Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches
GRAND MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR THE ROYAL HOUSE
Antao de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches
Antão de Almada (19 April 1718 – 26 January 1797), 9th Master of Pombalinho, and 14th Majorat of Lagares d’El-Rei, was the Grand Master of Ceremonies for the Royal House and, owing to his positions, made administrator of a few Portuguese colonies, including the first Captain-General of the Azores.