Marquis of Pombal (title)


Count of Oeiras was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from July 15, 1759, by King Joseph I of Portugal, and granted to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, head of the Portuguese government.
Later, through another royal decree dated from September 16, 1769, the same king upgraded the title to Marquis of Pombal.

List of the Counts of Oeiras (1759) and Marquesses of Pombal (1769)