This was a Portuguese nobility title created and granted by King Carlos I of Portugal on 17th May 1905 to Francisco de Almeida Cardoso e Albuquerque, previously the 1st Viscount of Mangulade, now the 1st count of Mangualde. [1]
Count of Oeiras was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated July 15, 1759, by King Joseph I of Portugal, and granted to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, head of the Portuguese government.
Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia, GCSE, better known as Augusto de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese surgeon, politician and diplomat, who served as 57th Prime Minister of Portugal.
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Count of Peniche was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from December 6, 1806, by Prince Regent John, on behalf of Queen Maria I of Portugal, and granted to Caetano José de Noronha e Albuquerque, younger son of the 3rd Marquis of Angeja and 4th Count of Vila Verde.
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Viscount of Mangualde was a Portuguese nobility title created and granted by King Carlos I of Portugal on 23 April 1891 to Francisco de Almeida Cardoso e Albuquerque, the only holder of this title. In 1905, this title was elevated to Count of Mangualde.