Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
The Duke of Loulé
Honorific-Suffix:GCC GCTS FC
Monarch1:Luís I
Office1:President of the Council of Ministers
Successor1:The Duke of Saldanha
Term Start1:11 August 1869
Term End1:19 May 1870
Monarch2:Pedro V
Luís I
Predecessor2:Joaquim António de Aguiar
Term Start2:4 July 1860
Term End2:17 April 1865
Monarch3:Pedro V
Predecessor3:The Duke of Saldanha
Successor3:The Duke of Terceira
Term Start3:6 June 1856
Term End3:16 March 1859
Birth Date:6 November 1804
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Death Date:22 May 1875 (aged 71)
Death Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Spouse:Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Portugal

Dom. Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Marquis of Loulé, 9th Count of Vale de Reis, (6 November 1804 – 22 May 1875), was a Portuguese politician during the period of Constitutional Monarchy. He became the 1st Duke of Loulé in 1862.

Family

He was a son of the 1st Marquess of Loule, Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto. In 1827, he married Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, younger daughter of King John VI of Portugal. With this marriage, Nuno José Severo become brother-in-law of King Miguel I of Portugal and Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, and paternal uncle of Queen Maria II of Portugal and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.They had five children:

Career

Leader of the Historic Party, he was many times minister and, for three times, President of the Council of Ministers – Prime Minister (1856–1859, 1860–1865 and 1869–1870).

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Notes and References

  1. Le livre d'or de l'ordre de Léopold et de la croix de fer, Volume 2