Marquis of Arronches

The nobility title Marquis of Arronches was created on April 27 of 1674 by D. Afonso VI of Portugal in favour of Henrique de Sousa Tavares, 3th Count of Miranda do Corvo 28th Lord of the Sousa House.

Marquis of Arronches
Creation date	1674
Present holder	D. Carolina de Casal Ribeiro Bravo de Bragança (n. 1980), Marchioness of Arronches
Arms	Sousa Family Arms (as marquesses of Arronches)

The present Marquis of Arronches is D. Afonso Caetano de Barros e Carvalhosa de Bragança, born  in Lisbon on January 11 of 1967. He is also the 7th Duke of Lafões, 10th Marquis of Arronches, 13th Count of Miranda do Corvo, 9th Marquis of Marialva, 10th Count of Cantanhede, all from “juro e herdade”, 3rd Duke of Miranda do Corvo and 4rd Count of Cavaleiros, by the Portuguese Institute of Nobility in October 23rd of 2008.

Succession list of the Marquis of Arronches title

Title holders/heirs

1. D. Henrique de Sousa Tavares (1626–1706), 3th Count of Miranda do Corvo and 28th Lord of the Sousa House,
2. Dona Mariana Luísa Francisca de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas e Silva (1672–1743), 5th Countess of Miranda do Corvo e 29th lady of Casa de Sousa; granddaughter of the previous holder,
3. D. Pedro Henrique de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1718–1743), 1th Duke of Lafões e 7th count of Miranda do Corvo; grandson of the previous holder; died with no descendants, succeeding his brother,
4. D. João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1719–1806), 2th Duke of Lafões e 8th Count of Miranda do Corvo; succeeded her daughter,
5. Dona Ana Maria de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1797–1851), 3th Duchess of Lafões e 9th Countess of Miranda do Corvo; succeeded her daughter,
6. Dona Maria Carlota de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1820–1865), 34th lady of Casa de Sousa; succeeded her son,
7. D. Caetano Segismundo de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1856–1927), 4th Duke of Lafões, succeeded his son,
8. D. Afonso de Bragança, 5th Duke of Lafões (1893–1946), succeeded his son,
9. D. Lopo de Bragança, 6th Duke of Lafões (1921–2008); died with no descendants, succeeding his nephew,
10. D. Afonso Caetano de Barros e Carvalhosa de Bragança (1956), son of D. Miguel Bernardo de Bragança (1927-2002) - brother of D. Lopo - and his wife, D. Maria da Assunção de Barros e Carvalhosa (1927-2003), daughter of the 3th Viscount of Santarém and granddaughter of the 3th Marquis of Funchal,^[1]
11. D. Miguel Bernardo de Casal Ribeiro Bravo de Bragança (n. 1982), inherited the title in 2021, succeeded his sister,^[1]
12. D. Carolina de Casal Ribeiro Bravo de Bragança (n. 1980), the current Marchioness of Arronches, is the daughter of D. Afonso Caetano de Barros e Carvalhosa de Bragança (born in Lisbon on 11 January 1956 - died in Lisbon on 28 May 2021)^[1]

Bibliography

1. Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal,^[2] Ano III, tomo I, Lisboa, Instituto Português de Heráldica, 1985, pp. 19–21, em Duques de Lafões.
2. PINTO, Albano da Silveira; BAÊNA, Visconde de Sanches de, Resenha das famílias titulares e grandes de Portugal,^[3] vol. I, Lisboa, Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva, 1885, p. 408, vol II, 1883, pp. 145–146.
3. Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil^[4] (direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete), Lisboa, Editorial Enciclopédia Lda, 1961, vol. II, pp. 322–324, em Marqueses de Arronches, e pp. 665–669, em Duques de Lafões.