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 a 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

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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

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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

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Family tree

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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

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  1. ^ Le livre d'or de l'ordre de Léopold et de la croix de fer, Volume 2
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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Council of Ministers)

1856–1859
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Council of Ministers)

1860–1865
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Council of Ministers)

1869–1870
Succeeded by
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by  
Marquis of Loulé

1824—1875
Succeeded by
Preceded by
New Title
 
Duke of Loulé

1862—1875
Succeeded by