Baron of Massarelos

Barony Massarelos
Creation date21 May 1847
Created byMaria II of Portugal
First holderJoaquim Augusto Kopke Schwerin de Sousa, 1st Baron of Massarelos
StatusExtinct

Baron of Massarelos was a noble title created by Queen Maria II of Portugal, by decree of 21 May 1847, in favour of Joaquim Augusto Kopke Schwerin de Sousa.[1]

Barons of Massarelos (1847)

# Name Notes
1 Joaquim Augusto Kopke Schwerin de Sousa 1st Baron of Massarelos[2]

Coat of arms

A shield with a blue field, featuring three silver crescents arranged in a triangle and a star of the same metal in the centre.[2]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Segundo, p. 727
  2. ^ a b Da Silveira Pinto, Albano (1889). Resenha das famílias titulares e Grandes de Portugal. Vol. 2. Empreza Editora de Francisco Arthur da Silva. pp. 118–122.