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Counts of Avranches

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This is a list of the counts of Avranches, a French fief in the Middle Ages.

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House of Almada

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Dom Álvaro Vaz de Almada's coat-of-arms (nr. 162) displayed at St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle. He was made the 162nd Knight of the Garter.

The following are the holders of the title by right, by virtue of inheritance under the salic law, even if some of them did not make use of it:

Notes

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  1. ^ The actual estate was nationalized by the Communists during the PREC in 1975.

Sources

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  • Various, "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Lisbon, Portugal, 1960, Volume Segundo, pp. 356–357
  • Various, "Armorial Lusitano", Lisbon, Portugal, 1961, pp. 26–27 and pp. 42–43
  • Visconde de Figanière, "Alguns Documentos Acerca do Conde de Avranches", in Panorama, 3rd Series, Vol. V, Nr. 9