Count of Vila da Horta, the Glossary
The Count of Vila da Horta was a title created by Philip I of Portugal in 1585 in favor of Francisco de Mascarenhas.[1]
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7 relations: Corvo Island, Count of Santa Cruz, Faial Island, Flores Island (Azores), Francisco de Mascarenhas, Horta, Azores, Philip II of Spain.
- 1585 establishments in Portugal
- Countships of Portugal
Corvo Island
Corvo Island (Ilha do Corvo, literally the Island of the Crow) is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia.
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Count of Santa Cruz
Count of Santa Cruz (in Portuguese Conde de Santa Cruz) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree of King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, dated from October 3, 1593, and granted to Francisco de Mascarenhas (1530-1608), nephew of Dom Pedro de Mascarenhas, 6th Viceroy of Portuguese India. Count of Vila da Horta and Count of Santa Cruz are Countships of Portugal.
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Faial Island
Faial Island, also known as Fayal Island, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group or Grupo Central of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Flores Island (Azores)
Flores Island (Ilha das Flores) is an island of the Western Group (Grupo Ocidental) of the Azores.
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Francisco de Mascarenhas
Francisco de Mascarenhas was the 1st count of Vila da Horta, the 1st count of Santa Cruz and the 13th viceroy of Portuguese controlled India from 1581 until 1584, captain of donatary of the islands of Flores and Corvo.
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Horta, Azores
Horta is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial.
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Philip II of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.
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See also
1585 establishments in Portugal
- Count of Vila da Horta
- Duke of Vila Real
Countships of Portugal
- Count of Abrantes
- Count of Alcoutim
- Count of Almada
- Count of Almedina
- Count of Alvor
- Count of Ameal
- Count of Assumar
- Count of Atouguia
- Count of Avintes
- Count of Barcelos
- Count of Bracial
- Count of Faro
- Count of Feira
- Count of Idanha-a-Nova
- Count of Juncal
- Count of Lavradio
- Count of Loulé
- Count of Mangualde
- Count of Miranda do Corvo
- Count of Neiva
- Count of Odemira
- Count of Olivença
- Count of Ourém
- Count of Penaguião
- Count of Penela
- Count of Peniche
- Count of Portalegre
- Count of Redondo
- Count of Ribeira Grande
- Count of Sabugosa
- Count of Santa Cruz
- Count of Tentúgal
- Count of Torres Vedras
- Count of Valadares
- Count of Valença
- Count of Viana
- Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)
- Count of Viana do Alentejo
- Count of Vidigueira
- Count of Vila Franca
- Count of Vila Nova de Portimão
- Count of Vila Real
- Count of Vila da Horta
- List of countships in Portugal
- Marquis of Marialva
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_Vila_da_Horta
Also known as Counts of Vila da Horta.