The Baron of Vila da Praia was a title created by King John VI of Portugal under the decree of September 29, 1823 in favour of the tenant-general Francisco de Borja Garção Stockler (1759-1829) in which he was a governor and captain general of the Azores,
It had only one title and was the tenant-general Francisco de Borja Garção Stockler, 1st baron of Vila da Praia.
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