Baron of Balsemão

Baron of Balsemão was a noble title created by Queen Maria II of Portugal, by Decree dated 31 May 1847, in favour of José Alvo Brandão Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, a naval officer and colonial administrator. The third son of the 2nd Viscount of Balsemão and bearer of the Honours of Grandee, he was granted the title of Baron in recognition of his distinguished service in the colonial administration of Angola and Mozambique."Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Segundo, p. 367

Barons of Balsemão (1874)

Name Notes 1 José Alvo Brandão Pinto de Sousa Coutinho 1st Baron of Balsemão. Third son of the 2nd Viscount of Balsemão, with Honours of Grandee.

Coat of arms A shield: on a silver field, five red crescents arranged in saltire.

Crest: a silver lion with red tongue and claws, bearing a crescent upon its sword.

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This article was initially translated, in whole or in part, from the Portuguese Wikipedia article titled “Barão de Balsemão”.

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