Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé

Nuno José de Moura Barreto,
Duke of Loulé

Duke de Loulé
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers)
Order:	21st, 24th and 29th
Term of Office	(1st) June 6, 1856 – March 16, 1859 (as Marquess of Loulé) (2nd) July 4, 1860 – April 17, 1865 (3rd) August 11, 1869 – May 19, 1870 (both as Duke of Loulé)
Predecessor:	(1st) Duke of Saldanha (2nd) Joaquim António de Aguiar (3rd) Marquess of Sá da Bandeira
Successor:	(1st) Duke of Terceira (2nd) Marquess of Sá da Bandeira (3rd) Duke of Saldanha
Date of Birth	November 6, 1804
Place of Birth:	Lisbon
Date of Death	May 22, 1875
Place of Death:	Lisbon
Wife:	Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Duchess of Loulé
Occupation:	Military officer
Political Party:	Historic

Dom Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 9th Count of Vale de Reis, 2nd Marquess of Loulé and 1st Duke of Loulé (November 6, 1804 – May 22, 1875), was an important Portuguese politician during the period of Constitutional Monarchy. Leader of the Historic Party, he was many times minister and, for three times, President of the Council of Ministers – Prime Minister (1856–1859, 1860–1865 and 1869–1870).

In 1827, he married Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, younger daughter of King John VI of Portugal, and they had five children:

• Ana Carlota de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1827–1893), married to the 3rd Count of Linhares – with issue;
• Maria do Carmo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1829–1907), married to the 3rd Count of Belmonte – with issue;
• Pedro José Agostinho de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Duke of Loulé, (1830–1909), inherited from his father the House of Loulé – with female issue;
• Maria Amália de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1832–1880), married Dom João Salazar de Mascarenhas, but the marriage ended and she became a nun. – with issue;
• Augusto Pedro de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 3rd Count of Azambuja (1835–1914) – with issue.

See also

• Duke of Loulé
• Marquess of Loulé
• Count of Vale dos Reis
• List of Portuguese Dukedoms
• List of Prime Ministers of Portugal

External links

• Genealogy of the 1st Duke of Loulé (in Portuguese)

Political offices
Preceded by 1st Duke of Saldanha	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1856–1859	Succeeded by Duke of Terceira
Preceded by Joaquim António de Aguiar	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1860–1865	Succeeded by Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Preceded by Marquis of Sá da Bandeira	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1869–1870	Succeeded by 1st Duke of Saldanha
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto	Marquis of Loulé 1824—1875	Succeeded by Pedro José Agostinho de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Preceded by New Title	Duke of Loulé 1862—1875	Succeeded by Pedro José Agostinho de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Duke of Loulé