Duke of Ávila and Bolama

This was a Portuguese Nobility title granted by King Luís I of Portugal to António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama, a remarkable Portuguese politician and ambassador during the liberal period.

Originally, the title was granted, in 1864 as Count of Ávila (in Portuguese "Conde de Ávila") and it was sucessively upgraded, by the same King, to Marquis of Ávila and Bolama (in Portuguese Marquês de "Ávila e Bolama") in 1870 and finaly , by a royal decree dated from May 14th, 1878, to Duke of Ávila and Bolama (in Portuguese "Duque de Ávila and Bolama").

This was the first Dukedom to be granted to a non-noble born person, once in Portugal the title of Duke was, traditionally, granted to members of high nobility, relatives of the Portuguese Royal Family, such as the second sons of monarchs.

List of the Duke, Marquesses and Counts

#António José de Ávila (1806-1881), 1st Count of Ávila (1864), 1st Marquis of Ávila and Bolama (1870), 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama (1878);
#António José de Ávila (1842-1917), nephew of the 1st Duke. 2nd Count of Ávila and 2nd Marquis of Ávila and Bolama (didn't inherired the title of Duke). 33rd Mayor of Lisbon (1901-1903);
#Manuel de Carvalho de Ávila (1876-1979), inherited from his uncle the title of 3rd Count of Ávila.

ee Also

*List of Portuguese Dukedoms
*List of Prime Ministers of Portugal
*List of mayors of Lisbon

External Links

* [http://www.geneall.net/P/tit_page.php?id=162 Genealogy of the Dukes of Ávila and Bolama, in Portuguese]
* [http://www.geneall.net/P/tit_page.php?id=161 Genealogy of the Marquesses of Ávila and Bolama, in Portuguese]
* [http://www.geneall.net/P/tit_page.php?id=160 Genealogy of the Counts of Ávila, in Portuguese]