Count of Penela
Coat of Arms of the Counts of Penela (1st creation).
Count of Penela (Portuguese: Conde de Penela) was a Portuguese title of nobility. It was created on October 10, 1471, by King Afonso V of Portugal and granted to his 4th cousin, Dom Afonso de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 1st Count of Penela.
Dom Afonso was close related to the Portuguese royal family, once his great-grandfather was Infante John of Portugal (son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro).
Genealogy Summary
Pedro I
(1320–1367)
King of Portugal
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Fernando I Infante João João I
(1345–1383) (1349–1397) (1357–1433)
King of Portugal Duke of Valencia de Campos King of Portugal
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Beatrice Afonso Duarte I
(1372–1408) (c.1370- ? ) (1391–1438)
Queen de jure Lord of Cascais King of Portugal
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Fernando de Vasconcelos |
(c.1400- ? ) |
Lord of Soalhães |
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Afonso de Vasconcelos Royal House of Portugal
(1441- ? )
1st Count of Penela
A second creation of this title occurred in December 1907, when King Charles I of Portugal granted it to José Maria de Portugal de Vasconcelos da Costa Mexia de Matos.
List of the Counts of Penela
First creation (1471)
- Afonso de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 1st Count of Penela (born 1441)
- João de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 2nd Count of Penela (born 1470)
Second Creation (1907)
- José Maria de Portugal de Vasconcelos da Costa Mexia de Matos, 3rd Count of Penela (born 1868).
See also
- List of Countships in Portugal
External links
Bibliography
"Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 117/118. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.