Viscount of Balsemão

Viscountship Balsemão

Creation date14 August 1801
Created byPrince Regent Dom João
in the name of Maria I of Portugal
First holderLuís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Viscount of Balsemão
Last holderLuis Alexandre Alfredo Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, 5th Viscount of Balsemão (Monarchy abolished)
Luís Maria Perestrelo Pinto de Sousa Coutinho (Claimant)
Extinction date1910 (Monarchy abolished)
SeatPalacete of the Viscounts of Balsemão

The noble title of Viscount of Balsemão, granted in perpetuity and with Honours of Grandeeship, was created by the Prince Regent, Dom João, in the name of his mother, Queen Maria I of Portugal, by Decree of 14 August 1801, in favour of Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho.