Arms of Portugal Now MAUD understanding the design of the King her Husband to take another wife From France she undertook a journey into Portugal and there made her protestations and opposition against this unlawful Marriage which ALPHONSO regarded not but slightly passed over When this would not move him to Justice the Princess and her kindred of the number of which was the King St. Lewis made their appeal to Pope Alexander IV. with whom their complaint and the Princesses tears took such effect Mariana that he first mildly admonished ALPHONSO to receive again his lawful wife and forsake BEATRIX but continuing refractory and stubborn the same Pope thundred out his Excommunications against him and his Kingdom prohibiting Divine Service throughout all his Dominions under which Interdiction he lay the space of two years and to the death of MAUD happening in the Year Nunez One thousand two hundred Years of CHRIST 1262 threescore and two when the Prelates of the Kingdom so carried the matter to Pope Urban IV. that he not only removed this Excommunication but also approved the Marriage this proceeded principally from the Relation of kindred the said Pope had to the King ALPHONSO and for the peace and welfare of the Kingdom MAUD having made her last Will and Testament in the Year One thousand two hundred forty and one bequeathed unto her Husband King ALPHONSO the Summe of Twenty thousand Livets Idem beside the right she had to another Summe of Four thousand l. due unto her by the Count and Countess of Flanders Also to others she left many pious Legacies and ordered for the Executors of this her last Testament Robert Bishop of Beauùais her Cousin Matthew de Trie and others Gifts which were approved by Gaucher de Chastillon sieur de Monjay her Kinsman who had espoused Jane her daughter Mariana descended from her first Marriage Nunez Lastly His Death King ALPHONSO having lived Threescore and nine years Vasconcellius and Reigned Three and thirty finished his dayes at Lisbonne the Capital City of his Estate in the Year One thousand two hundred threescore Years of CHRIST 1279 and nineteen He received the honour of Sepulture within the Church of St. Dominick in the same place and from thence ten years after his body was transported to the Chappel dedicated to St. Vincent in the Abbey of Alcobace where lieth also Queen Beatrix of Castille his Wife Tâ—aâ—té du droit de succession sur la Portugal de la Royne Catherine de Medicis Some are of opinion that he had by the Countess of Bolongne two sons the elder of which named after him Alphonso dyed young the younger called Robert lived in France and was Count of Bolongne from whom are descended the other Earls unto Jane de la Tour who exchanged this County for that of Lauregais and had issue her daughter Magdelene de la Tour Mother of Queen Katherine de Medicis wife of Henry II. King of France The same Queen as being descended from Robert pretended a right to the Kingdom of Portugal after the death of the Kings Sebastian and Henry And at what time the Estates were assembled to Advise of a Successor to the Crown she sent her Embassadors also thither to represent her Right and Pretentions as also did several other Princes upon the same account At the same time there was published in France a Treatise which is reputed to have for Author Peter Beloy afterwards the Kings Advocate in the Court of Parliament of Toulouse concerning the right and lawful succession of the Kingdom of Portugal appertaining to this Queen Katherine Mother of the most Christian King Henry III. En Chronica des Reis de Portugal But the Castillian and Portugal Historians among others Edward Nunez will not admit of this descent of the House of Bolongne nor that ALPHONSO III. had any children by Queen MAUD his first Wife But to confound this extraction and to prove it only imaginary he grounds upon divers Circumstances and pregnant Conjectures which he particularly toucheth upon in the Chronicle of the Kings of Portugal by him published in his own Language Conjectures drawn from the time as also from the consideration of the Age of the Princess and the words of her last Testament in which there is mention made only of her daughter by the first Bed And lastly from the Contents of that Supplication Years of CHRIST 1262 presented by the Prelates to the Pope intreating his Holiness to give Absolution to their King and a Dispensation to the end that he and Beatrix might lawfully continue and live together and that their Children after them might be capable of the possession of their Estates Children of ALPHONSO III. King OF PORTUGAL and of BEATRIX OF CASTILLE his second Wife DIONYSIO OR DENIS King OF PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES continued the Posterity ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL Lord of Portalegre PORTUGAL-PORTALEGRE Chasteauvieux His Marriage Marvau and of Arouce was joyned in Marriage with YOLAND OF CASTILLE daughter of the Infant Emanuel son of Ferdinando III. King of Castille Party de CASTILLE and of Constance of Arragon his Wife And because that ALPHONSO married his daughters to Castillian Lords De gueulles au Chastean d'or and would have given them those places of his appennage in Portugal his brother King DIONYSIO opposed him But this difference was at last appeased by exchange made betwixt the King and this Lord of Portalegre who consented to part with places upon the Frontire of Castille for those that were situate within the middle of Portugal He was inhumed in the Church of St. Dominick at Lisbonne and left issue a Son and four Daughters which follow 7. ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL Seigneur of Leiria dyed without Children 7. ISABEL OF PORTUGAL BISCAY Comme cy devant Wife of JOHN Lord of BISCAY sirnamed the Purblind 7. CONSTANCE OF PORTUGAL Party de PORTUGAL espoused to GONCALE-NUNEZ DE LARA LARA Party de PORTUGAL son of John Nunez de Lara called the Good 7. MARY OF PORTUGAL was conjoyned in Marriage with TELLEZ son of Alphonso Infant OF MOLINA 7. ISABEL OF PORTUGAL sirnamed the Young to difference her from her elder Sister of the same name was married unto JOHN-ALPHONSO Lord of Albuquerque son of Alphonso-Sanceo who was Nephew of Dionysio King of Portugal Here follow the Children of King ALPHONSO III. and of BEATRIX OF CASTILLE FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL dyed young in the City of Lisbonne BLANCHE OF PORTUCAL Abbess of Loruano then of that Das Holgas at Burgos This Princess was exceeding rich For the King of Castille her Grand-father by the Mother and King Dionysio her Brother gave her the Seigneuries of Monmor le Vicil and Campo-Major CONSTANCE OF PORTUGAL having been with Queen Beatrix her Mother in Castille for to visit the King her Grand-father she there dyed in the City of Seville being young Her body was brought home and buried in the Abbey of
