Lambert (Quinta) 1Origins and royal residents
Lambert (Quinta)
The Quinta Lambert, or Quinta das Angústias, in Funchal was a celebrated estate whose house and chapel hosted royal visitors, including Queen Adelaide, the Duke of Leuchtenberg and the Empress Amélia of Brazil, whose daughter Princess Maria Amélia died there in 1853. The estate was bought by Dr Júlio Paulo de Freitas in 1903.
1Origins and royal residents
In the article devoted to the Angústias (‘sorrows’) cemetery, we stated that in 1662 Daniel da Costa Quintal founded, on land belonging to his entailed estate (morgadio), the chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Nossa Senhora das Angústias), which gave its name to the street running nearby and also to the localities around it. As we have also already noted, we cannot now say for certain whether the chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows that stands on the quinta (country estate) of the same name (Lambert) is a reconstruction of the old chapel of the same dedication, or whether Daniel da Costa Quintal’s property might have been located there. We are inclined to think so. When the Quinta das Angústias passed into the possession of Nicolau Hemiterio de la Tuelière, and later into that of the Count of Lambert, the house, the chapel and the adjoining grounds were greatly improved, and it became one of the most pleasant and comfortable residences in Funchal. Queen Adelaide of England (see that entry) lived on this quinta from 3 November 1847 to 11 April 1848, and the Duke of Leuchtenberg (see that entry) also lived there from 27 August 1849 to 23 April 1850. The widowed Empress of Brazil, Empress Amélie (see that entry), accompanied by her daughter Princess Maria Amélia (see that entry), took up residence there on 28 August 1852. The ill-fated princess died in this house on 4 February 1853. Three months later, on 6 May, the coffin containing the princess’s mortal remains left the chapel of the quinta, followed by the empress, and was taken on board at the Cais da Pontinha (‘little point’).
2Sale in 1903
Dr Júlio Paulo de Freitas bought the quinta das Angústias from the Countess of Lambert, Luísa Margarida de Loucosme Bredes, and her children for the sum of 4,000 pounds on 19 August 1903. It was on this quinta that the well-known belvedere (mirante) of Dona Guiomar stood (see that entry).
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Time
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Diogo da Costa de Quintal built the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Angústias in Funchal.
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HMS Howe brought Queen Adelaide of England to Funchal, where she resided at Quinta Lambert until 11 April 1848.
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The Duke of Leuchtenberg arrived at Funchal aboard the Russian frigate Kamtchatka, landed after quarantine on 27 August, was received by José Silvestre Ribeiro, and resided at Quinta Lambert until April 1850.
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Empress Amélia of Brazil took up residence at the Quinta Lambert in Funchal.
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Princess D. Maria Amélia, daughter of Empress Amélia, died of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Quinta das Angústias in Funchal.
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The coffin of Princess Maria Amélia was embarked at the Pontinha quay and the Empress left Madeira with it for Lisbon.
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Dr Júlio Paulo de Freitas bought the Quinta das Angústias (Quinta Lambert) for 4,000 pounds.
Place
Places mentioned · 07- Lambert · Subject
Funchal
The Quinta Lambert, or Quinta das Angústias, was a celebrated estate in Funchal whose house and chapel hosted royal visitors, including Queen Adelaide, the Duke of Leuchtenberg and the Empress Amélia of Brazil. The Empress's daughter, Princess Maria Amélia, died there in 1853. The estate was bought by Dr Júlio Paulo de Freitas in 1903.
- Angústias Cemetery
Funchal. Earlier entry where the chapel's founding was discussed.
Funchal municipal cemetery, which grew from a small Misericórdia burial ground of 1818 and was built in 1836–38. It has a carved basalt portico, a mortuary and a 1917 monument to the victims of the German bombardment. The 2nd Count of Carvalhal and Dean Andrade are among those buried there.
- Cais da Pontinha
Funchal. Where the princess's coffin was embarked in 1853.
The Pontinha quay in Funchal, built in 1876–78 and improved with the breakwater works. It was the landing place of notable visitors including the Empress of Austria and the Unknown Soldier's remains in 1921, and the terminus of a water supply for shipping.
- Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Funchal. Chapel on the quinta, possibly a rebuilding of the 1662 hermitage.
The Capela de Nossa Senhora das Angústias is a chapel in São Pedro parish, Funchal, founded in 1662 by Diogo da Costa Quintal. It gave its name to the street, locality and cemetery of Angústias. A chapel of the same dedication in the Quinta Lambert may be a rebuilding of the original hermitage.
- Funchal
City where the quinta lies.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
- Mirante de Dona Guiomar
Funchal. Well-known belvedere on the quinta.
Well-known belvedere on the quinta.
- Quinta Lambert
Funchal. Subject of the entry.
Quinta Lambert is a notable estate in São Pedro parish, Funchal, with a chapel of Nossa Senhora das Angústias, possibly the rebuilt 1662 hermitage; Princess Maria Amélia stayed and died there in 1853. The steamer Valente was driven ashore and destroyed on the coast below it. The Avenida do Doutor José António de Almada passes north of the quinta.
People
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Queen dowager of Britain who lived at the quinta from November 1847 to April 1848.
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Later owner who improved the estate, which took his name.
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Name given to the belvedere that stood on the quinta.
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Founded the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Angústias on his entailed land in 1662.
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Widowed Empress of Brazil who took up residence at the quinta in August 1852 with her daughter.
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Bought the quinta from the Lambert family in 1903 for 4,000 pounds.
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Countess of Lambert who sold the quinta in 1903.
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Resided at the quinta from August 1849 to April 1850.
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Owner of the Quinta das Angústias who made major improvements to it.
- Princess Maria Améliad. 1853
Brazilian princess who died at the quinta on 4 February 1853.