Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

Dom Teodósio I of Braganza (Portuguese: Teodósio de Bragança; 1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza, among other titles. He is known for ceding the title of Duke of Guimarães to Infante Duarte of Aviz, alongside some of the wealth and properties of the House of Braganza.

Teodósio I
Duke of Braganza
Tenure20 September 1532 – 22 September 1563
PredecessorJaime I
SuccessorJoão I
Born1510
Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Died22 September 1563
Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
SpouseIsabel of Lencastre
Beatriz of Lencastre
Issue
among others...
João I
HouseHouse of Braganza
FatherJaime I
MotherLeonor Pérez de Guzmán
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Duquesa D. Beatriz de Lencastre.

Biography

The Duke Teodósio I was an educated and refined man, a typical Renaissance prince. He loved painting and sculpture.

Marriage and issue

In 1542, he married his 1st cousin Isabel of Lencastre (1513–1558), daughter of his uncle Dinis, and had John (João) I of Braganza, who succeeded him as 6th Duke of Braganza.

In 1559, he remarried with Beatriz of Lencastre (1542–1623), granddaughter of Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra. Their first child, Jaime of Braganza, died without issue in 1578, in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir. Their second child, Isabel, married the 1st Duke of Caminha.

NameBirthDeathNotes
João I154322 February 158313th Count of Barcelos, 10th Count of Ourém, 7th Count of Arraiolos and Neiva, 6th Duke of Braganza, 5th Marquis of Vila Viçosa
Jaimeunknown4 August 1578Died at the Battle of Alcacer Quibir; never married; no issue
Isabel1560unknownMarried Miguel Luis de Meneses, 1st Duke of Caminha

Ancestry

Bibliography

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