Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes
Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes was born on October 19, 1676. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes
D. Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes (19 October 1676 – 30 April 1733), before 1718 titled 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião, was a Portuguese nobleman and diplomat. The Marquis of Abrantes enjoyed a significant international projection in the first half of the 18th century, first in the service of King Peter II but mainly in that of his son and successor King John V. While acting as the king's representative in the Papal Court, and afterwards in the Spanish Court, he was a major player in two significant events in the history of Portuguese diplomacy: the Embassy to Pope Clement XI in 1716, and the Exchange of the Princesses in 1729.