Duke de Palmela ( port. Duque de Palmela ) - Portuguese aristocratic title. It was created on October 18, 1850 by a decree of Queen Mary II for a major Portuguese politician and diplomat, Pedro de Souz Holstein (1781-1850). He served as chairman of the Council of Ministers of Portugal three times (1834-1835, 1842, 1846). On April 11, 1812, he received the title of Count de Palmel from Queen Mary I. He was the plenipotentiary of Portugal at the Vienna Congress of 1814 and the Paris Congress of 1815 . On July 3, 1823, the title of Marquis de Palmelet was created for him by King Juan VI. On April 4, 1836, Pedro de Souza Holstein received the title of Duke de Fayal from Queen Mary II.
| Dukes of de Palmer | |
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 Coat of arms of the Dukes de Palmer | |
| Period | October 18, 1850 - present |
| Ancestor | Pedro de Souza Holstein |
| Homeland | Kingdom of portugal |
| Nationality | Portugal |
Initially, the Dukes of Palmel bore the name "Souza Holstein." Recently, they also use the surname “Souza Holstein-Beck”.
Pedro de Souza Holstein was the son of Alexander de Souza Holstein (1751-1803) and Isabelle Giuliana de Souza Coutinho Monteiro Pine (1753-1793). On the male line, the dukes of Palmela come from the Portuguese family of Souza, and on the female line - from the Dukes of Holstein. The grandmother of Pedu de Souza Holstein was Maria Anna Leopoldina, Princess Schleswig-Holstein-Sönnerborg-Beck (1717-1789), the wife of Manuel de Souza (1703-1759).
Content
List of the Dukes de Palmell
- 1850-1850: Pedro de Souza Holstein (May 8, 1781 - October 12, 1850), the only son of Alexander de Souza Holstein (1751-1803)
- 1850-1864: Domingos de Souza Holstein (June 28, 1818 - April 2, 1864), the second son of the previous
- 1864-1909: Maria Louise Domingas de Salez de Borja de Assis de Paula de Souza Holstein (August 4, 1841 - September 2, 1909), the eldest daughter of the previous one. Wife of Antonio de Sampaio and Pina de Brederode (1834-1910)
- 1909-1941: Elena Maria de Sousa Holstein (February 16, 1864 - September 28, 1941), the eldest daughter of the previous one. Wife of Luis Coutinho de Medeirush Souza Dias da Camara (1866-1933)
- 1941-1969: Domingos Maria do Espirito Santo José Francisco de Paula de Souza Holstein-Beck (June 6, 1897 - November 16, 1969), the second son of the previous
- 1969-1997: Luis Maria da Asuncan de Souza Holstein-Beck (August 13, 1919-1997), the eldest son of the previous
- 1997 - present: Pedro Domingos de Souza IE Holstein-Beck (born January 27, 1951), son of the previous one.
Other titles of the Dukes of Palmell
This family has several titles. All of them were provided in the 19th century:
- Marquise Palmela , created by decree of King Juan VI on July 3, 1823
- Marquis Fayal, created by decree of Queen Mary II on December 1, 1834
- Marquis Souza Holstein, created by order of King Pedro V September 3, 1855
- Marquise of Montfalim, created by decree of Louis I August 9, 1861
- Marquis of Sesimbra , created by decree of King Louis I February 2, 1864
- Viscount Lansada, created by decree of Queen Mary II on January 10, 1849
- Count Palmela, created by decree of Queen Mary I on April 4, 1812
- Count Kalharis, created by decree of King Juan VI on October 2, 1823
See also
- List of the Duchies of Portugal
- List of Prime Ministers of Portugal
Links
Sources
- Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil - Vol. III, page 99/106. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
- "A Casa Palmela", Pedro Urbano, Livros Horizonte, Lisbon 2008.