History

Alencastre (D. Mariana de Vasconcelos e Câmara)

She was the grantee of Funchal in 1666 and held the titles of Marquise and Countess of Castelo Melhor and Vila Nova da Calheta, Lady of the Villages of Figueiró and Pedrogam Grande, and Governor of Justice and Finance of the Island of Madeira and the city of Funchal. She married João Rodrigues de Vasconcelos, the 2nd Count of Castelo Melhor.