Baron of Almeirim

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Barony Almeirim
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Coat of Arms of the Baron of Almeirim
Creation date23 October 1837
Created by Maria II of Portugal
First holderManuel Nunes Freire da Rocha, 1st Baron of Almeirim
Last holderManuel Braamcamp Freire, 3rd Baron of Almeirim
StatusExtinct

Baron of Almeirim was a noble title created by Queen Maria II of Portugal, by decree dated 23 October 1837, in favour of Manuel Nunes Freire da Rocha. [1]

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Barons of Almeirim (1837)

#NameNotes
1Manuel Nunes Freire da Rocha1st Baron of Almeirim
2Manuel Nunes Braamcamp Freire2nd Baron of Almeirim
3Manuel Braamcamp Freire3rd Baron of Almeirim

Post-Monarchy claimants

#NameNotes
4Carlos Braamcamp Freire4th Baron of Almeirim

Coat of arms

Arms: A shield bearing the arms of the Freire family — on a green field, a red bend cottised in gold, issuing from the mouths of two serpents of the same metal, armed gules. [2]

Crest: Two gold serpent necks, entwined and turned back to back, also armed gules, and as a mark of cadency, a silver roundel bearing a blue bezant. [2]

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References

  1. "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zuquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Segundo, p. 247
  2. 1 2 Albano Anthero da Silveira Pinto e Visconde de Sanches de Baena (1883). "Resenha das Famílias Titulares e Grandes de Portugal, Tomo I, página 50".