Marquis of Fronteira


Count of Torre was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from July 26, 1638, by King Philip II of Portugal, and granted to Dom Fernando de Mascarenhas, Lord of Rosmaninhal.
The new title of Marquis of Fronteira was granted by a royal decree of King Afonso VI of Portugal, issued on January 7, 1670, to his son Dom João de Mascarenhas, 2nd Count of Torre, to reward his participation in the Portuguese Restoration War.
Later, in the 18th century, the House of Fronteira inherited new honours and estates becoming one of the most powerful families in Portugal:
The current Marquis also represents the House of Távora, already extinct.

List of the Counts of Torre (1638) and Marquesses of Fronteira (1670)