Marquis de Pombal: References & Edit History
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J.C. Murphy, Travels in Portugal (1795), features recollections and comments on the policies of Pombal; Marcus Cheke, Dictator of Portugal: A Life of the Marquis of Pombal, 1699–1782 (1938, reprinted 1969), is a well-documented biography; Kenneth Maxwell, Pombal, Paradox of the Enlightenment (1995), discusses the complexities and paradoxes of enlightened rulership.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | May 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 04, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - Marqu�s de Pombal. | Jan 26, 2022 | ||
| Changed article title from Sebastião de Carvalho, marquês de Pombal to Marquis de Pombal. | Nov 04, 2016 | ||
| Added photograph. | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Marquis de Pombal. | Feb 16, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Oct 04, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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