Duke of Cadaval
Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo |
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Born | 4 November 1638 |
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Died | 29 January 1725(1725-01-29) (aged 86) |
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Spouse | Maria de Faro Maria Angélica Henriqueta of Lorraine Marguerite of Lorraine |
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Father | Francisco de Melo, 3.º marquês de Ferreira [pt] |
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Mother | Joana Pimentel |
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This article is about the 17th-century Portuguese nobleman. For other uses, see
Nuno Pereira.
Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, 4th Marquis of Ferreira, 5th Count of Tentúgal (4 November 1638 – 29 January 1725), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.
Biography
Nuno was a general in the Portuguese Restoration War, which earned him prestige and achieved himself the title of Duke of Cadaval. Following the end of the war, he was made Constable of Portugal in the Portuguese Cortes of 1668.
In June 1670, Nuno became a member of the Ultramarine Council [pt], an administrative organ of the Portuguese Empire.
In 1707, the Duke was made chief of the Portuguese army.
Personal life
He first married Maria de Faro, daughter of Francisco de Faro, 7th Count of Odemira.[1] His second wife was Princess Marie Angélique of Lorraine-Harcourt, daughter of François Louis, Count of Harcourt. His third marriage was to Princess Marguerite of Lorraine-Armagnac (17 November 1662 – 16 December 1730), daughter of Louis, Count of Armagnac. He was grandfather to Leonor Tomásia de Távora, 3rd Marquise of Távora.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval |
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| | | | | | | | | 16. Rodrigo de Melo, 1st Marquis of Ferreira and 1st Count of Tentúgal | | | | | | | 8. Francisco de Melo, 2nd Marquis of Ferreira and 2nd Count of Tentúgal | | | | | | | | | | 17. Leonor de Almeida | | | | | | | 4. Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 3rd Count of Tentúgal | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Jaime I of Braganza, 4th Duke of Braganza | | | | | | | 9. Eugénia de Bragança | | | | | | | | | | 19. Joana de Mendoça | | | | | | | 2. Francisco de Melo, 3rd Marquis of Ferreira and 4th Count of Tentúgal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Álvaro Lope de Moscoso Osorio y Andrade, 4th Count of Altamira | | | | | | | 10. Rodrigo de Moscoso Osorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Count of Altamira | | | | | | | | | | 21. Ana Álvarez de Toledo | | | | | | | 5. Mariana de Moscoso | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Fernando Ruiz de Castro Osorio y Portugal, 4th Count of Lemos | | | | | | | 11. Isabel de Castro Osorio y Portugal | | | | | | | | | | 23. Teresa de Andrade, 4th Countess of Villalba | | | | | | | 1. Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Pedro de Pimentel y Osorio, 2nd Marquis of Távara | | | | | | | 12. Enríque Bernardino de Pimentel y Enríquez, 3rd Marquis of Távara | | | | | | | | | | 25. Leonor Enríquez | | | | | | | 6. Antonio de Pimentel y Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Távara | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca | | | | | | | 13. Juana Álvarez de Toledo | | | | | | | | | | 27. Donna Vittoria Colonna | | | | | | | 3. Juana de Pimentel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Rodrigo de Moscoso Osorio y Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Count of Altamira (=10) | | | | | | | 14. Lope de Moscoso Osorio, 6th Count of Altamira | | | | | | | | | | 29. Isabel de Castro Osorio y Portugal (=11) | | | | | | | 7. Isabel de Moscoso | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Zúñiga, 4th Marquis of Denia | | | | | | | 15. Leonor de Sandoval y Rojas | | | | | | | | | | 31. Isabel de Borja y Castro (daughter of Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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