Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches
Álvaro Vaz de Almada | |
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| Count of Avranches | |
| Count of Avranches | |
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| Tenure | 4 August 1445 – 20 May 1449 |
| Successor | Fernando de Almada |
| Born | 1390 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 20 May 1449 (aged 58–59) Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal |
| Family | Almada |
| Spouse | Catarina de Ataíde |
| Issue more... | Fernando, 2nd Count of Avranches |
| Father | João Vaz de Almada |
Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese knight and nobleman, with a long and illustrious career abroad in England. He was invested by the English king, Henry VI as the 1st Count of Avranches (in Portuguese: Conde de Abranches) and made a Knight of the Garter.
He was captain-general of the city of Lisbon and he died at the Battle of Alfarrobeira in 1449.
His likeness appeared on the now-obsolete Portuguese five-escudo banknote.
He is sometimes referred to with the wrong name Albro Vasques d' Almadea Earl of Averence.