 7th Marquis of Valença, 4th Marquis of Borba, 15th Count of Vimioso, 8th Count of Soure;
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Fernando Patrício de Portugal de Sousa Coutinho, 19th Count of Redondo (1956), 8th
Marquis of Valença
Marquis of Valença (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Valença'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree of King Afonso V of Portugal, dated from October 11, 1451, to ''Dom'' Afonso of Braganza (1400–1460), who already was 4th Co ...
, 6th Marquis of Borba, 16th
Count of Vimioso, 9th
Count of Soure?
Estates
The family owned a number of properties throughout Portugal. Amongst the more well-known properties are the
Palace of the Counts of Redondo
The Palace of the Counts of Redondo ( Portuguese: ''Palácio dos Condes de Redondo'') is a Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal.
History
The palace has its origins in the seventeenth century, having been constructed by the count of R ...
in Lisbon, and the
Quinta do Relógio in Sintra.
Redondo
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