Duke of Saldanha (in Portuguese ''Duque de Saldanha'') is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen

Maria II of Portugal Dona Maria II (Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Habsburgo-Lorena e Bragança; 4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) also known as "the Educator" () or as ...

, dated November 4, 1846, to João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun (1790-1876), also known as Marshal Saldanha, leader of the liberal armies, during the

Liberal Wars The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War () and the War of the Two Brothers () was a civil war in Portugal that lasted from May 1828 to May 1834, fought between liberal progressive constitutionalists (led by former King P ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. Queen

had successively upgraded the Marshal Saldanha title from

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: ...

(1833), to

Marquis A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or wido ...

(1834) and, finally, to

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of Royal family, royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobi ...

of Saldanha (1846).

List of dukes of Saldanha

# D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1790-1876) #D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1825-1880) #D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1889-1954) #D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1894-1970) #D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1921-2011) #D. João Carlos Duarte de Saldanha e Daun (1947-)

Other titles

The Duke of Saldanha also holds the following titles: * Count of Saldanha, by decree of Queen

, dated from January 14, 1833 * Marquis of Saldanha, by decree of Queen

, dated from May 27, 1834 *Count of Almoster, by decree of Queen

, dated from December 1, 1834

References

Bibliography

*"Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 260/274. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.

External links

Genealogy of the Dukes of Saldanha
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List of dukes of Saldanha

Other titles

See also

References

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