The Count of Almada is a noble title created by Queen Maria I of Portugal, by royal proclamation on 29 April 1793 (confirmed by letter on 4 May 1793), in favour of D. Lourenço José Boaventura de Almada and his descendants, representatives of the Count of Avranches.
By attributing this title the option to provide an ancillary surname to the Almada family, but the monarch wanted to provide honours to this family for their illustrious service.
With the institutionalization of the Liberal system, the family (who opposed the constitutional monarchy) continued as pretenders to the title:
After the establishment of the first Portuguese Republican and abolish of the monarchy, the title of Count of Almada was abolished, although some continue to act as caretakers to a possible restoration: