Duke of Aveiro

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The Duke of Aveiro was a prominent hereditary noble title in Portugal historically associated with great wealth, influence at court, and a notorious 18th-century treason scandal that led to the extinction of the house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese noble title
accusedOf conspiracy to assassinate King Joseph I of Portugal
associatedBuilding Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro in Lisbon NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Lisbon, Portugal NERFINISHED
associatedWith House of Aveiro NERFINISHED
House of Braganza NERFINISHED
House of Lencastre NERFINISHED
category Extinct dukedoms in Portugal
country Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
economicStatus very wealthy
executionSite Belém, Lisbon NERFINISHED
extinctionReason attainder for high treason
governedBy laws of the Portuguese peerage
grantedBy King of Portugal NERFINISHED
hereditary true
historicalReputation notorious for treason case
symbol of royal authority against high nobility
involvedIn Távora affair NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Portuguese monarchy NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Portuguese
legalConsequence forfeiture of titles
legalStatusAfterScandal attainted
linkedTo Távora family NERFINISHED
nobilityCategory Portuguese peerage
nobleRank Duke
notableEvent Távora affair NERFINISHED
notableFor 18th-century treason scandal
great wealth
influence at the Portuguese royal court
notableUnder reign of King Joseph I of Portugal
opposedBy Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal NERFINISHED
politicalInfluence strong influence at court
precedence one of the highest titles in Portuguese nobility
punishmentForTreason confiscation of estates
demolition of palace
prohibition on rebuilding on execution site
region Aveiro region NERFINISHED
resultOfTreasonScandal extinction of the house of Aveiro
seat Aveiro, Portugal NERFINISHED
socialRole great lord of the realm
socialStatus high nobility
symbolicAftermath inscription forbidding construction on execution site
timePeriod 18th century
Early modern period
titleExtinct true
titleTransmission primogeniture
titleType hereditary dukedom

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Portuguese peerage includesTitle Duke of Aveiro