Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Francisco de Mello a Torres (1620-1667).
Godfather to Catherine of Braganza.
Made Conde da Ponte in 1661, and for his success in the marriage arrangements, was made Marqu
Francisco de Mello *e* Torres, not ‘a Torres’
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(Summary from Portuguese writers Rau and Casimiro.)
Francisco de Mello was General of the Artillery when he was persuaded by D. Luisa (Catherine