Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515–1540)
Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (7 October 1515 in Lisbon – 20 September 1540 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese infante (prince); the sixth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon.
| Duarte | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Guimarães | |
 Edward of Portugal, 4th Duke of Guimarães | |
| Born | 7 October 1515 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 20 September 1540 (aged 24) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Spouse | Isabel of Braganza |
| Issue | Maria, Hereditary Princess of Parma Catarina, Duchess of Braganza Duarte, Duke of Guimarães |
| House | Aviz |
| Father | Manuel I of Portugal |
| Mother | Maria of Aragon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Life
Personal Coat of Arms of Prince Duarte I, 4th Duke of Guimarães
He had as tutor André de Resende, who later wrote Duarte's biography. He also loved hunting and was quite a good musician.
In 1537 he married Isabella of Braganza, daughter of James, Duke of Braganza, who was dowried with the Dukedom of Guimarães in her own right. After the marriage, Infante Duarte became the 4th Duke of Guimarães.
This marriage produced three children:
- Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538–1577), married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza.
- Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (1540–1614), Duchess of Braganza, married to John, 6th Duke of Braganza, she was a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580 (See: 1580 Portuguese succession crisis).
- Infante Duarte, 5th Duke of Guimarães (1541–1576)
He is buried in the Monastery of Jerónimos in Lisbon.
Ancestry
References
- Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The Story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 139. ISBN 9780722224731. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- de Sousa, Antonio Caetano (1735). Historia genealogica da casa real portugueza [Genealogical History of the Royal House of Portugal] (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisboa Occidental. p. 497.
- Liss, Peggy K. (10 November 2015). Isabel the Queen: Life and Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780812293203.
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- Ortega Gato, Esteban (1999). "Los Enríquez, Almirantes de Castilla" [The Enríquezes, Admirals of Castille] (PDF). Publicaciones de la Institución "Tello Téllez de Meneses" (in Spanish). 70: 42. ISSN 0210-7317.
- Henry III, King of Castille at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Isabella I, Queen of Spain at the Encyclopædia Britannica
Bibliography
- ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. I, page 387. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
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