Count of Vila Real

Countship Vila Real

Creation date3 July 1823
CreationSecond
Created byJoão VI of Portugal
First holderPedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real
Last holderJosé Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos, 3rd Count of Vila Real
StatusExtinct
Extinction date1910 (Monarchy abolished)

Count of Vila Real (Portuguese: Conde de Vila Real) is a Portuguese title of nobility created twice in the Kingdom of Portugal, firstly, by a royal decree, in 1424, by King John I of Portugal, and granted to Dom Pedro de Menezes, also known as Peter I of Menezes, 2nd Count of Viana (do Alentejo), and, secondly, in the 19th century, King John VI of Portugal, revived the title and granted it, by royal decree, on July 3, 1823, to José Luís de Sousa Botelho Mourão e Vasconcelos.