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Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of Molelos

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Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar e Nápoles, 12th Lord of the Honour of Molelos, 1st Baron and 1st Viscount of Molelos (1774 - 1848) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He is best known for his role in the seizing of the Uruguayan province of Río de la Plata during the Portuguese-Uruguayan war, under the reign of king John VI, and for his support for the Absolutist or Traditionalist faction during the Portuguese Civil War, whose ranks he led as a General.

In 1860, exiled king Miguel I honoured him posthumously by creating his grandson António Vieira de Tovar de Magalhães e Albuquerque 1st Count of Molelos. This title, however, was never legally validated.

References

  • Serrão, Manuel. História de Portugal, Volume VII: A Instauração do Liberalismo (1807-1832)

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