Count of Viana do Alentejo
Noble title in the Kingdom of Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Counts of Viana (modern), see Count of Viana. For the Counts of Viana (da Foz do Lima), see Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima).
Count of Viana (do Alentejo) was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to D. João Afonso Telo, who was the second son of João Afonso Telo, 4th Count of Barcelos[1] and a cousin of Queen Leonor Teles, by King Ferdinand I of Portugal pursuant to a royal decree dated 19 March 1373.
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The first count belonged to one of the most powerful families among the Portuguese nobility and even though he supported Beatrice of Portugal's party during the 1383-1385 Crisis, the county of Viana (do Alentejo) was inherited by his descendants.