him President of the Councel-Royal for the Indies and Viceroy of Naples in the Year One thousand six hundred and ten As also established him President of the Councel of Italy His Wife was KATHERINE DE SANDOVAL his Cosin-Germane Daughter of Francis de Sandoval and Royas Duke of Lerme by the Dutchess Katherine de la Cerda his Wife by whom he had not any Children 17. FRANCIS DE CASTRO Duke of TAVRISANO Count of Castro and Viceroy of Naples and Sicilie HE was second Son of Ferdinand-Roderick de Castro Count of Lemos by Katherine de Zuniga and Sandoval his Wife and as his elder Brother was for his great Experience employed in important Affairs by the Catholick King For he not only established him his Viceroy of Naples after the death of his elder Brother but also of Sicily Afterwards the same King sent him Embassadour to the State of Venice to endeavour a Reconciliation betwixt that Republick and Pope Paul V. to whom FRANCIS DE CASTRO was also sent Embassadour in Ordinary He espoused LUCRECE GATINARA LEGNANA Countess de Castro in the Kingdom of Naples only Daughter of Alexander Gatinara Fifth Count of Castro and of Victoria Caracciol his Wife Children of FRANCIS DE CASTRO Duke of TAVRISANO c. FERDINAND DE CASTRO Duke of Taurisano c. continued the descent ALEXANDER DE CASTRO FRANCIS DE CASTRO KATHERINE and VICTORIA DE CASTRO CLARA-MARIA DE CASTRO a Nun. ELISE and MARIA DE CASTRO 18. FERDINAND DE CASTRO Duke of TAVRISANO Count of Castro and Lemos HE was eldest Son of Francis de Castro Duke of Taurisano and of Lucrece Gatinara Legnana his Wife His Wife was ANTONIA DE GIRON the daughter of Peter Giron Duke of Ossuna and Marquess of Pegnafiel Children of FERDINAND DE CASTRO Duke of TAVRISANO Count of Castro and Lemos PETER DE CASTRO Count of Antrada 14. ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO DIonysius of Braganza or of Portugal PORTUGAL-LANCASTRO and Beatrix de Castro Countess of Lemos had several Children among whom this ALPHONSO was the second honoured with the Dignity of great Master of the Military Order of Christ in Portugal and grand Alcaide of Ovidos King John III. sent him Embassadour to Rome unto the Popes Julius III. and Paul IV. Afterwards he was also sent into France to King Charles IX during the Minority of King Sebastian in the beginning of his Reign The same ALPHONSO was interred in the Monastery of the Carmelites of Lisbon His Wife HIERONIMA DE NOROGNA was Daughter of James de Norogna great Master of the Order of Christ and of Philippa Attaida his Wife he had by her one Son and a Daughter which were DIONYSIUS DE LANCASTRO mentioned hereafter PHILIPPA DE LANCASTRO Wife to MICHAEL DE MENESES Marquess of Villa-real 15. DIONYSIVS DE LANCASTRO HE was as his father Alphonso grand Master of the Order of Christ and by the King of Portugal Sebastian also sent into France to King Year of CHRIST 1572 Charles IX about the Year One thousand five hundred threescore and twelve then into Spain to King Philip II. He was also nominated by the same King Sebastian his Embassadour for Rome to be sent to Pope Gregory XIII But upon the death of this King in Affrica his Embassade ceased and he Years of CHRIST 1598 dyed at Lisbon His Death Ao. One thousand five hundred fourscore and eighteen being very much in years He lieth inhumed in the Monastery of St. Augustine By his Wife ISABEL ENRIQUEZ Daughter of Francis Coutinho second Count of Redondo and of Mary de Guzman his Wife he had these Six Children following ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO great Master of the Order of Christ and grand Alcaide of Ovidos He espoused MARY DE TAUORA daughter of Alvaro Perez de Tauora and of Isabel de Melo his Wife FRANCIS DE LANCASTRO Gentleman-Waiter at the Table to the Catholick Kings Philip III. and IV. JOHN DE LANCASTRO Bishop of Lamego and Chief Chaplain to the King of Spain Philip III. HIERONIMA DE NOROGNA was never married MARY DE LANCASTRO was espoused to FERDINAND-RODERICK DIEGO MARTINES MASCAREGNAS IOLAND ENRIQUEZ married to FRANCIS COUTINHO fourth Count of Redondo her Cosin MARQUESSES of FERREIRA AND COUNTS of TENTUGAL 12. ALVARO DE PORTVGAL Lord of FERREIRA PORTUGAL-FERREIRA AMong the Children of Ferdinand first of the name Duke of Braganza and of Jane de Castro his Wife this ALVARO was the third He was President of the Councel Royal in Castille and grand Alcaide of Seville and in Portugal also Lord Chief Justice and Chancellor He espoused PHILIPPA DE MELO Countess of Olivenca daughter and heir of Roderick de Melo Count of Olivenca by Isabel de Meneses Children of ALVARO DE PORTVGAL Lord of FERREIRA RODERICK DE MELO and Portugal first Marquess of FERREIRA continued the Line GEORGE OF PORTUGAL Count of GELUES gave original to the Branch of Gelves hereafter mentioned ISABEL DE CASTRO Wife of Alphonso de SOTO-MAJOR Count of Belalcacar BEATRIX DE MELO and Tentugal Dutchess of CONIMBRA Wife of GEORGE Bastard OF PORTUGAL Duke of CONIMBRA and Lord of Aveiro JANE DE VILLENA married to FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL Count of VIMIOSO MARY MANUEL Wife of JOHN DE SILVA second Earl of Portalegre 13. RODERICK DE MELO and Portugal Marquess of FERREIRA and Count of Tentugal HE was eldest Son of Alvaro of Portugal Lord of Ferreira and of Philippa de Melo his Wife and for his Memorable Services deserved well the Title of Marquess of Ferreira and Count of Tentugal into which Honours he was Created by the great Emanuel King of Portugal his Cosin He married two Wives His first Wife was LEONOR d'ALMEIDA Daughter of Francis d'Almeida Viceroy of the Indies by Jane Pereira his Wife His second Wife was BEATRIX DE MENESES Daughter of Anthony d'Almada Major General of Lisbonne and of Mary de Meneses his Wife He had issue by both Wives Children of RODERICK DE MELO Marquess of FERREIRA by his first wife ALVARO DE MELO dyed in the life-time of his Father having espoused MARY DE VILLENA daughter of John de Silva second Count of Portalegre and of Mary Manuel He had one Son bearing his name which followeth 15. ALVARO DE MELO had no Children by his Wife MARY d'ALCACOUA daughter of Peter Count of Ignana and of Katherine de Sousa This Alvaro was slain at the Battel of Alcacer FRANCIS DE MELO first of the name Marquess of Ferreira continued the Posterity PHILIPPA DE VILLENA Wife of ALVARO DE SYLVA Count of Partalegre JANE DE MELO was a Nun. Children of RODERICK DE MELO and of his second Wife ALVARO DE MELO MARY DE MENESES espoused to CONSTANTINE DE PORTUGAL or BRAGANZA her Cosin Of whom we have spoken 14. FRANCIS DE MELO first of the name Marquess of FERREIRA and Count of Tentugal TO the Marquess of Ferreira Roderick de Melo succeeded this his second Son the eldest dying before his Father He married EUGENIA OF BRAGANZA or PORTUGAL daughter of James
