Francisco de Távora, 1st Count of Alvor

Francisco de Távora D. Francisco de Távora, Conde de Alvor
Governor of Portuguese Angola
In office 1669–1676
Monarchs	Afonso VI of Portugal Pedro II of Portugal
Preceded by	Governative Junta
Succeeded by	Pires de Saldanha de Sousa e Meneses
Governor and Viceroy of Portuguese India
In office 1681–1686
Monarchs	Afonso VI of Portugal Pedro II of Portugal
Preceded by	António Brandão
Succeeded by	Rodrigo da Costa
Personal details
Born	1646 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	31 May 1710(1710-05-31) (aged 63–64) Moura, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse(s)	Inês Catarina de Távora Isabel da Silva
Children	Maria Inácia de Távora Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora António Luis de Távora
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Portugal
Battles/wars	Portuguese Restoration War Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684) War of the Spanish Succession

D. Francisco de Távora, 1st Count of Alvor (1646 – 31 May 1710) was a Portuguese nobleman, military officer, diplomat, and colonial administrator of the second half of the 17th century and early 18th century. He served the Kingdom of Portugal during the reigns of Kings Afonso VI, Peter II, and John V. He was the third son of the 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira, António Luís de Távora and his wife Arcângela Maria de Portugal, daughter of the 4th Count of Linhares.

Family

Born to António Luís de Távora, second Count of São João da Pesqueira and D. Arcângela Maria de Portugal, he married Inês Catarina de Távora and had three children:

• Maria Inácia de Távora (1678)
• Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora, second count of Alvor (1681)
• António Luís de Távora (1689).

His second marriage was with D. Isabel da Silva.

• Governor of Portuguese Angola (1669–1676)
• Governor of Portuguese India (56th) (1681–1686)
• Viceroy of India (33rd) (1681–1686)
• Another Francisco de Távora commanded the Rei Grande during the Battle of Diu in 1509.

Sources

• http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20070929110951/http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pes_show.php?id=4180