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Person
Authorized form of name
Almeida, João de, 1726-1802, 2nd Marquess of Alorna
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1726-1802
History
Born 7 Nov 1726; studied in Paris; named as Ambassador to the court of Louis XV, King of France, when implicated in the plot of 3 Sep 1758 to murder Joseph I, King of Portugal; imprisoned on the orders of Sebastião de Carvalho, Marquês de Pombal, in the Castle of Belém, and then the Fortress of Junqueira for eighteen years; released Mar 1777; subsequently declared innocent of attempted regicide, and rehabilitated; Commander of Moreira in the Order of Christ; Captain of Cavalry; Member of the Real Academia de História Portuguesa; died 9 Jun 1802.
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KCL-AF1007
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0100 KCLCA
Status
Final
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Partial
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F72030)