Article Nº 2976 Heraldry, symbols and honours Vol. III · p. 220
Porto Santo (Count of)
Original title: Porto Santo (Conde do)
Entry on the title of Conde do Porto Santo, granted in 1823 to the statesman and diplomat António Saldanha da Gama, who had married a Madeiran heiress; the title had no successors.
The statesman and diplomat António de Saldanha da Gama, who married a Madeiran lady, daughter and heiress of the former holder of the entail (morgado) José de Brito Heredia, was granted the title of Count of Porto do Santo by decree of 26 October 1823, a title that had no successors.
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