Duke of Palmela
Duke of Palmela (Duque de Palmela) is a Portuguese hereditary title of nobility since 1850 . It was bestowed on Pedro de Sousa Holstein and his descendants on October 18, 1850 by Queen Maria II .
Historically, the Sousa had been the masters of Calhariz. Pedro de Sousa's paternal grandmother was Princess Anna Leopoldine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, a daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck .
List of the Dukes of Palmela
- Pedro de Sousa Holstein ( 1781 - 1850 )
- Domingos de Sousa Holstein ( 1818 - 1864 )
- Maria Luisa de Sousa Holstein ( 1841 - 1909 )
- Helena Maria Domingas de Sousa Holstein ( 1864 - 1941 )
- Domingos de Sousa e Holstein Beck ( 1897 - 1969 )
- Luís Maria da Assunção de Sousa e Holstein Beck ( 1919 - 1997 )
- Pedro Domingos de Sousa e Holstein Beck (* 1951 )