page_title: Count of Valença
hierarchical_section_title: Count of Valença
caption_attribution_description: Arms of the Portuguese Counts of Tarouca. Made by JSobral
context_page_description: Count of Valença was a Portuguese title of nobility, created by a royal decree, dated from July 20, 1464, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Dom Henrique de Menezes, who was already 3rd Count of Viana and 4th Count of Viana.
  However, on November 12, 1471, he gave back to the Crown the County of Valença and received in exchange the County of Loulé.
  Later, on December 12, 1499, by a royal decree issued by King Manuel I of Portugal, the County of Valença was granted again this time to Dom Fernando de Menezes who was already 2nd Marquis of Vila Real, 4th Count of Vila Real, 1st Count of Alcoutim, a cousin to the 1st Count.
context_section_description: Count of Valença (in Portuguese Conde de Valença) was a Portuguese title of nobility, created by a royal decree, dated from July 20, 1464, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Dom Henrique de Menezes, who was already 3rd Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima) and 4th Count of Viana (do Alentejo).
  However, on November 12, 1471, he gave back to the Crown the County of Valença and received in exchange the County of Loulé.
  Later, on December 12, 1499, by a royal decree issued by King Manuel I of Portugal, the County of Valença was granted again this time to Dom Fernando de Menezes who was already 2nd Marquis of Vila Real, 4th Count of Vila Real, 1st Count of Alcoutim, a cousin to the 1st Count.
caption: The Coat of Arms of Henrique de Menezes, 1st Count of Valença.
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