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Gomes Freire de Andrade
Gomes Freire de Andrade, ComC (27 January 1757, in Vienna – 18 October 1817) was a field marshal and distinguished officer of the Portuguese army who served France at the end of his military career.
History.
History Early life.
Gomes Freire de Andrade was the son of Anthony Ambrose Pereira Freire de Andrade e Castro (? – 11 November 1770), Portuguese ambassador to the Austrian court, and his wife Maria Anna Elisabeth, Countess Schaffgotsch (9 October 1738 – November 27
Freire de Andrade
The surname Freire de Andrade may refer to the following people:
- Bernardim Freire de Andrade (1759 — 1809), a Portuguese general officer who was lynched by his own troops during the Peninsular War
- Gomes Freire de Andrade, Portuguese cavalry captain, one of the Forty Conspirators, whose revolt against the Spanish crown led to the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668)
- Gomes Freire de Andrade (1757 – 1817), a Portuguese general officer who served in the Portuguese Legion ("Legião