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General Junot marched through Portugal and set up camp at the city of Abrantes, before advancing on Lisbon. After the French victory, Napoleon conferred the victory title of Duke of Abrantès (French: Duc d'Abrantès) upon General Junot. His wife was the French writer Laure née Martin de Permont, and she became styled as the Duchess of Abrantès.
"Hijo de la Luna" (English: "Son of the Moon") is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo , and had great success all over the Spanish-speaking world, as did the album.
Marguerite Louise Elisabeth Junot d'Abrantès (Paris, 25 January 1856-1919), married in Paris on November 11th 1883 to César Elzéar Léon Viscount Arthaud de La Ferrière (1853-1924). This was early in the Consulate and she at once entered eagerly into all the gaieties of Paris, and became noted for her beauty, her caustic wit, and her ...
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.
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 in 1753
Duke of Abrantes (Spanish: Duque de Abrantes) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1642 by Philip IV to Alfonso de Láncaster, son of the 3rd Duke of Aveiro and a great-grandchild of John II of Portugal.
Heraldic representation of the coronet of a Spanish duke. This is a list of the 149 present and extant royal and non-royal dukes in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain.. The oldest six titles – created between 1380 and 1476 – were Duke of Medina Sidonia (1380), Duke of Alburquerque (1464), Duke of Segorbe (1469), Duke of Alba (1472), Duke of Escalona (1472), and Duke of Infantado (1475).
Junot was met at Abrantes by an emissary from the Prince Regent. Hoping to avert a French occupation, the diplomat offered to submit under various degrading terms. Understanding that the Portuguese were prostrate, Junot organized four battalions made up of his best remaining men and set out for Lisbon, which was still 75 miles (121 km) away.