Isabel of France LOVISE OF PORTUGAL a Nun. PHILIPPA OF PORTUGAL also a Nun. 16. ALVARO OF PORTVGAL COLOMBO Third Duke of VERAGVA Marquess of Jamaica And Admiral of the Indies HE was the eldest Son of Nugno of Portugal Colombo Duke of Veragua by Aldonce Portocarero his wife and espoused KATHERINE DE CASTRO by her he had Issue PETER-NUNIUS COLOMBUS Duke of VERAGUA now living Ao 1662. 14. GEORGE OF PORTVGAL One of the Four and twenty Magistrates of Sevile HE was Third Son of George of Portugal first of the name and first Count of Gelves and of his Wife the Countess Isabel de Toledo Colombo He was one of the Four and twenty of Sevile By his Wife GENIEURE BOTTI daughter of John Botti he left Four Sons and a Daughter viz. GEORGE OF PORTUGAL JAMES OF PORTUGAL of whom we shall speak in the next place ALVARO OF PORTUGAL followed the profession of the Church CHRISTOPHER OF PORTUGAL a Monk of the Order of St. Hierosme ISABEL OF PORTUGAL a Nun in the Abbey of our Lady at Seville 14. JAMES OF PORTVGAL first of the Name HE was second Son of George of Portugal one of the Four and twenty of Seville and had to Wife GUIOMAR-COLOMBO DE TOLEDO daughter of Licentio-Hierosme Ortegon and of Frances Colombo his Wife in whose Right he pretended to the Dutchy of Veragua against Nugno of Portugal his Cosin to whom by sentence it was adjudged The Children of JAMES OF PORTUGAL were JAMES OF PORTUGAL second of the name conjoyned by marriage with ISABEL DE MEDINA and DE GUZMAN ANTHONY OF PORTUGAL a Fryer LEWIS OF PORTUGAL FRANCES and ANNE-FRANCES MARY PHILIPPA and ISABEL COUNTS OF FARO AND OF ODEMIRA 12. ALPHONSO OF PORTVGAL first of the name Count of FARO and ODEMIRA PORTUGAL-ODEMIRA AFter having heretofore written of the Posterity of Ferdinand II. of the name third Duke of Braganza and Alvaro of Portugal his Brother from whom are issued the Marquesses of Ferreira and Counts of Gelves it rests now to deduce the Descent of ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL who was also their Brother all Three Sons of the Duke of Braganza Ferdinand I. of the name and of the Dutchess Jane de Castro his Wife The same ALPHONSO who was Lord of Faro in his own right was created first Count thereof by Alphonso V. King of Portugal and at what time the Duke of Braganza his Brother of whom we have written was punished for having conspired against King John II. he fled into Castille where he departed this World after he had espoused MARY DE NOROGNA Countess of Odemira Daughter and Heir of Sanceo de Norogna first Earl of Odemira Lord of Aveiro and Vimieiro grand Alcaide of Estremos and of the Countess Mencia de Sousa his Wife Children of ALPHONSO OF PORTVGAL Count of FARO and Odemira SANCEO OF NOROGNA first of the name Count of ODEMIRA continued the Line FRANCIS OF NOROGNA espoused LEONOR MANUEL daughter of James Manuel and Villena Lord of Cheles and of Major de Silva his Wife by whom he had one daughter here mentioned viz. 14. MARY MANUEL Wife of JAMES DE MELO DE FIGUEIREDO by him she had issue several children FREDERICK DE NOROGNA Bishop of Calaotra and Ciguenca Arch-bishop of Sarragoca and Viceroy of Catalonia ANTHONY also followed the profession of the Church FERDINAND DE FARO Lord of Vimiero hath given original to the other Lords and Earls of VIMIERO and FARO as you may read hereafter GUIOMARE DE NOROGNA Dutchess of SEGORBIA Wife of HENRY OF ARRAGON sirnamed the Child of Fortune who was Son of Henry of Arragon great Master of the Order of Knights of St. James by Beatrix Pimentel his second Wife which Grand Master was one of the younger Sons of Ferdinand of Castille King of Arragon and of Elianor d'Albuquerque MENCIA DE NOROGNO Dutchess of MEDINA CELI was married to JOHN DE LA CERDA Duke of Medina Celi KATHERINE DE NOROGNA Abbess of Semide 13. SANCEO OF NOROGNA first of the name Count of Odemira and Lord of Mortagoa TO the Count of Faro Alphonso of Portugal first of the name and to the Countess of Odemira Mary de Norogna his Wife succeeded the Earl SANCEO first of the name their eldest Son who was twice married First He married FRANCES DE SILVA daughter of James Gil Muniz and of Leonor de Silva his Wife By her he had issue Two Sons and a Daughter The second Wife of the same Count SANCEO was ANGELA FABRA daughter of Gaspar Fabra by whom he had also Two Sons and a Daughter Children of SANCEO I. of the Name Count of ODEMIRA by FRANCES DE SILVA his first Wife ALPHONSO OF NOROGNA continned the Posterity RODERICK DE NOROGNA was an Ecclesiastick MENCIA DE NOROGNA espoused to the Count of FRAQUEZ in Savoy Children of SANCEO I. Count of ODEMIRA and of ANGELA FABRA his second Wife JOHN DE FARO whose Branch shall be deduced after that of his elder Brother FREDERICK OF PORTUGAL married in Castille MARGARET DE BORGIA Daughter of John De Borgia third Duke of Gandie by the Dutchess Anne De Castro his Wife and had this only Daughter following viz. 15. ANNE OF PORTUGAL Wife of RODERICK DE SILVA Duke of Prastrana JANE MANUEL was conjoined in marriage with JOHN DE LA CERDA Marquess of Cogolludo and Fourth Duke of Medina Celi GUIOÌ„MARE DE NOROGNA Wife of JOHN BACA DE LIC ANA some Records mention that it was she that was espoused to the Duke of Medina Celi KATHERINE a Natural Daughter of the Count of ODEMIRA Sanceo I. was a Nun in the Monastery of Odivelles 14. ALPHONSO OF NOROGNA IN the life-time of the Count of Odemira Sanceo the first his Father he was slain by the Moors having before been married to Mary D'Attaide Daughter and Heir of Nugno-Ferdinand D'Attaide Lord of Pena Cova Captain of Cafin and of Jane De Faria his Wife from which Marriage came their only Son which was