Francisco de Moura, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo

Francisco de Moura
Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo
Born	1610
Died	26 November 1675
Issue	Leonor de Moura, Marchioness of Castelo Rodrigo
Father	Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Francisco de Moura Corte-Real e Melo, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo (1610 – 26 November 1675) was a Portuguese political figure.

Life

Francisco de Moura was the son of the Portuguese nobleman, Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo, who had been Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1644 and 1647, and of Leonor de Melo. He was a Gentleman of the Chamber of King Philip III of Portugal, later member of his council of state and his ambassador to Vienna in 1651.

He was named Duke of Nocera on 10 August 1656, and served as Viceroy of Sardinia between 1657 and 1661, and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1664 and 1668. Under his administration the Spanish Netherlands suffered a French invasion during the War of Devolution. By now, Spain was so weak that it could put up very little resistance to the French assault. The French even spoke of "une promenade militaire." Moura was later appointed as Caballerizo mayor+ to the King and died in Madrid in December of 1675.

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Francisco de Moura at the Peace of Westphalia, engraving after Anselm van Hulle.

Government offices
Preceded by Bernardo Matías de Cervelló	Viceroy of Sardinia 1657-1661	Succeeded by Archbishop of Cagliari
Preceded by The Marquis of Caracena	Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands 1664-1668	Succeeded by The Duke of Frías
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by Manuel de Moura	Marquis of Castel Rodrigo 1651-1675	Succeeded by Leonor de Moura
Preceded by Manuel de Moura	Count of Lumiares 1651-1675	Succeeded by Leonor de Moura
Italian nobility
Preceded by Francesco Maria Domenico Carafa	Duke of Nocera 1656-1675	Succeeded by Leonor de Moura