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Antão de Almada | |
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%2c_Biblioth%25C3%25A8que_nationale_de_France.png) Presumed portrait of Antão de Almada, 1609,Bibliothèque nationale de France | |
| Portuguese Ambassador to England | |
| In office 1641–1642 Serving with Francisco de Andrade Leitão | |
| Monarch | John IV of Portugal |
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| Born | c. 1573 |
| Died | 17 December 1644(1644-12-17) (aged 70–71) |
| Spouse | D. Isabel da Silva |
D.Antão Vaz de Almada (c. 1573 – 17 December 1644) is a Portuguese national hero due to his involvement in theRestoration of Independence in 1640, as one of theForty Conspirators. During thecoup d'état, he was responsible for the arrest of theDuchess of Mantua, then theVicereine of Portugal.[1]
In 1641–42, he was sent as ambassador toEngland to secure the recognition of Portugal's independence abroad.[2]
Antão de Almada was the 7th holder of the title ofCount of Avranches by virtue of inheritance under thesalic law, even though he did not make use of it.
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