Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess of Pombal
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 86 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5124-2672-2
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Count of Oeiras, 1st Marquess of Pombal ((Marques de Pombal, Portuguese pronunciation: ; 13 May 1699–8 May 1782) was an 18th century Portuguese statesman. He was Minister of the Kingdom (the equivalent to a today's prime minister) in the government of Joseph I of Portugal from 1750 to 1777. Undoubtedly the most prominent minister in the government, he is considered today to have been the de facto head of government. Pombal is notable for his swift and competent leadership in the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. He implemented sweeping economic policies in Portugal to regulate commercial activity and standardize quality throughout the country. Pombal was instrumental in weakening the grip of the Inquisition. The term Pombaline is used to describe not only his tenure, but also the architectural style which formed after the great earthquake. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений,...