Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches
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Antão de Almada | |
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![]() Presumed portrait of Antão de Almada, 1609, Bibliothèque nationale de France | |
Portuguese Ambassador to England | |
In office 1641–1642 Serving with | |
Monarch | John IV of Portugal |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1573 |
Died | 17 December 1644 Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal | (aged 71)
Spouse(s) | D. Isabel da Silva |
D. Antão Vaz de Almada (c. 1573 – 17 December, 1644) is a Portuguese national hero due to his involvement in the Restoration of Independence in 1640, as one of the Forty Conspirators. During the coup d'état, he was responsible for the arrest of the Duchess of Mantua, then the Vicereine of Portugal.[1]
In 1641-42, he was sent as ambassador to England to secure the recognition of Portugal's independence abroad.[2]
Antão de Almada was the 7th holder of the title of Count of Avranches by virtue of inheritance under the salic law, even though he did not make use of it.
References[]
- ^ "Antropónimos: ALMADA, D. Antão Vaz de (1573-1644) - FCSH". Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ «Genealogias das Famílias de Portugal», por Afonso Torres e continuada por Luís Vieira da Silva, capitulo dos Almadas, ano de 1694
Categories:
- 1573 births
- 1644 deaths
- Ambassadors of Portugal to the United Kingdom
- Commanders of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
- 17th-century Portuguese military personnel
- Portuguese military commanders of the Portuguese Restoration War