Duke of Cadaval
is a title of
Portuguese nobility
. It was created on 26 April 1648 by King
John IV of Portugal
for his distant cousin,
Dom
Nuno Alvares Pereira de Melo
(1638?1725), who was already 4th
Marquis of Ferreira
and 5th
Count of Tentugal
.
The Dukes of Cadaval trace their origins to
Dom
Alvaro of Braganza
, Lord of
Tentugal
,
Povoa
,
Buarcos
and
Cadaval
, fourth son of
Dom
Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza
.
Dom
Alvaro married
Dona
Filipa de Melo, the rich daughter and heiress of
Rodrigo Afonso de Melo
, 1st
Count of Olivenca
.
List of Dukes of Cadaval
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- D.
Nuno Alvares Pereira de Melo
(1638?1725)
- D. Luis Ambrosio Alvares Pereira de Melo (1679?1700)
- D.
Jaime Alvares Pereira de Melo
(1684?1749)
- D. Nuno Caetano Alvares Pereira de Melo (1741?1771)
- D. Miguel Caetano Alvares Pereira de Melo (1765?1808)
- D. Nuno Caetano Alvares Pereira de Melo (1799?1837)
- D. Maria da Piedade Alvares Pereira de Melo (1827?1859)
- D. Jaime Segismundo Alvares Pereira de Melo (1844?1913)
- D. Nuno Maria Jose Caetano Alvares Pereira de Melo (1888?1935)
- D. Jaime Alvares Pereira de Melo (1913?2001)
- D.
Diana Alvares Pereira de Melo
(b. 1978)
Other titles
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Family name
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The ducal family's name is Alvares Pereira de Melo.
Dom
Nuno Alvares Pereira
, the remarkable
Constable of Portugal
, is among their ancestors.
Duchess of Cadaval-Hermes
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When
Jaime Alvares Pereira de Melo, 10th Duke of Cadaval
died in 2001, he left four daughters: two from his first (civil) marriage (with
Antoinette Louise Schweisguth
, ex-wife of Rene Durrieu, 4th Baron Durrieu), and two others from his second (religious) marriage (with
Claudine Marguerite Marianne Tritz
). Leadership of the house and its possessions was disputed by the elder daughters of each marriage:
Duarte Pio de Braganca
, in the
de jure
capacity of Head of the historical Royal House of Portugal, recognized Diana Alvares Pereira de Melo as the 11th Duchess of Cadaval.
However, he also granted to her eldest half-sister,
Rosalinda Alvares Pereira de Melo
, the new title of
Duchess of Cadaval-Hermes
, because she is married to Hubert Guerrand-Hermes, the House of
Hermes
's heir.
Dona
Rosalinda also obtained both titles of Marquise of Ferreira and Countess of Tentugal, historically allocated to the heir of the Duke of Cadaval. But Rosalinda (or her heirs) isn't the designated heir to the Duchy and the person to succeed her younger half sister as Duchess of Cadaval will be chosen by the Duke of Braganza at the time of the death of the current Duchess.
There is some controversy about the Cadaval-Hermes title, as effectively it constitutes a new creation since the inauguration of the republican regime in
Portugal
. The Republic abolished all titles of
Portuguese nobility
in 1910.
Genealogical summary
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| | | | Fernando I
(1403?1478)
2nd.Duke of Braganza
| | | | | | Rodrigo de Melo
(1430?1487)
1st.Count of Olivenca
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Fernando II
(1430?1506)
3rd.Duke of Braganza
| | Afonso
(1435- ? )
1st.Count of Faro
2nd.Count of Odemira
| | Alvaro
(1440- ? )
Lord of Tentugal and Cadaval
| | Philippa de Melo
(1460?1516)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Rodrigo de Melo
(1468?1545)
1st.Count of Tentugal
1st.Marquis of Ferreira
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House of Braganza
| | Counts of Faro
Counts of Odemira
Counts of Vimieiro
| | | | Francisco I de Melo
(1520?1588)
2nd.Count of Tentugal
2nd.Marquis of Ferreira
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| | | | | | | | | | Nuno Alvares Pereira de Melo
(1555?1597)
3rd.Count of Tentugal
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| | | | | | | | | | Francisco II de Melo
(1588?1645)
4th.Count of Tentugal
3rd.Marquis of Ferreira
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| | | | | | | | | | Nuno I Alvares Pereira de Melo
(1638?1727)
5th.Count of Tentugal
4th.Marquis of Ferreira
1st.Duke of Cadaval
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| | | | | | | | | | House of Cadaval
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See also
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References
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Bibliography
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- ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” ? Vol. II, pages 459-463. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
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