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Its feminine form is senhora ( pronounced [sɨˈɲoɾɐ, siˈɲoɾɐ], abb. Sr.a or Sra.; plural: senhoras, abb. Sr.as or Sras. ). The term is related to Spanish señor, Catalan senyor, Occitan sénher, French seigneur, and Italian signore . Originally it was only used to designate a feudal lord or sire, as well as being one of the names of God.
Sir William de Harcourt, 1216, fought at Siege of Damietta. Sir Robert de Sheffield, 1216, fought in the fifth crusade. Sir Robert Keyes, 1216, fought in the fifth crusade. Sir Allen William Howard of Norfolk (d.1239), fought in the Third Crusade. Amberaldus, Master of the Templars in England.
1966–1970: Sir Anthony Lambert. 1970–1974: Sir David Muirhead. 1974–1976: Sir Nigel Trench. 1976–1981: Sir John Moran (Lord Moran from 1977) 1981–1986: Sir Hugh Campbell Byatt [18] (son of Sir Horace Archer Byatt) 1986–1989: Sir Michael Simpson-Orlebar. 1989–1993: Hugh James Arbuthnott. 1993–1995: Sir Stephen Wall [19]
General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, GCB, GCH, PC ( / ˈkɑːr ˈbɛrɪsfərd /; 2 October 1768 – 8 January 1854) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician. A general in the British Army and a Marshal in the Portuguese Army, he fought alongside the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and ...
The ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal was the foremost diplomatic representative in Portugal of the Kingdom of Great Britain, created by the Treaty of Union in 1707, in charge of the British diplomatic mission. For ambassadors from the Court of St James's to Portugal before 1707, see the list of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to ...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was one of the leading British military and political figures of the 19th century. Often referred to solely as "The Duke of Wellington", he led a successful military career in the Indian subcontinent during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–99 ...
Sebastian ( Portuguese: Sebastião I[ 1] [sɨβɐʃˈti.ɐ̃w]; 20 January 1554 – 4 August 1578) was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578 and the penultimate Portuguese monarch of the House of Aviz . He was the son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and his wife, Joanna of Austria.
John I (Portuguese: João [1] [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]; 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in a succession war with Castile, preserving his country's independence and establishing the Aviz (or Joanine) dynasty on the Portuguese throne.