Person Carvalho e Mello; Sebastian Joseph de (1699 - 1782); Marquis of Pombal Carvalho e Mello Sebastian Joseph de Sebastian Joseph de Carvalho e Sebastian Joseph Mello de Carvalho e Mello 1699 - 1782 Portuguese Male 13 May 1699 08 May 1782

Diplomat 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); Fellow 15/05/1740 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (second edition) rules for double barrelled and compound surnames 13 May 1699 - 8 May 1782 NA1015 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 1b323ac9-4580-4362-b932-bd523f91b32b