Viscount of Faria e Maia


Viscount of Faria e Maia was a noble title, created by decree on 16 April 1891, by King Carlos I of Portugal, in favour of Francisco Machado de Faria e Maia, an important landowner and Azorean politician.

List of viscounts

  1. Francisco Machado de Faria e Maia, 1st Viscount of Faria e Maia;
  2. Vicente Machado de Faria e Maia, 2nd Viscount of Faria e Maia;
  3. Vicente Machado de Faria e Maia, 3rd Viscount of Faria e Maia;
  4. Maria Luisa Machado de Faria e Maia, 4th Viscountess of de Faria e Maia.
After the implementation of the first Portuguese Republic, and fall of the monarchy, the noble titles were extinct, resulting in the transformation of these peerages to the status of pretenders.