Francisco de Távora, 1st Count of Alvor
Francisco de Távora
Pedro II of Portugal | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | António Brandão |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo da Costa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1646 Moura, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Spouse(s) | Inês Catarina de Távora Isabel da Silva |
| Children | Maria Inácia de Távora Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora António Luis de Távora |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Portugal |
| Battles/wars | Portuguese Restoration War Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684) War of the Spanish Succession |
Count of São João da Pesqueira, António Luís de Távora and his wife Arcângela Maria de Portugal, daughter of the 4th Count of Linhares
.
Family
Born to António Luís de Távora, second Count of São João da Pesqueira and D. Arcângela Maria de Portugal, he married Inês Catarina de Távora and had three children:
- Maria Inácia de Távora (1678)
- Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora, second count of Alvor (1681)
- António Luís de Távora (1689).
His second marriage was with D. Isabel da Silva.
- Governor of Portuguese Angola (1669–1676)
- Governor of Portuguese India (56th) (1681–1686)
- Viceroy of India (33rd) (1681–1686)
- Another Francisco de Távora commanded the Rei Grande during the Battle of Diu in 1509.
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