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Biography

His parents were Martim Afonso de Mello (son of

João de Melo João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the s ...

), and Leonor Barreto daughter of

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and Isabel Pereira. Jorge de Melo was married to Branca Coutinho, daughter of Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (great grandson of Gonçalo Vasques) and Maria de Lima (daughter of

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and Filipa da Cunha).{{cite book, title=Os Pinto Coelho Da Cunha, date = 9 July 2007, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wF9TBQAAQBAJ&q=Jorge+de+Melo+Branca+Coutinho&pg=PA16 , publisher=Wendel Albert Oliveira Pereira -

References

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