About Sancho Manoel de Vilhena
Lived 1610 – 1677 (aged 66–67). Sancho Manoel de Vilhena was a military personnel.
D. Sancho Manuel de Vilhena, 1st Count of Vila Flor (1610 – 3 February 1677), was a Portuguese nobleman and military leader, of royal background.
He participated in several battles in Central Europe and fought the Dutch in Brazil between 1638 and 1640. During the Portuguese Restoration War, he was appointed general, and participated in the defence of Beira. His greatest victories were the Battle of the Lines of Elvas in 1659 and the Battle of Ameixial in 1663.
António Manuel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John and ruler of Malta, was his fifth son.
He was memorialized in a prominent azulejo of the Room of the Battles in the Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira, created in 1671–72 and depicting the Battle of Ameixial.
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Who was Sancho Manoel de Vilhena?
Portuguese aristocrat
When was Sancho Manoel de Vilhena born?
Sancho Manoel de Vilhena was born in 1610 in Kingdom of Portugal.
When did Sancho Manoel de Vilhena die?
Sancho Manoel de Vilhena died in 1677 in Kingdom of Portugal.
What was Sancho Manoel de Vilhena's occupation?
Sancho Manoel de Vilhena was a military personnel.
What nationality was Sancho Manoel de Vilhena?
Sancho Manoel de Vilhena's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Portugal.
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