Count Sanceo II. mentioned next following 16. SANCEO DE NOROGNA II. of the Name Count of ODEMIRA HE succeeded his Grandfather Sanceo De Norogna first of the Name and was Fourth Count of ODEMIRA and grand Alcaide of Estremos Katherine of Austria Queen of Portugal Wife of King John III. honoured him with the Office of Steward of her Houshold He espoused MARGARET DE SILVA Daughter of John De Silva second Count of Portalegre from this marriage there came two Sons and a Daughter ALPHONSO DE NOROGNA third of the Name and second Count of ODEMIRA of that Name NUGNO DE NOROGNA Bishop of Visco and De La Guarde MARY DE NOROGNA Wife of LEWIS D'ATTAIDE Count of Atouguia 16. ALPHONSO DE NOROGNO III. of the Name and second Count of ODEMIRA of that Name Lord of Mortaga and grand Alcaide of Estremos ALPHONSO eldest Son of Count Sanceo II. was of the Number of those Lords of Portugal that accompanied King Sebastian in his second Voyage for Affrica and was slain with him at the
fatal Battel of Alcacer in which besides the King there dyed Eight or Ten Princes and Lords of the Blood-Royal The same ALPHONSO had three Wives the first was JANE DE VILENA Daughter of Manuel Telles Lord of Ugnon by Margaret De Vilena his Wife by whom he had no Children His second was JANE DE GUZMAN Daughter of Peter De Meneses Captain of Septe and of Constance De Guzman his Wife neither had he Issue by her But by YOLAND DE CASTRO his third Wife Daughter of Alvaro De Castro and of Anne D'Attaide his Wife he had one Son following SANCEO DE NOROGNA third of the Name Count of ODEMIRA Lord of Mortagoa who was also grand Alcaide of Estremos and espoused JULIANA DE LARA Daughter of Manuel De Meneses Duke of Ville-real and of Mary De Silva his Wife by her he had a Daughter which dyed young The same SANCEO deceased in Ao One thousand six hundred forty and two 14. JOHN DE FARO HE was eldest Son descended from the marriage of Sanceo De Norogna first of that Name Count of Odemira and Lord of Mortagoa and of the Countess Angela Fabra his second Wife and took to Wife ISABEL FREIRE Daughter of Emanuel Freire by Grimanesa de Melo his Wife by her he had his only Son viz. JOHN DE FARO second of the Name who was conjoined in marriage with MARGARET DE NOROGNA Daughter of John D'Almeida by Lucia D'Ornelas by her he had one only Daughter named 16. LUCIA DE FARO married to HIEROSME COUTINHO of the Council of State to the Catholick King Philip III. in the Kingdom of Portugal They had Issue PHILIPPA DE COUTINHO married to LEWIS D'ATTAIDA Count of Attougia and Viceroy of the Indies LORDS AND COUNTS OF VIMIERO AND OF FARO 13. FERDINAND DE FARO Lord of VIMIERO PORTUGAL-VIMIERO OF the Children of Alphonso of Portugal first of the Name Count of Faro and of Mary De Norogna Countess of Odemira his Wife he was the fifth Catherine of Austria Queen of Portugal Wife of King John the Third honoured him with the Office of Steward of her Houshold He left several Children by his Wife ISABEL DE MELO Daughter of Gomez De Figueiredo by Leonor De Melo viz. FRANCIS DE FARO who continued the Posterity DIONYSIUS DE FARO had also Issue as you shall see hereafter SANCEO DE FARO died being elected Bishop of Leiria ALPHONSO ENRIQUEZ Dean of the Chappel-Royal to Sebastian King of Portugal MARY DE NOROGNA Wife of JOHN DE MENESES Captain of Tangier MENCIA GUIOMAR and two other Daughters were Nuns 14. FRANCIS DE FARO Lord of VIMIERO HE was eldest Son of Ferdinand De Faro by Isabel de Melo his Wife and was President of the Council of Affairs to the King of Portugal Sebastian The first of his Wives MENCIA D'ALBUQUERQUE was Daughter of George D'Albuquerque and of Anne Enriquez The second GUIOMARE DE CASTRO was Daughter of Matthew D'Acugna Lord of Pombeiro by Leonor Coutigna The third was MARY DE MENDOZA the Daughter of Manuel Cort-real and of Beatrix De Mendoza his Wife by her he had no Children Children of FRANCIS DE FARO and of MENCIA D'ALBUQUERQUE his first Wife FERDINAND ENRIQUEZ whose story followeth in the next place GEORGE DE FARO was slain at the fatal Battel of Alcacer in the year One thousand five hundred threescore and eighteen MARY DE NOROGNA espoused to FERDINAND TELLEZ DE MENESES Governour of the Indies and the Algarves Children of FRANCIS DE FARO by GUIOMAR DE CASTRO his second Wife FRANCIS DE FARO first Count of VIMIERO of whom we shall speak more fully hereafter MARIANA DE LANCASTRO Wife of LEWIS DE SILVA President of the Council of Affairs to the King of Spain Philip IV. 15. FERDINAND HENRIQUEZ AMong the Children of Francis de Faro Lord of Vimiero and of Mencia d'Albuquerque his first Wife he was the eldest and dyed in the life-time of his Father having married JANE DE GUZMAN Daughter of Alvaro Caraallo by Mary de Guzman his Wife by her he had these Children following LEWIS DE FARO never married MARY DE FARO Wife of MANUEL COUTIGNO MENCIA DE FARO espoused to PETER ALVAREZ PEREIRA Counsellour of State to the Catholick King in the Council of Portugal resident in his Court. KATHERINE DE FARO Wife of BLAISE TELLEZ DE MENESES Captain of Mazagan 15. FRANCIS DE FARO Count of VIMIERO FRom the marriage of Francis de Faro Lord of Vimiero and of Guiomar De Castro his second Wife descended this Count who was raised to this Dignity by the King of Spain Philip III. He had to Wife MARIANA DE LA GUERRA Daughter of Peter Lopez De Sousa by Anne De La Guerra his Wife by whom he had Issue Three Sons and a Daughter viz. FERDINAND DE FARO Lord of Vimiero LEWIS DE FARO a Monk of the Order of St. Augustin ALPHONSO DE FARO was also an Ecclesiastick MARY DE FARO Wife of RODERICK DE LA CAMARA Captain of the Isle of St. Michael 14. DIONYSIUS DE FARO HE was second Son of Ferdinand de Faro Lord of Vimiero and of Isabel de Melo his Wife And was conjoyned in Marriage with LORISE CABRAL Daughter of John-Alvarez Camnigna by whom he had these two Sons following JOHN DE FARO dyed unmarried STEPHEN Count of FARO and St. Lewis mentioned in the next place 15. STEPHEN Count of FARO and of St. Lewis WAS second Son of Dionysius de Faro by Lorisa Cabral his Wife He was of the Council of Estate to the Catholick King and also President of the Council of Affairs Vasconcellos writeth that the King of Spain Philip III. Created him Count of St. Lewis He espoused GUIOMAR DE CASTRO Daughter of John Lobo Baron of Alvito by Leonor Mascaregnas his Wife Children of STEPHEN Count of FARO and of LORISA CABRAL his Wife DIONYSIUS DE FARO married MAGDALENE DE LANCASTRO the Daughter of Alvaro de Lancastro Duke of Aveiro and Tourneuf by her he had issue one Daughter viz. 17. JULIANA DE FARO was Wife of MICHAEL DE MENESES Marquess of Villa-real and Duke of Camigne FRANCIS JOHN SANCEO FRANCIS-LEWIS LUCIA DE FARO Wife of EDWARD DE MENESES Count of Tarouca LEONOR espoused to BERNARDINE DE TAUORA COUNTS OF VIMIOSO 11. ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL Count of OUREM Marquess of Valence and Lord of Porto de-Mos ALphonso of Portugal first Duke of Braganza PORTUGAL-VIMIOSO Son of King John I. and Beatrix de Pereira Countess of Barcellos and Ourem his Wife had two Sons of which this was the elder But deceasing before his father he succeeded not to the Dutchee The King of Portugal Edward his Uncle sent him Ambassadour to the Senate of Florence The same Count ALPHONSO having been chosen to Conduct the Princess Leonor of Portugal to the Emperour Frederick III. her Husband was Created Count of OUREM and Marquess of Valence by Years of CHRIST 1450 King Alphonso V. in the Year One thousand four hundred and
fifty and Years of CHRIST 1460 Ten years after dyed at Tomar having had by his Love-Mistress BEATRIX DE SOUSA daughter of Martin-Alphonso de Sousa and of Yoland Lopez de Tauora this his only Son viz. ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL was Bishop of Evora and before he followed the Profession of a Church-man had also by a Lady called DE MACEDON others say DE MELO these two Sons following 13. FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL first Count of VIMIOSO mentioned in the next place MARTIN OF PORTUGAL Arch-bishop of Fonchal afterwards Bishop of Algarvie and Patriarch of the Indies King John III. sent him Ambassadour to Pope Clement VII who made him his Nuncio to the Kingdom of Portugal He had two Bastard-Children by KATHERINE DE SOUSA a Bastard-daughter of Roderick de Sousa viz. 14. ELISHA OF PORTUGAL was of the Privy-Chamber to the Popes Pius IV. and Gregory XIII 14. MARY OF PORTUGAL second Wife to JAMES DE CASTRO 13. FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL first of the name Count of VIMIOSO and Lord of Aguiar THE King of Portugal Emanuel honoured him with the Dignity of Count of VIMIOSO and furthermore instituted him Super-intendant of his Affairs as did likewise King John III. afterward the Prince Portugal his Son made him his High Chamberlain He espoused for his first Wife BEATRIX DE VILLENA daughter of Roderick Tellez de Meneses Lord of Ugnon Steward of the Houshold to the Empress Isabel of Portugal Wife to the Emperor Charls V. His second Wife was JANE DE VILLENA daughter of Alvaro of Portugal of the House of Tentugal and of Philippa de Melo Countess of Olivenza A Daughter of FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL Count of Vimioso by his former Wife GUIOMAR DE VILLENA espoused to FRANCIS DE GAMA second Count of VEDIGUERA and Admiral of the Indies Children of FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL Count of Vimioso by his later Wife ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL Count of VIMIOSO continued the Posterity MANUEL OF PORTUGAL had also Children as you shall see after we have deduced the Branch of his elder Brother JOHN OF PORTUGAL Bishop of Guarda 14. ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL first of the name Count of VIMIOSO HE was eldest Son of Francis of Portugal first Earl of Vimioso by Jane de Villena his 2d Wife and was as his father before him Super-intendant of the Affairs of the Kings of Portugal John III. and Sebastian with whom he undertook the Expedition of Affrick The History notes thus much of him That having been this Kings Chamberlain and having Command in his first Voyage he deported himself so ill that those which emulated his Greatness took occasion to exclude him the Kings Favour He behaved himself no better in the second Expedition For being ambitious and desirous to regain that Reputation with the King which he had lost he seconded his will notwithstanding he knew it to be rash and prejudicial For the Army being landed in Affrick he perswaded them to make their passage by Land instead of that by Sea void of danger which he did principally out of complacency with the King whom he observed to be grounded in this opinion notwithstanding urged and disswaded by many more substantial reasons from several others So that he dyed with his Prince at the unfortunate Battel of Alcacer He was conjoyned by Marriage with LUCIA DE GUZMAN daughter of Francis de Guzman Great Steward of the Houshold to the Infanta Mary of Portugal youngest daughter of King Emanuel Children of ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL first of the name Count of Vimioso FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL second of the name Count of VIMIOSO whose Story followeth in the next place JOHN OF PORTUGAL a Monk of the Order of St. Dominick a Learned man was of the Council general of the Inquisition LEWIS OF PORTUGAL succeeded his eldest Brother in the County of VIMIOSO ALVARO OF PORTUGAL dyed in Sicilie NUGNO-ALVAREZ OF PORTUGAL was President of the Chamber of Lisbonne and had been One of the Three Governours of Portugal By his Wife and Cosin JANE OF PORTUGAL daughter of Manuel of Portugal and of Margaret de Mendoza his second Wife he had besides some Children that dyed young Four Sons and Two Daughters 16. LEWIS OF PORTUGAL 16. JOHN ALPHONSO ANTHONY 16. MARY and MARGARET CONSTANCE DE GUZMAN Abbess of the Monastery of our Lady at Lisbonne BEATRIX DE GUZMAN also Abbess of the same place PHILIPPA DE GUZMAN Prioress of the Monastery of the Holy Sacrament at Lisbonne MENCIA and JANE also Nuns in the Monasteries of d'Esperanza at Lisbonne and of St. Catherine at Evora 15. FRANCIS OF PORTUGAL second of the name Count of VIMIOSO and Constable of Portugal THis Count accompanied King Sebastian of Portugal to the Battel of Years of CHRIST 1578 Alcacer and was there made a Prisoner but afterwards finding means to recover his Liberty and being upon his return into Portugal he there followed the Fortune of Prince Anthony who being declared King honored Years of CHRIST 1580 him with the Dignity of Constable of Portugal He followed this Prince in his Voyage for France Afterwards being at the Naval fight in Ao One thousand five hundred Years of CHRIST 1582 fourscore and two near unto the Azores betwixt the French Army Commanded by the