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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Senhores - Família Nobre
Nobles in:Portugal (Portugal)
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Arnao
Portugûes
Família descendente, por legítima varonia, de António de Fonseca Paixão, oficial do exército, condecorado a 5.6.1823 com a medalha de Fidelidade ao Rei e à Pátria, pela aclamação de Sua Magestade (n. em Almeida a 7.8.1796), e de sua mulher D. Mafalda-Augusta-de-Jesus Metello (n. em Viseu a 22.1.1805), ele descendente dos Fonsecas, de Riba-Coa, e ela dos Metellos, de Pinhel. Seu neto, José-Augusto da Paixão Metello, casou em Mesão Frio, na casa de Cabo de Vila, com D. Maria-Jerónima de Sousa Arnao Taveira, filha de Silvério Arnao Taveira Leitão, senhor da casa de Cabo de Vila; neta paterna de António-José Arnao Taveira de Magalhães, senhor da casa de Cabo de Vila, capitão do Regimento de Milícias de Vila Real; e quarta neta de Diogo Arnao Leitão de Sousa, senhor da referida casa, fidalgo de cota d'armas (c. de 15.4.1717); sexto neto este, por varonia, de Guilherme Arnao (William Arnold), tronco dos Arnaos de Portugal, mordomo-mór da Rainha D. Filipa de Lencastre, em cuja comitiva veio de Inglaterra. Dos referidos José-Augusto da Paixão Metello e D. Maria-Jerónima de Sousa Arnao Taveira é neto Luís-Alexandre Pinto de Magalhães A. Metello. Luis-Alexandre Pinto de Magalhães A. Metello. ...
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BlazonArnao
Coat of arms of family
Language of the text: Portugûes
De prata, seis leões rompantes de negro, em duas palas. Timbre: um leão do escudo.
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