Count of Vidigueira

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Portuguese noble title

The Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese noble title historically associated with the famed explorer Vasco da Gama and his descendants.

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese noble title ⓘ
associatedHouse House of da Gama ⓘ
associatedWith Vasco da Gama ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
dateOfCreation 1519 ⓘ
firstHolder Vasco da Gama ⓘ
grantedBy King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
hasSeat Vidigueira estate ⓘ
heldByFamily da Gama family ⓘ
hereditary true ⓘ
historicalAssociation Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: Age of Discovery
historicalTerritory Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
honours reward for maritime exploration ⓘ
languageOfTitle Portuguese ⓘ
linkedPerson Dom Francisco da Gama ⓘ
Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira ⓘ
linkedTo Vidigueira ⓘ
monarchAtCreation King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
nobilityStatus high nobility ⓘ
nobleRank Count ⓘ
notableHolder Vasco da Gama ⓘ
reasonForGrant services in discovering the sea route to India ⓘ
region Alentejo ⓘ
seeAlso Vasco da Gama ⓘ
Vidigueira ⓘ
subclassOf Portuguese countship ⓘ
titleFor descendants of Vasco da Gama ⓘ
titleStyle Dom ⓘ
typeOfPeerage Portuguese peerage ⓘ

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Vasco da Gama → nobleTitle → Count of Vidigueira ⓘ