Dukedoms in Portugal

Noble Titles of Portugal
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The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attributed to members of the high nobility, usually relatives of the Portuguese Royal Family, such as the second son of a monarch.

There are exceptions, like António José de Ávila, who, although not having any relation to the royal family, was given the title of duke of Ávila and Bolama.

Royal dukedoms

Hereditary royal dukedoms

Courtesy royal dukedoms

These titles were occasionally given to other infantes of the Royal Family, but did not automatically descend to their heirs:

Noble dukedoms

All of these dukedoms are inherited, but only some of them are titles de juro e herdade – this meant that the reigning monarch was obliged to renew the title for its rightful heir whenever a titleholder died. Only Aveiro, Lafões, Terceira, Palmela, Saldanha and Loulé were dukedoms de juro e herdade. Some of these dukes (Cadaval, Terceira and Saldanha) enjoyed Honras de Parente, i.e. certain honours (of style and/or precedence) associated with being an officially recognised relative of the king.

Non-hereditary dukedoms

These titles were traditionally granted to the Lady Chamberlain (Camareira-Môr), the highest royal court office for a woman, only during her life:

List

Coat of ArmsTitleDate of creationSurnameFirst titular
Duke of AbrantesDecember 9, 1753LorenaAna Maria Catarina Henriqueta de Lorena
Duke of AlbuquerqueMay 19, 1886Costa de Sousa de MacedoJoão Afonso da Costa de Sousa de Macedo
Duke of Aveirob. 1535Lencastre
Mascarenhas da Silva e Lencastre
John of Lencastre, 1st Marquis of Torres Novas
Duke of Ávila and BolamaMay 14, 1878ÁvilaAntónio José de Ávila
Duke of BarcelosAugust 5, 1562BragançaJohn, 6th Duke of Braganza
Duke of Beja1453Portugal-Aviz
Bragança
Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
Duke of Braganza1442BragançaAfonso, Count of Barcelos
Duke of CadavalApril 26, 1648Álvares Pereira de MeloNuno Álvares Pereira de Melo
Duke of CaminhaDecember 14, 1620MenezesMiguel Luís de Menezes
Duke of Coimbra1415Portugal-Aviz
Lencastre
Bragança
Pedro, Prince of Portugal
Duke of FaialApril 4, 1833Sousa HolsteinPedro de Sousa Holstein
Duke of FicalhoMay 14, 1836AlmeidaEugénia Maurícia Tomásia de Almeida Portugal
Duke of Goa1515AlbuquerqueAfonso de Albuquerque
Duke of GuardaOctober 5, 1530Portugal-AvizFerdinand, Prince of Portugal
Duke of Guimarães1475BragançaFernando II, Duke of Braganza
Duke of LafõesFebruary 17, 1718Bragança
Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva
Pedro Henrique de Bragança
Duke of Linhares?NoronhaFernando de Noronha
Duke of LouléOctober 3, 1852Mendonça Rolim de Moura BarretoNuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto
Duke of Miranda do CorvoMay 13, 1796Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da SilvaJosé Sousa Tavares Mascaranhas da Silva
Duke of PalmelaOctober 10, 1850Sousa HolsteinPedro de Sousa Holstein
Duke of Porto1833BragançaMaria, Princess of Portugal
(future Queen Maria II)
Duke of SaldanhaNovember 4, 1846Saldanha Oliveira e DaunJoão Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun
Duke of TancosApril 22, 1790ManoelConstança Manoel
Duke of TerceiraNovember 8, 1832Manoel e Meneses Severim de NoronhaAntónio José de Sousa Manoel e Meneses Severim de Noronha
Duke of Torres NovasSeptember 26, 1619LencastreGeorge of Lencastre
Duke of Trancoso1530Portugal-AvizFerdinand, Prince of Portugal
Duke of Vila RealFebruary 28, 1585MenezesManuel de Menezes
Duke of Viseu1415Portugal-AvizHenry, the Navigator, Prince of Portugal
Duke of VitóriaDecember 12, 1812WellesleyArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

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