| Authorised form of name | Carvalho e Mello; Sebastian Joseph de (1699 - 1782); Marquis of Pombal |
| Other forms of name | Sebastian Joseph de Carvalho e |
| Sebastian Joseph |
| Other forms of surname | Mello |
| de Carvalho e Mello |
| Dates | 1699 - 1782 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Date of birth | 13 May 1699 |
| Date of death | 08 May 1782 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Activity | Career:
Portuguese Ambassador to United Kingdom in London (1739), then to Austria in Vienna (1745). On the recommendation of Marie Anne (Josephine) mother of Joseph I King of Portugal, Pombal became Prime Minister of Portugal (1750) and undertook many modernizing policies. He showed great resourcefulness after the terrible earthquake on All Saints Day 1755 in replanning the city of Lisbon, two thirds of which had ben devastated by a tidal wave, killing some 30,000 people. Fell from office on accession of Maria i and Pedro III, joint rulers 1777-86. Maria opposed some of his reforms and Pombal was condemned to death after a grotesque trial, but was then pardoned, though expelled from Lisbon. Freemason, member yet unknown London Lodge St John's Day [presumably 24 June] 1744, while Portuguese Ambassador to London.
Created a Count (1758); Marquess (1770); |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/05/1740 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows who were Freemasons' 2010, page 17-18 |
| Code | NA1015 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/005600 | Carvalho e Mello, Sebastian Joseph de, Marquis of Pombal | nd |
| EC/1740/02 | Carvalho e Mello, Sebastian Joseph de, Marquis of Pombal: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 15 May 1740 |