Collonel Philip Strozzi and the Spanish Conducted by the Marquess of St. Croix Lieutenant General to the King of Spain Philip II. This Count of Vimioso was so grievously hurt that he lived but two dayes after the Fight The Marquess for all he was his Enemy did much lament and deplore his Fortune as being his Kinsman His end was more honorable than that of any of the other Lords that had followed Anthony He was young adorned with good parts both of body and mind and was one that joyned Learning to the Military profession 15. LEWIS OF PORTUGAL Count of VIMIOSO HIs eldest Brother the Count Francis II. not having been married and leaving no Children this Count succeeded him and espoused JANE DE MENDOZA daughter of Ferdinand de Castro first Count of Basto by the Countess Philippa de Mendoza his Wife This Count and Countess being touched with a singular Piety took a holy resolution to forsake the World and with mutual consent took upon them the Habit of Religious He entred himself into the Order of St. Dominick and the Countess JANE his Wife Cloystered her self in the Monastery of the Holy Sacrament at Lisbonne with the Barefoot Sisters an Abbey which she and her Husband had founded Children of LEWIS OF PORTVGAL Count of Vimioso ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL second of the name Count of VIMIOSO continued the Posterity MICHAEL OF PORTUGAL Bishop of Lamego Archbishop of Lisbonne Ambassadour from the King of Portugal John IV. to Pope Urban VIII Anno 1641. He departed this world in the Year 1644. FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL was a Souldier in Flanders where he dyed LUCIA DE GUZMAN PHILIPPA DE CASTRO a Nun with her Mother in the Abbey of the Holy Sacrament at Lisbon 16. ALPHONSO OF PORTVGAL second of the name Count of VIMIOSO HE was
PETER-DIONYSIUS DE LANCASTRO had to Wife PHILIPPA DE SILVA daughter of John de Silva heiress of the House of Portalegre and of Margaret de Silva his Wife from which Marriage descended their only daughter JULIANA who dyed young JOHN DE LANCASTRO a Natural Son was a Monk of the Order of St. Dominick 15. GEORGE DE LANCASTRO second of the name and second Duke of AVEIRO and Marquess of Toursneuues OF the two Children of John de Lancastro Duke of Aveiro by his Wife Juliana de Meneses he was the elder He accompanied King Sebastian in the Voyage of Affrica His Death and was slain at the Battel of Alcacer Years of CHRIST 1578 with many more Princes and Lords of the Blood-Royal of Portugal His Wife MAGDALENE GIRON was daughter of John Tellez Giron Count of Urena and of Mary de la Cueua his Wife An only Daughter of GEORGE second Duke of Aveiro JULIANA DE LANCASTRO Dutchess of Aveiro was married to her Cosin ALVARO DE LANCASTRO as we shall shew you more at large hereafter 14. ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO Great Commander of St. James HE was second Son of George Bastard of Portugal Duke of Conimbra and of Beatrix de Melo his Wife He espoused YOLAND HENRIQUEZ daughter of John Coutinho Earl of Redondo and of the Countess Isabel Henriquez his Wife by her he had four Sons and six daughters Children of ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO LEWIS DE LANCASTRO dyed young GEORGE DE LANCASTRO was slain at the Battel of Alcacer in Affrick in the Year One thousand five hundred threescore and Years of CHRIST 1578 eighteen ALVARO DE LANCASTRO Duke of AVEIRO mentioned in the next place MANUEL DE LANCASTRO Great Master of the Order of St. James and Governour of the Algarvies had a Natural Son which was 16. JOHN DE LANCASTRO a Monk of the Order of St. Augustine ISABEL 15. MARY Nuns BEATRIX 15. PHILIPPA Nuns HELENE 15. ANNE Nuns HIEROSME DE LANCASTRO a Bastard-Son was Prior of Toursneuues and had issue CONSTANTINE ALVARO and other Natural Children 15. ALVARO DE LANCASTRO Duke of AVEIRO THis Duke was fourth Son of Alphonso de Lancastro Great Master of St. James and of Yoland Henriquez his Wife He took to Wife JULIANA Dutchess of AVEIRO only daughter and sole heir of Duke George II. by Magdalene Giron his Wife So that the Dutchy went not out of the Family From this Marriage did descend several Children Children of ALVARO DE LANCASTRO and of the Dutchess JVLIANA d'AVIERO his Wife GEORGE DE LANCASTRO Duke of TOURSNEUUES espoused ANNE DORIACOLOMNA daughter of Andrew Doria Prince of Melphi and of Jane Colomna his Wife But this Dutchess ANNE dyed without issue ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO Grand Commander of St. James JOHN DE LANCASTRO was a Monk of the Order of St. Dominick MARIANA DE LANCASTRO a Nun of the Order of St. Francis in the Monastery of our Lady at Lisbonne BEATRIX a Nun of the Order of St. Dominick in the Abbey of St. John at Setubal 14. LEWIS DE LANCASTRO first of the name Great Master of the Order d'Avis OF the four Sons of George Bastard of Portugal Duke of Conimbra by the Dutchess Beatrix de Melo his Wife he was the third He was Years of CHRIST 1559 sent by King Sebastian to the King of Spain Philip II. for to Condole with him upon the death of Prince Charles his eldest Son and also for the decease of his third Wife Queen Isabel of France He married MAGDALENE OF GRANADA daughter of the Infant John de Granada by Beatrix de Sandoval his Wife which Infant was issued from the Blood of the antient Kings of Granada Children of LEWIS DE LANCASTRO first of the name LEWIS DE LANCASTRO second of the name continued the Posterity JOHN DE LANCASTRO had also Children hereafter mentioned BEATRIX DE LANCASTRO second Wife of THEODOSIUS OF PORTUGAL Duke of Braganza ANNE Commandress of Sanctus of the Order of St. James MAGDALENE Wife of JOHN DE SILVEIRA MARY espoused JOHN GONCALEZ DE CAMARA Count of Callera 15. LEWIS DE LANCASTRO II. of the name Great Master d'Avis HE was the eldest Son of Lewis de Lancastro first of the name by the Infanta Magdalene de Granada his Wife and was of the Council of Estate to the Kings of Spain Philip II. and III. and Super-intendant of their Affairs He dyed in the Year One thousand six hundred and thirteen and was interred in the great Chappel of the Monastery of Nuns of St. John at Setubal PHILIPPA DE MENESES his Wife was daughter of James de Silveira second Count of Sortella by Mary de Meneses his Wife Children of LEWIS DE LANCASTRO second of the name FRANCIS-LEWIS DE LANCASTRO whose Story followeth in the next place MAGDALENE DE LANCASTRO Wife of JOHN LOBO sixth Baron of Alvito 