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Sancho de Tovar e Silva

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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 Sebastião 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.

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