Count of Faro
Noble title in the Kingdom of Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Count of Faro (in Portuguese Conde de Faro) was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree issued on 22 May 1469, by King Afonso V of Portugal, to D. Afonso of Braganza, the third son of Fernando I, Duke of Braganza.
This title refers to the town of Faro do Alentejo and not to the city of Faro, capital of the Algarve. The main estates of this family were located in the Alentejo, especially around the town of Vimieiro.