16. FRANCIS-LEWIS DE LANCASTRO HE succeeded his father and Grand-father Lewis II. and Lewis I. in the Dignity of Grand Master d'Avis and married PHILIPPA DE MENDOZA daughter of Manuel de Vasconcellos by Lucia de Mendoza his Wife Children of FRANCIS-LEWIS DE LANCASTRO LEWIS and MANUEL PETER and VERISSIME 15. JOHN DE LANCASTRO AMong the Children of Lewis de Lancastro first of the name great Master d'Avis and of Magdelene de Grenada his Wife he was the second and had two Wives His first Wife was PAULA DE TAUORA daughter of Lawrence Perez de Tauora by Katherine de Tauora his Wife His second Wife was PHILIPPA DE CASTRO daughter of Alphonso de Castelblanco Merino Major of Portugal and of Isabel de Castro by her he had no issue and dyed in the Year One thousand six hundred and fourteen He lieth buried in the Monastery of St. Anthony of the Order of St. Francis in the Province of Rabida Children of JOHN DE LANCASTRO by his first Wife LAWRENCE DE LANCASTRO espoused AGNES DE MENESES daughter of Roderick Tellez de Meneses Lord of Ugnon By her he had issue 17. JOHN DE LANCASTRO GEORGE DE LANCASTRO was slain by the Infidels at Mosambique KATHERINE DE LANCASTRO second Wife of JOHN-MARTINEZ MASCAREGNAS grand Alcaide of Mont-Major the new LORDS AND COUNTS OF VILLAR 9. DIONYSIUS OF PORTUGAL Lord of CIFUENTES Ascalona and Alva de Tormes AMong the natural Children of Peter King of Portugal one PORTUGAL-VILLAR which was King John the First came to an Absolute Fortune being chosen King of Portugal after the Death of King Ferdinand and another which was this DENIS whom he begat by Agnes de Castro made his Fortunes in Castille where he was Lord of CIFUENTES and the other Seigneuries here above-mentioned He took to Wife JANE OF CASTILLE natural daughter of Henry II. King of Castille and Leon. Children of DIONYSIO OF PORTUGAL Lord of Cifuentes and of JANE OF CASTILLE his Wife FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL Knight of the Order of St. James Commander of Oreia continued the Posterity PETER OF PORTUGAL Lord of Colmeneraio had also Children BEATRIX OF PORTUGAL founded the Hospital of
Tordesillas 10. FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL Knight of St. James and Commander of Oreia HE was eldest Son of Denis of Portugal Lord of Cifuentes and lived in Castille during the Reign of King John the second He was twice married his first Wife being MARY DE TORRES daughter of Ferdinand Roderick de Torres Lord of Villar and Escagnella by Agnes Sollier his Wife For his second Wife FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL espoused ALDARA OSORIO A Son of FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL and of MARY DE TORRES his first Wife DENIS OF PORTUGAL Lord of Torres continued the Posterity Children of FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL and of ALDARA OSORIO his second Wife JAMES OF PORTUGAL espoused MARY DE VILLENAS by whom he had several Children 12. FERDINAND RAMIRO and JOHN dyed all without issue 12. ALDARA OF PORTUGAL Wife of LEWIS DE CALA-TAIUD Lord of Prouencio 12. JANE OF PORTUGAL espoused to ALPHONSO-SANCHEZ DE CARUAIAL Lord of Jodar and Touarnela 11. DENIS or DIONYSIO OF PORTUGAL Lord of TORRES HE succeeded not in the Lordship of Villar for he dyed in the life-time of Theresa de Torres his Cosin German she was daughter of Charles Lord of Villar brother to Mary Mother of this DENIS OF PORTUGAL who espoused ISABEL FAXARDO MANUEL daughter of John Manuel and of Mencia Faxardo from which Marriage came one only Son mentioned in the next place 12. FERDINAND DE TORRES and PORTUGAL Lord of VILLAR Donpardo and Ecamella HE was only Son of Denis of Portugal Lord of Torres and of Isabel Faxardo Manuel his Wife and was twice married His first Wife was MAGDALENE VILLEGAS by her he had one daughter named MARY MANUEL OF PORTUGAL Wife of ANTHONY DE LA MOTHE in Mexico The second Wife of FERDINAND DE TORRES was BEATRIX DE LUXAN by her he had these Children following BERNARDINE DE TORRES and PORTUGAL Lord of VILLAR continued the Posterity ISABEL DE TORRES Wife of JOHN DE VILLE-REAL 13. BERNARDINE DE TORRES and PORTUGAL first of the name Lord of VILLAR and Donpardo AMong the Children of Ferdinand de Torres and Beatrix de Luxan his second Wife this BERNARDINE was the eldest He espoused MARY DE MEXIA daughter of Roderick Mexia Lord de la Guarde and St. Fimia by Mary de Ponce Lean his Wife Children of BERNARDINE DE TORRES Lord of Villar FERDINAND DE TORRES and PORTUGAL third of the name and first Count of VILLAR had issue 15. BEATRIX DE TORRES espoused to LEWIS DE CARUAIAL Lord de las Velas Jodar and Touarnela 14. FERDINAND DE TORRES and PORTVGAL third of the name first Count of VILLAR and Donpardo and Viceroy of Peru. HE was Successor of Bernardine de Torres Lord of Villar his father and was employed by the King of Spain Philip II. who created him first Count of Villar Donpardo He was Viceroy of Peru and was twice married He espoused for his first Wife FRANCES DE CARUAIAL daughter of Diego de Caruaial by Isabel Osorio His second Marriage was with MARY DE CARILLO DE CORDOUA daughter of Fernandez de Cordoua by Isabel Cabeca his Wife Children of FERDINAND DE TORRES Count of Villar and of FRANCES DE CARVAIAL his first Wife BERNARDIN DE TORRES and PORTUGAL continued the Descent JAMES DE TORRES and PORTUGAL Knight of St. James LEWIS DE TORRES GONC ALO MEXIA DE PORTUGAL FERDINAND DE TORRES and PORTUGAL of whom we shall speak more amply hereafter Children of FERDINAND DE TORRES Count of Villar by MARY CARILLO his second Wife HIEROSME DE TORRES and PORTUGAL Knight of St. James JOHN DE TORRES and CORDOUA Canon of Jaen MANUEL DE TORRES and PORTUGAL JAMES DE TORRES 15. BERNARDIN DE TORRES and PORTVGAL FErdinand de Torres and Portugal first Count of Villar and Frances de Caruaial his first Wife had for their eldest Son this BERNARDIN who dyed in the life-time of his father having married AGNES MANRIQUE daughter of Goncalo Mexia Marquess de la Guarde and of Anne Manrique his Wife and from their Marriage came these Children following viz. JOHN DE TORRES and PORTUGAL Count of VILLAR whose Story followeth in the next place BERNARDIN MANRIQUE OF PORTUGAL FERDINAND DE TORRES and PORTUGAL Three Daughters Vailed Nuns 16. JOHN DE TORRES and PORTVGAL Count of VILLAR DON PARDO HE succeeded his Grand-father Count Ferdinand in the Earldom of Villar being eldest Son of Bernardin de Torres by Agnes Manriques his