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Heraldic achievement of the 1st Duke of Abrantès. The Dukedom of Abrantès was a title of Napoleonic nobility created in 1808 by Napoleon for Jean-Andoche Junot.. After the King of Portugal's refusal to join the Continental Blockade, Napoleon I despatched General Jean-Andoche Junot in command of the French invasion of Portugal.
Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃dɔʃ ʒyno]; 25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for leading the French invasion of Portugal in 1807.
Louis Napoléon Andoche Junot, 2nd Duke of Abrantès (Paris, 25 September 1807-Neuilly-sur-Seine, 20 February 1851), died unmarried and without issue. Andoche Alfred Michel Junot, 3rd Duke of Abrantes (Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, 25 November 1810 - Battle of Solferino, Italy, 24 June 1859), married firstly on April 2, 1845, to Marie Céline Elise ...
Duke of Abrantes may refer to: Duke of Abrantes (1642), a title of Spanish nobility created in 1642; Duke of Abrantes (1753), a title of Portuguese nobility created ...
Junot is a French name that may refer to the following notable people: Given name. Junot Díaz (born 1968), Dominican American; Surname. Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantes (1784–1838), French writer; Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duke of Abrantès (1771–1813), French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars; Mara Junot, American ...
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Philippe Junot (born 19 April 1940) is a French venture capitalist and property developer, ... Philippe is also [2] a descendant of the Duke of Abrantes, ...
Jean-Andoche Junot embarks for France after the Convention of Cintra at Cais do Sodré, Lisbon. The Convention of Cintra (or Sintra) was an agreement signed on 30 August 1808, during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict. [1]