João Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha
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Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 19 May 1870 – 29 August 1870 | |
Monarch | Luís I |
Preceded by | Duke of Loulé |
Succeeded by | Marquis of Sá da Bandeira |
In office 1 May 1851 – 6 June 1856 | |
Monarchs | Maria II and Fernando II |
Preceded by | Duke of Terceira |
Succeeded by | Duke of Loulé |
In office 6 October 1846 – 18 June 1849 | |
Monarchs | Maria II and Fernando II |
Preceded by | Duke of Palmela |
Succeeded by | Marquess of Tomar |
In office 27 May 1835 – 18 November 1835 | |
Monarch | Maria II |
Preceded by | Count of Linhares |
Succeeded by | José Jorge Loureiro |
President of the Rio Grande do Sul Province | |
In office 22 February 1822 – 29 August 1822 | |
Monarch | João VI |
Succeeded by | Viscount of São Gabriel |
Captain-General of the Rio Grande do Sul Province | |
In office 20 August 1821 – 22 February 1822 | |
Monarch | João VI |
Preceded by | Antônio Rodrigues da Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 November 1790 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 20 November 1876 London, United Kingdom | (aged 86)
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João Carlos Gregório Domingos Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha (17 November 1790 – 20 November 1876; Portuguese pronunciation: [salˈdɐɲɐ]) was a Portuguese marshal and statesman.
Early life and schooling
Saldanha was born on 17 November 1790, in Azinhaga. He was a grandson of
Saldanha studied at
Liberal Wars
The
Saldanha became Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1825 and was governor of Porto in 1826–27. He joined Dom Pedro against the usurper Dom Miguel. He fought in the Belfastada, the Siege of Porto and Battle of Almoster. In 1833, he was rewarded with the title of Marshal of Portugal and one year later, he concluded the Concession of Evoramonte with the defeated usurper Dom Miguel.
In 1835 he was made Minister of War and President of the Council but resigned the same year. After the revolution of 1836, which he had instigated he went into exile until recalled in 1846.[1]
Later life
After his return from exile in 1846 Saldanha was made
Assessment
Terence Hughes wrote a character sketch of Saldanha in 1846:
The Marshal Duke de Saldanha ... is a very noble-looking old soldier, whose appearance, manners, and accomplishments would do honour to any noblesse in Europe. His hair, moustache, and whiskers, which he wears rather full, are as white as snow and contrast extremely well with the soldiery brown of his complexion. His nose is a little blunt, but his mouth is benevolent, his eyes bright and expressive, and his forehead expansive. He is about the middle height, and has an easy and gentlemanly figure—remarkably upright for a man who must be at least sixty-two years of age.
The Duke is equally distinguished in arms and diplomacy, having served during the entire Peninsular War, and subsequently took an active part in the war against Dom Miguel. He is by far the ablest general in Portugal, and about the eminence of his strategic talents there is no dispute whatever.
... He is said to be descended from the famous Bernardo del Carpio, whose father was the Conde de Saldana. ....
— Terence Hughes.[3]
Works
Saldanha was an accomplished linguist (he spoke English, French, and German with perfect fluency) and a general scholar. He wrote On the Connexion between true Sciences and Revealed Religion which was published in Berlin.[4]
Family
Saldanha had a son who died in Berlin in 1845.[5]
See also
- Devorismo
- Revolt of the Marshals
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Gilman, Peck & Colby 1905, p. 478.
- ^ Hughes 1847, p. 436.
- ^ Hughes 1847, p. 436–438.
- ^ Hughes 1847, p. 437, 438.
- ^ Hughes 1847, p. 437.
References
Hughes, Terence McMahon (1847), An Overland Journey To Lisbon at the Close Of 1846; with a Picture of the actual State of Spain and Portugal (In two volumes), vol. II, London: Henry Colburn, pp. 436–438
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia. Vol. 17 (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. p. 478.
Further reading
- Costa, Antonio da (1879), Historia do Marechal Saldanha, Lisbon
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