Marquis of Pombal

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The Marquis of Pombal was an 18th-century Portuguese statesman and reformer who effectively ruled Portugal as prime minister under King Joseph I, leading major administrative, economic, and urban modernization efforts after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat
human
nobleman
politician
prime minister
reformer
statesman
birthDate 1699-05-13
birthPlace Kingdom of Portugal
Lisbon
burialPlace Church of Nossa Senhora da Mercês, Lisbon
Lisbon
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate 1782-05-08
deathPlace Kingdom of Portugal
Pombal
education University of Coimbra
eventParticipatedIn reconstruction of Lisbon after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake
fieldOfWork diplomacy
economic policy
politics
public administration
implementedPolicy Pombaline building regulations in Lisbon
creation of state-sponsored trading companies
limitation of noble and clerical privileges
reform of Portuguese colonial administration
reform of the University of Coimbra
knownFor Pombaline reforms
economic and administrative reforms in Portugal
enlightened absolutism policies
expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal
rebuilding Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake
strengthening royal absolutism in Portugal
languageSpoken Portuguese
monarchServed Joseph I of Portugal NERFINISHED
name Marquis of Pombal
surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo"
nobleFamily Carvalho family
notableWork urban plan for downtown Lisbon (Baixa Pombalina)
officeEnd 1777
officeStart 1750
positionHeld Prime Minister of Portugal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and War
Secretary of State for Internal Affairs of the Kingdom
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Leonor Ernestina von Daun
Teresa de Noronha e Bourbon
title Count of Oeiras
Marquis of Pombal

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Praça do Comércio designedUnder Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Marquês de Pombal"
Joseph I of Portugal employed Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal"
Vila Real de Santo António foundedBy Marquis of Pombal
Praça do Comércio hasArchitecturalStyle Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Pombaline"
1755 Lisbon earthquake keyPoliticalFigure Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal"
Marquis of Pombal name Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo"
Baixa namedAfter Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Marquês de Pombal"
Praça Marquês de Pombal namedAfter Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquês de Pombal"
Joseph I of Portugal primeMinister Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal"
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon rebuiltUnder Marquis of Pombal
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon rebuiltUnder Marquis of Pombal
this entity surface form: "Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo"
1755 Lisbon earthquake responseLedBy Marquis of Pombal
Marquis of Pombal title Marquis of Pombal

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