Joy, Nobres de Graça is a term or title given to a "class" of the nobility. The King and Princes were entitled "Royal Highness". The Dukes and Archdukes "His Highness" with all the rest of the nobility having the title of "Your Grace"/Sua Graça.
Trust this might be of some help. Cheers, Margaret On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Joy Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > On a geanealogy chart, my great great grandfather from Faial, Azores has > "Nobres de Graca" after his name. > I have understood it to mean " Nobleman of favour". > Can anyone explain the useage of this phrase and how it was bestowed upon a > person? > Thanks, > Joy > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
