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The Coat of Arms of
Nuno Alvares Pereira
, who bore the title of Count of Arraiolos.
The Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Braganza, who inherited the County of Arraiolos.
Count of
Arraiolos
(in Portuguese
Conde de Arraiolos
) is a Portuguese title granted, in 1377 by King
Fernando I of Portugal
, to
Dom
Alvaro Pires de Castro, a Galician noble, brother of
Ines de Castro
(King
Pedro I of Portugal
2nd wife). Alvaro Pires de Castro was already
Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)
when he received this new title.
Following Alvaro's death, King
John I of Portugal
gave this County to his
Constable
,
Nuno Alvares Pereira
in 1387, who ceded it, in 1422, to his grandson,
Fernando of Braganza
.
The title of Count of Arraiolos became a subsidiary title of the House of Braganza when Fernando became 2nd
Duke of Braganza
(1461).
List of the Counts of Arraiolos
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- Alvaro Pires de Castro
(1310-1384), also 1st
Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima)
and 1st
Constable of Portugal
;
- Nuno Alvares Pereira
(1360-1431), also 7th
Count of Barcelos
, 2nd
Count of Ourem
and 2nd
Constable of Portugal
;
- Fernando I, Duke of Braganza
(1403-1478).
(for the list of holders after this date, see
Duke of Braganza
)
See also
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Bibliography
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”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” ? Vol. II, page 321. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.