Count of Penela
# Count of Penela

Count of Penela (Portuguese: Conde de Penela) was a Portuguese title of nobility. It was created on 10 October 1471 by King Afonso V of Portugal and granted to his 4th cousin, Dom Afonso de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 1st Count of Penela.

Dom Afonso was close related to the Portuguese royal family, once his great-grandfather was Infante John of Portugal (son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro).

## Genealogy Summary

A second creation of this title occurred in December 1907, when King Charles I of Portugal granted it to José Maria de Portugal de Vasconcelos da Costa Mexia de Matos.

## List of the Counts of Penela

### First creation (1471)

* Afonso de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 1st Count of Penela (born 1441)
* João de Vasconcelos e Menezes, 2nd Count of Penela (born 1470)

### Second Creation (1907)

* José Maria de Portugal de Vasconcelos da Costa Mexia de Matos, 3rd Count of Penela (born 1868).
