Peers of the realm
Original title: Pares do Reino
Lists Madeirans who sat in the Portuguese Chamber of Peers under the constitutional monarchy, including peers elected by Funchal under the 1885 law.
Under the constitutional regime, the Madeirans who sat in the Chamber of Peers were António Aluísio Jervis de Atouguia (Viscount of Atouguia), João de Oliveira (Count of Tojal), José Ferreira Pestana, Daniel de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Januário Vicente Camacho, Luís da Câmara Leme, Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage and Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos.
While the law of 24 July 1885 was in force, the electoral college of Funchal elected two peers. Among those who then sat in the upper chamber were the Viscount of Vila Mendo, António C. Heredia, Pedro Gonçalves de Freitas, Tomás Nunes de Serra e Moura, etc.
The Madeiran Jaime Moniz was a peer of the realm elected by the scientific institutions.
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Years mentioned · 01Place
Places mentioned · 01
- Funchal
Its electoral college elected two peers under the 1885 law.
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.
People
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Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos1837–1880
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- António Aluísio Jervis de Atouguia1797–1861
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- António Correia Herédia1822–1899
Peer elected by the Funchal electoral college under the 1885 law.
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Peer elected by the Funchal electoral college under the 1885 law.
- D. Luís da Câmara Leme1817–1904
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- Daniel de Ornelas e Vasconcelos1837–1880
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- Jaime Moniz1837–1917
Madeiran elected peer for the scientific establishments.
- Januário Vicente Camacho1792–1872
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- João Francisco de Oliveira1761–1829
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
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- José Ferreira Pestana1795–1885
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage1823–1907
Madeiran member of the Chamber of Peers.
- Pedro Maria Gonçalves de Freitas1836–1915
Peer elected by the Funchal electoral college under the 1885 law.
- Tomás Nunes de Serra e Mourad. 1917
Peer elected by the Funchal electoral college under the 1885 law.