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Authorised form of nameCarvalho e Mello; Sebastian Joseph de (1699 - 1782); Marquis of Pombal
Other forms of nameSebastian Joseph de Carvalho e
Sebastian Joseph
Other forms of surnameMello
de Carvalho e Mello
Dates1699 - 1782
NationalityPortuguese
Date of birth13 May 1699
Date of death08 May 1782
OccupationDiplomat
ActivityCareer:
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 categoryFellow
Date of election15/05/1740
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows who were Freemasons' 2010, page 17-18
CodeNA1015
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IM/005600Carvalho e Mello, Sebastian Joseph de, Marquis of Pombalnd
EC/1740/02Carvalho e Mello, Sebastian Joseph de, Marquis of Pombal: certificate of election to the Royal Society15 May 1740
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