Francisco da Silveira, 1st Count of Amarante

Francisco da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca Teixeira
Count of Amarante
19th-century portrait at the Palace of Ajuda
SuccessorManuel da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca Teixeira, 2nd Count of Amarante, 1st Marquess of Chaves
Full name
Francisco da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca Teixeira
Born(1763-09-01)1 September 1763
Peso da Régua, Portugal
Died27 May 1821(1821-05-27) (aged 57)
Vila Real, Portugal
Noble familyFonseca Teixeira
FatherManuel da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca
MotherAntónia Silveira
OccupationLieutenant General (War of the Oranges, Peninsular War)

D. Francisco da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca Teixeira, 1st Count of Amarante (1 September 1763 – 27 May 1821) was a Portuguese army officer who fought in the War of the Oranges and the Peninsular War.

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