Baron of Massarelos

Barony Massarelos
Barony Massarelos
Creation date	21 May 1847
Created by	Maria II of Portugal
First holder	Joaquim Augusto Kopke Schwerin de Sousa, 1st Baron of Massarelos
Status	Extinct

Last updated October 14, 2025

Baron of Massarelos was a noble title created by Queen Maria II of Portugal, by decree of 21 May 1847, in favour of Joaquim Augusto Kopke Schwerin de Sousa.^[1]

Barons of Massarelos (1847)

#	Name	Notes
1	Joaquim Augusto Kopke Schwerin de Sousa	1st Baron of Massarelos^[2]

Coat of arms

A shield with a blue field, featuring three silver crescents arranged in a triangle and a star of the same metal in the centre.^[2]

Notes

This article was initially translated, in whole or in part, from the Portuguese Wikipedia article titled “Barão de Massarelos ”.

References

↑ "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Segundo, p. 727
1 2 Da Silveira Pinto, Albano (1889). Resenha das famílias titulares e Grandes de Portugal. Vol. 2. Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva. pp. 118–122.

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[1] "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Segundo, p. 727

[:1-2] 1 2 Da Silveira Pinto, Albano (1889). Resenha das famílias titulares e Grandes de Portugal. Vol. 2. Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva. pp. 118–122.

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Baron of Massarelos

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Barons of Massarelos (1847)

Coat of arms

Notes

References