(Grande do Reino) when King Carlos I elevated his title to a Countship (Earl in Britain). His only son Henrique was, like his father, a distinguished naval officer and colonial ruler. Because of his beliefs and because of the republican revolution implanted by force of arms in 1910, he never claimed officially (encartar) the title of Count of Paço d'Arcos which nonetheless passed on to his eldest surviving son – also named Henrique. Other achievements and distinctions The Count of Paço d'Arcos was also a member of His Most Faithful Majesty's Council (Conselho de Sua Majestade Fidelíssima), the Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) and a Peer of the Realm (Par do Reino) as well as Aide-de-Camp to the King (Ajudante de Campo d'el rei). Other distinctions held: Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of Avis (Portugal) Grand Cross of the Order of Naval Merit (Portugal) Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Spain Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Siam Commander of the Royal Military Order of Christ (Portugal) Commander of the Royal Order of Charles III (Spain) Commander of the Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic (Spain) Knight of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal) Knight of Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (Portugal) References Sources O Portal da História http://www.arqnet.pt/portal/portugal/liberalismo/lib1890.html Missão Diplomática do Conde Paço d'Arcos no Brasil – 1974 Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal – 1964 Vice-Reis e Governadores da Índia Portuguesa – 1999. Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil – vol. 3 1989 Resenha das Famílias Titulares e Grandes de Portugal – 1991 Tratado de Todos os Vice-Reis e Governadores da Índia – 1962 A Descendência Portuguesa de El-Rei D. João II – vol.3 1993 Portugal's Largest Genealogy Portal http://www.geneall.net Counts of Paço de Arcos Governors-General of Portuguese India 1834 births 1905 deaths Grand Crosses of the Order of Aviz Grand Crosses of the Royal Order of Spain Commanders of the Order of Christ (Portugal) Commanders of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Knights of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa 19th-century Portuguese people People from Oeiras, Portugal Governors of Macau Governors-General of Mozambique Portuguese nobility