- Count of Ourém
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The Coat of Arms of the Meneses family, the first to bear the title of Count of Ourém.
The Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Braganza, who inherited the County of Ourém.Count of Ourém (in Portuguese Conde de Ourém) is a Portuguese title granted, in 1370 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to Dom João Afonso Telo de Meneses, uncle of Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes. Later he also became 4th Count of Barcelos.
Then the County passed to João Fernandes Andeiro (a Galician noble, lover of the Queen) but, when King John I of Portugal took the power, his Constable, Nuno Álvares Pereira, inherited it.
As the Constable daughter married the 1st Duke of Braganza, Count of Ourém became a subsidiary title of the House of Braganza.
In 1483, Fernando II 3rd. Duke of Bragança, is condemned for treason by order of king John II of Portugal. The House of Braganza estates were confiscated and the County of Ourém was granted to Pedro de Menezes, 1st Marquis of Vila Real, a great-great-grandson of João Afonso Telo de Menezes, 1st Count of Ourém.
When king Manuel I inherited the Portuguese throne, he restored the Braganzas with all their previous honours and, from then on, the County of Ourém was included in the Braganzas’ assets.
Contents
List of the Counts of Ourém
- João Afonso Telo de Menezes (1310-1381), also 4th Count of Barcelos;
- João Fernandes Andeiro (1320-1383);
- Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431), also 7th Count of Barcelos, 2nd Count of Arraiolos and 2nd Constable of Portugal;
- Afonso of Braganza (1400-1460), also 1st Marquis of Valença;
- Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403-1478);
- Fernando II, Duke of Braganza (1430-1483);
- Pedro de Menezes, 1st Marquis of Vila Real (1425-1499);
- Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1479-1532).
(for the list of holders after this date, see Duke of Braganza)
See also
- Count of Barcelos
- Duke of Braganza
- House of Braganza
- List of Portuguese Dukedoms
- List of Countships in Portugal
External links
Bibliography
”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. III, pages 82-84. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
Categories:- Portuguese nobility
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