Baron of Almeirim was a noble title created by Queen Maria II of Portugal, by decree dated 23 October 1837, in favour of Manuel Nunes Freire da Rocha."Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zuquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Segundo, p. 247
Barons of Almeirim (1837) # Name Notes 1 Manuel Nunes Freire da Rocha 1st Baron of Almeirim 2 Manuel Nunes Braamcamp Freire 2nd Baron of Almeirim 3 Manuel Braamcamp Freire 3rd Baron of Almeirim
Post-Monarchy claimants # Name Notes 4 Carlos Braamcamp Freire 4th Baron of Almeirim
Coat of arms Arms: A shield bearing the arms of the Freire family — on a green field, a red bend cottised in gold, issuing from the mouths of two serpents of the same metal, armed gules.
Crest: Two gold serpent necks, entwined and turned back to back, also armed gules, and as a mark of cadency, a silver roundel bearing a blue bezant.
Notes This article was initially translated, in whole or in part, from the Portuguese Wikipedia article titled “Barão de Almeirim”.
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