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

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 an important Portuguese politician during the period of Constitutional Monarchy. He became the 1st Duke of Loulé in 1862.

The Duke of Loulé
Photograph of the Duke of Loulé, c.1860
President of the Council of Ministers
In office
11 August 1869  19 May 1870
MonarchLuís I
Preceded byThe Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Succeeded byThe Duke of Saldanha
In office
4 July 1860  17 April 1865
MonarchsPedro V
Luís I
Preceded byJoaquim António de Aguiar
Succeeded byThe Marquis Sá da Bandeira
In office
6 June 1856  16 March 1859
MonarchPedro V
Preceded byThe Duke of Saldanha
Succeeded byThe Duke of Terceira
Personal details
Born6 November 1804
Lisbon, Portugal
Died22 May 1875 (aged 71)
Lisbon, Portugal
SpouseInfanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Portugal

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:

  • Ana Carlota de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1827–1893), married to the 3rd Count of Linhares – with issue;
  • Maria do Carmo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1829–1907), married to the 3rd Count of Belmonte – with issue;
  • Pedro José Agostinho de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Duke of Loulé, (1830–1909), Successor to the dukedom.
  • Maria Amália de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1832–1880), married Dom João Salazar de Mascarenhas, but the marriage ended and she became a nun. – with issue;
  • Augusto Pedro de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 3rd Count of Azambuja (1835–1914) – with issue.

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).

Honours

Family tree

Family tree of Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé
8. Lourenço Filipe Nery de Mendoça e Moura, 5th Count of Vale de Reis
4. Nuno José de Mendoça e Moura, 6th Count of Vale de Reis
9. Joana Francisca de Noronha
2. Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Marquis of Loulé
10. Pedro José de Alcântara António Luis Francisco Xavier Melchior de Menezes Noronha Coutinho, 4th Marquis of Marialva
5. Ana José Mónica de Menezes e Noronha
11. Eugénia de Assis Mascarenhas
1. Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé
12. Pedro José de Alcântara António Luis Francisco Xavier Melchior de Menezes Noronha Coutinho, 4th Marquis of Marialva (= 10)
6. Diogo José Vito de Menezes Noronha Coutinho, 5th Marquis of Marialva
13. Eugénia de Assis Mascarenhas (= 11)
3. Maria Margarida do Carmo de Lorena e Menezes
14. Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo, 3rd Duke of Cadaval
7. Margarida Caetana de Lorena
15. Henriette Julie Gabrielle de Lorraine

References

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


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