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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 despotic statesman and diplomat who effectively ruled the Portuguese Empire from 1750 to 1777 as chief minister to King Joseph I. A strong promoter of the absolute power and influenced by 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal has received more than 413,735 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 36 in 2019). Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal is the 2,141st most popular politician (up from 2,507th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Portugal (up from 66th in 2019) and the 31st 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 2,141 out of 19,576. Before him are William Longsword, Sanakht, Stefan Dečanski, John, Duke of Berry, Barkiyaruq, and Ermanaric. After him are King Zhou of Shang, Abd al-Rahman II, Néstor Kirchner, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Dom Pérignon, and Peter II of Portugal.

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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 Osman III, Christian VI of Denmark, 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, Alamgir II, and Mastani. Among people deceased in 1782, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 6. Before him are Daniel Bernoulli, Farinelli, Johann Christian Bach, Anne Bonny, and Taksin. After him are Pietro Metastasio, Jacques de Vaucanson, Sophie of France, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, 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 53 out of 633. Before him are Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Mário Soares (1924), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Sister Lúcia (1907), and Diogo Cão (1440). After him are Peter II of Portugal (1648), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), and Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ranks 31. Before him are Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Luís I of Portugal (1838), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Mário Soares (1924), and Afonso II of Portugal (1185). After him are Peter II of Portugal (1648), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), and Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939).

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