User:Deadhenry/sandbox/Távora affair
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Távora affair was a political scandal[editorializing] of the 18th century Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted murder of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family[inconsistent] and its closest relatives in 1759. Some historians interpret the whole affair as an attempt by the prime minister Sebastião de Melo (later Marquis of Pombal) to limit the growing powers of the old aristocratic families[who?][editorializing].
More information This is not the page you are looking for ♦ This is a Wikipedia user page ♦ This is not an encyclopedia article, EDIT IN PROGRESS — NOT FOR PUBLICATION — TURN BACK NOW ...
![]() ![]() |
---|
EDIT IN PROGRESS — NOT FOR PUBLICATION — TURN BACK NOW |
Close
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Armas_Tavora.jpg/640px-Armas_Tavora.jpg)