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Founder D. João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun Current head D. João Carlos Duarte de Saldanha e Daun | ||
Duke of Saldanha (in Portuguese Duque de Saldanha) is a Portuguese title granted by royal decree of Queen Maria II of Portugal, dated from November 4, 1846, to João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun (1790-1876), also known as Marshal Saldanha, leader of the liberal armies, during the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
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Queen Maria II of Portugal had successively upgraded the Marshal Saldanha title from Count (1833), to Marquis (1834) and, finally, to Duke of Saldanha (1846).
List of the Dukes of Saldanha
- D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1790-1876)
- D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1825-1880)
- D. João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1889-1954)
- D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1894-1970)
- D. José Augusto de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun (1921-2011)
- D. João Carlos Duarte de Saldanha e Daun (1947-)
Other titles
The Duke of Saldanha also holds the following titles:
References
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