Count of Resende
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| Countship Resende | |
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| Creation date | 9 June 1754 |
| Created by | José I of Portugal |
| First holder | Dom António José de Castro |
| Last holder | Dom António de Castro Pamplona (Monarchy abolished) |
| Present holder | Dom João de Castro de Mendia (Claimant) |
| Extinction date | 1910 (Monarchy abolished) |
| Seat | Counts of Resende Manor House |
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Count of Resende is a Portuguese noble title created by King José I of Portugal, by decree of 9 June 1754, in favour of Dom António José de Castro, Admiral of Portugal.[1]
Manor
The 1st Count of Resende was Dom António José de Castro, who received this title de juro e herdade as compensation for his renunciation, in favour of the Crown, of his vast estates in Brazil, by Royal Charter of 1754.[1]
The Counts of Resende have, from the inception of this title, always held the office of Admiral of Portugal.[1]
Dom José Luís de Castro Resende (1744–1819), the 2nd Count of Resende, was appointed the 13th Viceroy of Brazil in 1789 and faced the Minas Conspiracy. During his tenure, Tiradentes was executed. He sought to improve the finances and sanitary conditions of Rio de Janeiro, but his measures caused discontent and he was replaced in 1801.[1][2][3]
The Counts of Resende Manor House (in portuguese: Solar dos Condes de Resende) was acquired by Vila Nova de Gaia Town Hall on 30 October 1984, through a deed signed with João de Castro de Mendia, 10th Count of Resende. The estate is first recorded in the 1042 Carta de Negrelos, and later passed through several prominent families: the Baldaya, the Pamplona Carneiro Rangel (later Viscounts of Beire), and from the 19th century, the Counts of Resende. Manuel Benedito de Castro Pamplona, the 6th Count, died here in 1907. He was the brother-in-law of writer Eça de Queirós,[4] who had been his schoolmate in youth. It was at this manor that Eça met and fell in love with the Count's sister Emília, whom he married in 1886. Throughout the 20th century, the property was occupied by members of the family, their tenants, and later the Sarmento Pimentel family. Today, the manor house serves as a municipal cultural centre.[4][5][6]
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