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'''Sancho de Tovar e Silva''' ([[1540]] - [[August 13]], [[1598]]) was a [[Portuguese]] [[nobleman]] and [[military]] notable for having been among the few companions of |
'''Sancho de Tovar e Silva''' ([[1540]] - [[August 13]], [[1598]]) was a [[Portuguese]] [[nobleman]] and [[military]] notable for having been among the few companions of [[Sebastian of Portugal|king Sebastian I]] to have survived the disastrous [[battle of Alcácer-Quibir]]. He held the post of ''copeiro-mór'' (master of ceremonies) at the [[royal]] [[court]] in [[Lisbon]] and became lord of the Honour of Molelos by marriage with Maria da Veiga, a waelthy heir descended from a [[cadet branch]] of the [[Capetian House of Anjou|royal house of Anjou]]. |
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Sancho de Tovar e Silva (1540 - August 13, 1598) was a Portuguese nobleman and military notable for having been among the few companions of king Sebastian I to have survived the disastrous battle of Alcácer-Quibir. He held the post of copeiro-mór (master of ceremonies) at the royal court in Lisbon and became lord of the Honour of Molelos by marriage with Maria da Veiga, a waelthy heir descended from a cadet branch of the royal house of Anjou.