Background
He was born at São João da Pesqueira, son of Eduardo Pinto de Soveral, visconde de São Luis, and his wife Maria da Piedade Paes de Sande e Castro.
He was born at São João da Pesqueira, son of Eduardo Pinto de Soveral, visconde de São Luis, and his wife Maria da Piedade Paes de Sande e Castro.
The Kaiser nicknamed him "the Blue Monkey". Joining the diplomatic service, he was an attaché and Secretary of Legation at Vienna, Berlin, and Madrid. He was First Secretary at the London Embassy in 1885 and advanced to the rank of Minister in 1891.
He was a Counsellor of State, and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1895 to 1897.
He was Ambassador Extraordinary to the Second Hague Conference in 1907. His tenure as Portuguese Minister in London ended in 1910, when the Revolution of 5 October overthrew the Portuguese monarchy.
He died at Paris, when his title became extinct.
Soveral was a friend of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and a prominent member of the "Marlborough House set".