Count of Penela



Count of Penela (Conde de Penela) was a Portuguese title of nobility. It was created on 10 October 1471 by King Afonso V of Portugal and granted to his 4th cousin, Dom Afonso de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 1st Count of Penela.

Dom Afonso was close related to the Portuguese royal family, once his great-grandfather was Infante John of Portugal (son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro).

Genealogy Summary
Pedro I (1320–1367)                           King of Portugal |       __________________________|.............................        |                         |                            :        |                         |                            :    Fernando I               Infante João                   João I (1345–1383)              (1349–1397)                  (1357–1433) King of Portugal      Duke of Valencia de Campos       King of Portugal |                  (Spanish title)                    | |                        :                            |        |                         :                            |        |                         :                            |    Beatrice                   Afonso                      Duarte I (1372–1408)              (c.1370- ? )                 (1391–1438) Queen de jure           Lord of Cascais              King of Portugal |                           |                                  |                            |                                  |                            |                       Fernando de Vasconcelos                 | (c.1400- ? )                     | Lord of Soalhães                    | |                           |                                  |                            |                                  |                            |                        Afonso de Vasconcelos        Royal House of Portugal (1441- ? )                        1st Count of Penela

A second creation of this title occurred in December 1907, when King Charles I of Portugal granted it to José Maria de Portugal de Vasconcelos da Costa Mexia de Matos.

First creation (1471)

 * Afonso de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 1st Count of Penela (born 1441)
 * João de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 2nd Count of Penela (born 1470)

Second Creation (1907)

 * José Maria de Portugal de Vasconcelos da Costa Mexia de Matos, 3rd Count of Penela (born 1868).