Pedro de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Marquis of Alorna
| Pedro de Almeida Portugal | |||||
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| Marquis of Alorna, Count of Assumar | |||||
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| Born | 16 January 1754 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Died | 2 January 1813 Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Spouse | Henriqueta Julia Gabriela de Lorena Távora e Cunha | ||||
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| Father | João de Almeida Portugal, 2nd Marquis of Alorna | ||||
| Mother | Leonor de Lorena e Távora | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Occupation | General | ||||
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| Pedro José de Almeida Portugal de Lorena e Lencastre |
D. Pedro de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Marquis of Alorna (16 January 1754 – 2 January 1813) was a Portuguese general who served in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
In November 1793, Almeida was an adjutant general. He commanded Portuguese forces in Spain, fighting against the French. In 1798, he became the commander of a unit of light troops known as the Alorna Legion. Almeida was promoted to major general in 1799. He began conspiring with the French, and helped force the Portuguese court to Brazil in 1807. He was promoted to lieutenant general in October of that year, and charged with the defense of Elvas. However, under the orders of the prince regent, he was forced to surrender Elvas to the Spanish on December 2, 1807.
Almeida was governor of the Alentejo province until December 22, 1807, when Jean-Andoche Junot, the invading French general, made him inspector general and commander of all Portuguese forces stationed in the provinces of Beira, Trás-os-Montes, and Estremadura. On February 15, 1808, he was named inspector general of all Portuguese forces, and commanded them in Spain from March to June 1808. On August 1, 1808, he was named a major general in the service of Napoleonic Spain. On April 22, 1810, Almeida was assigned to the staff of André Masséna, and played an important role in the Siege of Almeida.
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