Other Titles
- Count of Vila Nova de Portimão, in 28 May 1504, by a royal decree of King Manuel I of Portugal;
- Count of Penaguião, in 10 February 1583, by royal decree of King Philip I of Portugal;
- Marquess of Fontes, in 2 January 1659, by royal decree of King Afonso VI of Portugal;
- Duke of Abrantes, in 9 December 1753, by a royal decree of King Joseph I of Portugal.
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