Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess of Pombal
(1699-1782)
Portuguese noble, diplomat and statesman
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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras (13 May 1699 – 8 May 1782), known as the Marquis of Pombal (Marquês de Pombal; Portuguese pronunciation: ), was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat who effectively ruled the Portuguese Empire from 1750 to 1777 as chief minister to King Joseph I. A liberal reformer influenced by the Age of Enlightenment, Pombal led Portugal's recovery from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and modernized the kingdom's administrative, economic, and ecclesiastical institutions. During his lengthy ministerial career, Pombal accumulated and exercised autocratic power.
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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo 13 May 1699 Lisbon, Portugal
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8 May 1782 (aged 82) Pombal, Portugal
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha · Grandson · 1790-1876 · Portuguese marshal and statesman
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