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House Of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza (), also known as the Brigantine dynasty (''dinastia Brigantina''), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese people, Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas. The house was founded by Afonso I, Duke of Braganza, Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal of the House of Aviz, and would eventually grow into one of the wealthiest and most powerful noble houses of Iberian Peninsula, Iberia during the Portuguese Renaissance, Renaissance period. The Braganzas came to rule the Kingdom of Portugal and Kingdom of the Algarves, the Algarves after successfully deposing the Philippine Dynasty in the Portuguese Restoration War, Restoration War, resulting in the Duke of Braganza becoming King John IV of Portugal, in 1640. The Braganzas ruled Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from 1640 and with the creation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, in 1815, and the s ...
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Portuguese House Of Burgundy
The Portuguese House of Burgundy () was a Portuguese noble house that ruled the County of Portugal, County and later Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum. The house was founded by Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096. His son, Afonso I of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, was proclaimed King of Portugal following his victory at the Battle of Ourique in 1139, establishing the Afonsine dynasty (''Dinastia Afonsina''). Burgundian monarchs would rule Portugal through much of its early formation, including the formalization of the Portuguese language under Denis of Portugal, King Dinis I, the first Portuguese Cortes, Portuguese parliament, under Afonso II of Portugal, King Afonso II, and the conquest of the Kingdom of the Algarve, under Afonso III of Portugal, King Afonso III. Numerous princes of the house took up thrones across Europe, such as Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, Ferdinand I, Count of Flanders ...
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Duke Of Guimarães
Duke of Guimarães was a Nobility title granted by King Afonso V of Portugal in 1475, to Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza. The king just upgraded the previous title of count of Guimarães, that he granted to the same Duke of Braganza, some years before (in 1464). When Isabel of Braganza married Infante Duarte, King Manuel I of Portugal's youngest son, her brother, Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza ceded the dukedom as her dowry, and Duarte became the 4th duke of Guimarães. As their son (Duarte II, 5th duke of Guimarães) died without issue, the dukedom returned to the crown, but was soon granted again to the House of Braganza, when king Philip III of Portugal, gave it to John II, 8th Duke of Braganza. List of dukes of Guimarães # Ferdinand II, Duke of Braganza (1430–1483). Count of Guimarães (1464), Duke of Guimarães (1475); # Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1479–1532); #Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510–1563); # Infante Duarte, 4th Duke of Guimarães (1515&n ...
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Count Of Neiva
Count of Neiva (in Portuguese ''Conde de Neiva'') is a Portuguese title granted, in 1373 by King Ferdinand I of Portugal, to ''Dom'' Gonçalo Teles de Meneses, brother of Queen Leonor Telles de Meneses. '' Dom'' Gonçalo was also Lord of Faria, and that is why some authors, incorrectly, call him ''Count of Neiva and Faria''. Later, the County was granted to Fernando of Braganza and when Fernando became 2nd Duke of Braganza (1461), Count of Neiva became a subsidiary title of the House of Braganza. List of counts of Ourém #Gonçalo Teles de Meneses ( ? -1403); #Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403-1478). (for the list of holders after this date, see Duke of Braganza) See also * Count of Barcelos *Duke of Braganza *House of Braganza *Dukedoms in Portugal *List of countships in Portugal This is a list of countships in Portugal (; singular ''Condado''; the title is ''Conde'', for Count, and ''Condessa'', for Countess): A * Count of Abrantes * Count of Agarez * Count of Agro ...
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Count Of Ourém
Count of Ourém (in Portuguese ''Conde de Ourém'') is a Portuguese title granted in 1370 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to ''Dom'' João Afonso Telo, uncle of Queen Leonor Teles. Later he also became the fourth Count of Barcelos. The title subsequently passed to Juan Fernández Andeiro (a Galician noble, lover of the Queen), but when King John I of Portugal seized the throne, his Constable, Nuno Álvares Pereira, inherited it. When the Constable's daughter married the first Duke of Braganza, ''Count of Ourém'' became a subsidiary title of the House of Braganza. In 1483, Fernando II, third Duke of Bragança, was condemned for treason by order of king John II of Portugal. The House of Braganza estates were confiscated and the Condado of Ourém was granted to Pedro de Menezes, 1st Count of Vila Real, grandson of João Afonso Telo, 1st Count of Ourém. When king Manuel I inherited the Portuguese throne, he restored the Braganzas with all their previous honours, and fro ...
