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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal

1699 - 1782

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D. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras (13 May 1699 – 8 May 1782), known as the Marquis of Pombal (Portuguese: Marquês de Pombal [mɐɾˈkeʒ ðɨ põˈbal]), was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat who despotically ruled the Portuguese Empire from 1750 to 1777 as chief minister to King Joseph I. A strong advocate for absolutism, and influenced by some of the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, Pombal led Portugal's recovery from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and reformed the kingdom's administrative, economic, and ecclesiastical institutions. During his lengthy ministerial career, Pombal accumulated and exercised autocratic power, curtailing individual liberties, suppressing political opposition, and fostering the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal is the 2,797th most popular politician (down from 2,141st in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, was a Portuguese statesman who was the effective ruler of Portugal from 1750 to 1777. His policies have been characterized as enlightened despotism. He was responsible for the destruction of the power of the aristocracy, and for significant economic development.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 2,797 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhenjin, Adelaide of Maurienne, Manfred Gerlach, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Teia, and Ram Nath Kovind. After him are Greg Abbott, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Antigonus II Mattathias, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Louis the Blind, and Abiy Ahmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1699, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 5. Before him are Christian VI of Denmark, Osman III, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, and Maria Josepha of Austria. After him are Johann Adolph Hasse, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, Anna Leszczyńska, Françoise-Louise de Warens, Hans Joachim von Zieten, and Bernard de Jussieu. Among people deceased in 1782, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 8. Before him are Farinelli, Johann Christian Bach, Hyder Ali, Anne Bonny, Taksin, and Pietro Metastasio. After him are Jacques de Vaucanson, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, Sophie of France, Charles Lee, and Ange-Jacques Gabriel.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 68 out of 633. Before him are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Peter II of Portugal (1648), Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), and Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428). After him are Jorge Sampaio (1939), Uriel da Costa (1585), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Carmen Miranda (1909), and Sancho II of Portugal (1209).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 40. Before him are Mário Soares (1924), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), and Peter II of Portugal (1648). After him are Jorge Sampaio (1939), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), and Catherine of Braganza (1638).

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