Count of Vale de Reis
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Coat of Arms of the Marquesses and Dukes of Loulé.

Count of Vale de Reis (in Portuguese Conde de Vale de Reis) is a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree of King Philip III of Portugal (also known as Philip IV of Spain), dated from August 16th, 1628, to Nuno de Mendoça (c.1560-1632).

The Counts of Vale de Reis, who inherited several Lordships and estates, became Marquesses of Loulé (in 1799) and Dukes of Loulé (in 1862).

Family Name

Originally, the family name associated with this House was de Mendoça (from the Spanish name Mendoza).

Due to different Lordships inherited by this family, several other names were added and, in the late 18th Century, they became known as de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto.

List of the Counts of Vale de Reis

1. Nuno de Mendoça (c.1560-1632)
2. Nuno de Mendoça (1612-1692)
3. Lourenço de Mendoça e Moura (1642-1707)
4. Nuno Manuel de Mendoça (1670-1732)
5. Lourenço Filipe Nery de Mendoça e Moura (1705-1788)
6. Nuno José de Mendoça e Moura (1733-1799)
7. José Maria de Mendoça e Moura
8. Agostinho Domingos José de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1780-1824), became 1st Marquis of Loulé in 1799;
9. Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1804 - 1875), also 2nd Marquis of Loulé and 1st Duke of Loulé (1862).

(for the list of holders after this date see Duke of Loulé)

Other Titles

The family also holds the titles of:

• Marquis of Loulé, granted by decree of Maria I of Portugal dated from July 6th, 1799;
• Duke of Loulé, granted by royal decree of Luis I of Portugal dated from October 3rd, 1862.

See also

• List of Countships in Portugal
• List of Marquesses in Portugal
• List of Portuguese Dukedoms

External links

• Genealogy of the Counts of Vale de Reis, in Portuguese