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Count Of Arraiolos
Count of Arraiolos (in Portuguese ''Conde de Arraiolos'') is a Portuguese title granted, in 1377 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to ''Dom'' Álvaro Pires de Castro, a Galician noble, brother of Inês de Castro (King Pedro I of Portugal 2nd wife). Álvaro Pires de Castro was already Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima) when he received this new title. Following Álvaro's death, King John I of Portugal gave this County to his Constable, Nuno Álvares Pereira in 1387, who ceded it, in 1422, to his grandson, Fernando of Braganza. The title of Count of Arraiolos became a subsidiary title of the House of Braganza when Fernando became 2nd Duke of Braganza (1461). List of counts of Arraiolos # Álvaro Pires de Castro (1310-1384), also 1st Count of Viana (da Foz do Lima) and 1st Constable of Portugal; #Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431), also 7th Count of Barcelos, 2nd Count of Ourém and 2nd Constable of Portugal; #Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403-1478). (for the list of holders ...
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Count Of Barcelos
Count of Barcelos (in Portuguese ''Conde de Barcelos'') is a title of nobility, the first to be granted in Portugal. It was created in 1298 by king Denis I and initially it was a non hereditary title, although most of the holders belonged to the Teles de Menezes family. It was only after the death of the 6th Count, when it was granted to Nuno Álvares Pereira, that the title became hereditary. The 8th Count of Barcelos was created Duke of Braganza in 1442, by his nephew king Afonso V, and his descendants rose to the Portuguese throne after the country regained its independence from Spain in 1640. Initially, the seat of the Counts of Barcelos was the Palace of the Dukes of Barcelos, a large medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ... structure that overlooks ...
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Count Of Guimarães
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to re ...
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Afonso Of Braganza, 1st Marquis Of Valença
Afonso of Braganza (in Portuguese ''Afonso''), (1402? – 9 August 1460) was the eldest son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, natural son of King John I of Portugal, and of his wife, Beatriz Pereira Alvim, the only daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira and Leonor de Alvim. Life Through a formal document dated 4 April 1422, his maternal grandfather, the Constable Nuno Álvares Pereira, granted to him the County of Ourém. However, this grant only gained the Portuguese King Edward's royal confirmation on 24 November 1433. Alphonse was sent by the King as his special ambassador to the Council of Basel (1436) and to the Council of Florence (1439), during which time he also visited Ferrara and Rome. In a document issued on 11 October 1451, King Afonso V of Portugal granted him the title of Marquis of Valença. He was the first Portuguese nobile to be made a Marquis. During October 1451, he escorted Infanta Eleanor of Portugal (King Edward's daughter) on her journey from Lisbon to L ...
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Marquis Of Vila Viçosa
The title Marquis of Vila Viçosa (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Vila Viçosa'') was created by royal decree, dated May 25, 1455, by King Afonso V of Portugal), to Fernando of Braganza, second son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza. ''Dom'' Fernando, was already 3rd Count of Arraiolos when he got the new title of Marquis of Vila Viçosa. Later, in 1460, as his older brother Afonso, died without legitimate issue, he became the House of Braganza heir and, one year later, following his father’s death (1461), he also became the 2nd Duke of Braganza. That’s why the title Marquis of Vila Viçosa became associated with the title Duke of Braganza. The Queen consort Amélie of Orleans, while in exile (20th Century), also used the title of Marchioness of Vila Viçosa. List of marquesses of Vila Viçosa # Ferdinand I of Braganza (1403–1478), 2nd Duke of Braganza; # Ferdinand II of Braganza (1430–1483), 3rd Duke of Braganza; # James of Braganza (1479–1532), 4th Duke of Braganza; ...
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Duke Of Coimbra
Duke of Coimbra () was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of royal dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese royal house, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to his 2nd male son, Infante Pedro. Pedro was regent of the kingdom but he was killed in the domestic Battle of Alfarrobeira (1449). None of their children inherited this title, which was granted much later to Pedro's great-grandson, Jorge, Duke of Coimbra, natural son of King John II of Portugal. List of dukes of Coimbra # Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra (1392–1449), Regent, King João I's third son (second surviving); # Jorge, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550), King João II's natural son; # Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra (1847–1889), Queen Maria II's fifth son; Claimants Following the establishment of the Portuguese Republic, the following individuals have claimed the title of Duke of Coimbra: #Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (1949–2017), Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza's thir ...
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Dukes Of Viseu
Duke of Viseu (in Portuguese ''Duque de Viseu'') was a Portugal, Portuguese Royal Dukedom created in 1415 by King John I of Portugal for his third male child, Henry the Navigator, following the conquest of Ceuta. When Henry the Navigator died without issue, his nephew, Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Infante Ferdinand of Portugal (King Edward, King of Portugal's younger son), who was already Duke of Beja, inherited the Dukedom of Viseu and, when his younger son became King of Portugal as Manuel I of Portugal, Manuel I, this became a royal Dukedom. List of dukes of Viseu #Henry the Navigator, Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu (1394–1460), John I of Portugal, King João I's fourth son (third surviving); #Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), also 1st Duke of Beja, Edward, King of Portugal, King Duarte I's third son (second surviving); #John, Duke of Viseu, Infante João, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), also 2nd Duke of Beja, Infante Fernando's eldest s ...
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