- A
sumilher da
cortina (Portuguese pronunciation: [sumiˈʎɛɾ ðɐ kuɾˈtinɐ], lit.
official of the curtain,
usually rendered in
English as
chaplain of honour)...
-
position of
sumilher to
Pedro II of Portugal. In 1682, he
served in the
Armada and went to
Turin to aid the Duke of
Savoy as his
sumilher. On his return...
-
Isabella Clara Eugenia,
sovereign of the Netherlands. François de Rye,
sumilher da
cortina of the
archdukes in 1606.
Christophe de Rye de La Palud, Count...
- of São Francisco.
Named for
service in the
Royal Chapel,
where he was
sumilher da cortina. On 15 May 1710, King João V of
Portugal appointed him dean...
- Lisbon. King
Peter II
appointed Nuno da
Cunha as his
chaplain of
honour (
sumilher da cortina) and, in 1702, made him a
member of the
Council of the Three...
- and Signature. Tomás de
Almeida was made the King's
chaplain of
honour (
sumilher da cortina),
Governor of the
Royal Treasury,
Chancellor of the Kingdom...
