Jump to content

Count of Vila da Horta

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by GreenC bot (talk | contribs) at 00:15, 24 June 2019 (Add {{Unreferenced}} (via noref bot)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The Count of Vila da Horta was a title created by Philip I of Portugal in 1585 in favor of Francisco de Mascarenhas.

The first count lost the captaincy of the island of Faial (and title), thereby requesting that King Philip I substitute his former-title for another. He was, therefore, given the title of Count of Santa Cruz, and donatary-captaincy of the islands of Corvo and Flores.

The Countship of Vila da Horta had only one titleholder:

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Count_of_Vila_da_Horta&oldid=903161740"