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John Smith Athelstane GCC was a British diplomat, author, biographer and painter. He was the son of Michael Athleston-Smith and Sarah Walton. He was the first and only Earl of Carnota (Conde da Carnota) in Portugal and used this status as his author name. John Smith was born in London on May 9, 1813, and died in Portugal on his estate (Quinta da Carnota) at Alenquer (Portugal) on April 16, 1886. He was the brother of the 2nd Duchess of Saldanha.〔MATTOS E SILVA, António de "ANUÀRIO DE NOBREZA DE PORTUGAL", Dislivro, (2006), Lisbon ISBN 9789728876661〕 He is buried in Lisbon in the Jazigo da Carnota at the Alto de S. João Cemetery.〔HENRIQUES, Guilherme João Carlos "ALENQUER E SEU CONCELHO Parte XI - A Freguesia de Santo Estêvão Fasciculo II - O Ex-Convento da Carnota", Ediç. A Liberal, 1901 Lisbon, 155×230 mm, 38 pp〕 ==Biography== Initially he studied Law, but changed his course to diplomacy. On his voyages through Europe as secretary to the Duke of Saldanha he gathered lots of elements for his latter works from the several embassies. In 1852, he bought the Quinta da Carnota, an ancient convent near Refugidos, Cadafais (Alenquer), and established his life and work there.〔VA "GRANDE ENCICLOPEDIA LUSO-BRASILEIRA", VOL V pág. 980 CARNOTA (Conde de) Editorial Enciclopédia Limitada, (S/data), Lisbon/Rio de Janeiro〕 In 1843, he published the two-volume work entitled ''Memoirs of the Marquis of Pombal, a lith extracts from his writings and from despatches in the State-paper office never before published'' in London. In 1871, he republished that work with the new title ''The Marquis of Pombal by the Conde da Carnota'' with several changes to its content. In 1880 he published ''Memoirs of the Duke of Saldanha'', 1880, in two volumes.〔 In August 9, 1870, King Luís I of Portugal gave John Smith Athelstane the title of Conde da Carnota. He was married on April 30, 1850, in England to Miss Anne Tilby, who later died at the Quinta da Carnota on November 7, 1856, and was buried in that property. From this marriage there were no descendants. He left his heritage to his godson William John Charles Henry (Guilherme João Carlos Henriques), a British subject that continued John Smith's work. John Smith Athelstane was also a painter and had valuable paintings signed by him.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Smith Athelstane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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