Count of Viana do Alentejo

For the Counts of Viana (modern), see Count of Viana. For the Counts of Viana (da Foz do Lima), see Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima).
Coat of Arms of João Afonso Telo de Menezes, 1st Count of Viana (do Alentejo).
Coat of arms of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Counts of Viana (do Alentejo).

Count of Viana (do Alentejo) was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. João Afonso Telo de Menezes, direct cousin to Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes, by King Ferdinand I of Portugal royal decree, dated from March 13, 1373.

The first count belonged to one of the most powerful families among the Portuguese nobility and, in spite of his support to Beatrice of Portugal's party during the 1383-1385 Crisis, the county of Viana (do Alentejo) remained within his descendency.

List of the Counts of Viana (do Alentejo)

  1. João Afonso Telo de Menezes, (c. 1330-1384);
  2. Pedro de Menezes (c.1370-1437), his son, also 1st Count of Vila Real;
  3. Duarte de Menezes (1414–1464), his natural son, also 2nd Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)
  4. Henrique de Menezes (c.1450- ? ), his son, also 3rd Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima) and 1st Count of Loulé

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Bibliography

"Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil" Vol III, pages 478/480. Published by Zairol, Lda., Lisbon, 1989.

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