- Dukes of Saldanha
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Ducal House of Saldanha 
Country Portugal Titles - Duke of Saldanha
- Marquis of Saldanha
- Count of Saldanha
- Count of Almoster
Founder D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun Current head D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun Founding 1834
Duke of Saldanha (in Portuguese Duque de Saldanha) is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from 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 in Portugal.Queen Maria II of Portugal has successively upgraded the Marshal Saldanha title from Count (1833), to Marquis (1834) and, finally, to Duke of Saldanha (1846).
Contents
List of the 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- )
Other Titles
The Duke of Saldanha also holds the following titles:
- Count of Saldanha, by decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from January 14, 1833;
- Marquis of Saldanha, by decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from May 27, 1834;
- Count of Almoster, by decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from December 1, 1834.
See also
- List of Portuguese Dukedoms
- List of Portuguese Prime Ministers
External links
Bibliography
”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 260/274. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
Categories:- Dukes of Saldanha
- Dukedoms of Portugal
- History of Portugal
- Portuguese nobility
- Noble Houses of Portugal
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