Wife and was made Knight of the Order of Calatraua Of the two Wives he espoused the first was ISABEL CARUAIAL daughter of Alphonso Caruaial and of Catharine Mexia Lady of Jodar and Touarnela his Wife His second Wife was MARY DE MENDOZA daughter of Bernardin Suarez de Mendoza fifth Count of Corugua and of his Wife Mariana de Bacan Children of JOHN DE TORRES and PORTVGAL Count of Villar by ISABEL CARVAIAL his first Wife BERNARDIN DE TORRES and PORTUGAL dyed young AGNES MANRIQUE DE TORRES and PORTUGAL espoused to ANTHONY DE CALATAIUD eldest Son of the Count of Real Children of JOHN DE TORRES and PORTVGAL Count of Villar by MARY DE MENDOZA his second Wife JOHN-ANTHONY DE TORRES and PORTUGAL FERDINAND JANE MARY 15. FERDINAND DE TORRES and PORTVGAL OF the Five Children of Ferdinand de Torres and Portugal first Count of Villar and of the Countess Frances de Caruaial his first Wife this FERDINAND which was the fifth was made a Knight of the Order of St. James and married GUIOMAR DE TORRES CONTRERAS daughter of Ruy Dias Torres by Aldonce de Gontreras his Wife from which Marriage came two Sons and a daughter RODERICK DE TORRES and PORTUGAL was as his father had been before him Knight of the Order of St. James LEWIS DE TORRES and PORTUGAL was one of the Four and twenty Magistrates of Jaen FRANCES DE TORRES and PORTUGAL was espoused to JOHN PALOMINO HURTADO DE MENDOZA 10. PETER OF PORTVGAL Lord of COLMENERAIO DEnis Bastard-Son of Peter King of Portugal left two Sons by his Wife Jane of Castille the elder of which was Ferdinand of Portugal from whom the Lords and Earls of Villar are descended and the younger this PETER OF PORTUGAL which some nevertheless suppose to be born before his brother But however it was he espoused ISABEL HENRIQUEZ by whom had a Son and a daughter Viz. JOHN OF PORTUGAL Lord of COLMENERAIO whose Posterity is mentioned in the next place JANE OF PORTUGAL Wife of VASCO GONCALES DE CONTRERAS Lord de la Puebla and Orcaiada 11. JOHN OF PORTVGAL Lord of COLMENERAIO HE was the only Son of Peter of Portugal also Lord of Colmeneraio by Isabel Henriquez his Wife and took to Wife BEATRIX DE LAURENCANA she was descended from the Kingdom of Leon. They had issue three Sons and a daughter Viz. FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL married N. DE QUIADA and had by her his only daughter 13. TERESA HENRIQUEZ OF PORTUGAL espoused to PETER GONCALES DE MENDOZA DENIS OF PORTUGAL a younger Son of John Lord of Colmeneraio was an Ecclesiastick BERNARDIN OF PORTUGAL married ELUIRA DE MENDOZA daughter of the Count of Priego and had no issue by her ISABEL HENRIQUEZ espoused to FRANCIS Duke DE GUZMAN so named by Alphonso Lopez de Haro in his Book of the Nobility of Spain Chap. IV. FINIS
parts King Dionysio his father but was far inferior to him in the Virtue of Liberality he is blamed also for the immoderate love he had to the exercise of Hunting He took for his Device a Stone upon which stood an Eagle with his Wings expanded This was the Soul ALTIORA PETO to signifie that he aspired to High and Celestial things Children of ALPHONSO IV. King OF PORTUGAL and of BEATRIX OF CASTILLE his Wife ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL dyed young at Penelle and lieth in the Church of St. Dominick at Santarem Nunez DIONYSIO OF PORTUGAL deceased at a year old and was inhumed in the Church of the Abbey of Alcobace at the feet of King Alphonso III. his great Grand-father JOHN OF PORTUGAL dyed also in his youth and was ensepultured at Odiuelles a Monastery of Religious dedicated to St. Bernard near unto King Denis his Grand-father PETER succeeded his father in the Kingdom OF PORTUGAL and continued the Line MARY OF PORTUGAL Queen of CASTILLE was conjoyned in Marriage with Alphonso XI CASTILLE King OF CASTILLE AND LEON EscarteleÌ„ Au 1. 4. de gueulles au Chasteau d'or au 2. 3. d'argent au lyon de pourpre eldest son of King Ferdinand IV. Her Marriage She was espoused unto him in the Year One thousand three hundred eight and thirty and they had issue Peter the Cruel King of Castille MARY deceased Years of CHRIST 1338 at Evora and was interred in the Chappel Royal having in her life-time suffered many indignities For Alphonso her Husband forsook her and bestowed his affections upon Leonora de Gasman his Concubine An History of Spain tells us that she dyed in the Year Party de PORTUGAL One thousand three Years of CHRIST 1356 hundred six and fifty Her too much freedom and prodigal Carriage to Martin Tellez a Portugal Lord Mariana Lib. 16. C. 22. was the cause why she was poysoned by her brother nay some stick not to say by her own father Alphonso XI left this world in the Year One thousand three hundred and fifty after he Years of CHRIST 1350 had by the Aid of the King of Portugal his Father-in-law vanquished the Moors at Teriffa as we have before written LEONORA OF PORTUGAL Queen of ARRAGON had for her Spouse PETER IV. ARRAGON D'or a quatro pals de gueulles King of ARRAGON Her Marriage eldest Son of King Alphonso IV. and of Teresa Countess of Urgel This Marriage was consummated in the Year One thousand three hundred eight Years of CHRIST 1348 and forty Party de PORTUGAL Peter being at that time a Widower his first Wife was Mary of Navarre He deceased at Barcelona in the Year One thousand three hundred fourscore and seven aged Seventy five years By this Princess of Portugal he had only a daughter named Beatrix who dyed young and was entombed in the Cathedral Church of Lisbonne near unto the body of Beatrix of Castille her Grand-mother 8. PETER KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES CHAP. IX PORTUGAL Comme cy devant PORTUGAL Party de MANUEL De gueulles a un bras au naturel aile d'or mouuant du second party tenant une EspeeÌ„ d'argent garnia d'or EscarteleÌ„ d'Argent au lyon de pourpre couronne d'or His Birth He first saw the light of day in the Year One thousand three hundred and twenty the Nineteenth day of the Month of April and was also in the Years of CHRIST 1320 Seven and thirtieth year of his age when his fathers death made his way to the Crown the end of whose Reign was sad and mournful occasioned by the death of CONSTANCE MANUEL this his sons Wife who was Daughter of the Infant John Manuel Duke of Penastel Marquess of Vilena and Siegnour of Asâ—alona who was son of the Infant Emanuel issued from Ferdinand III. King of Castille as hath been said before Nâ—â—â—z PETER had been before married to Blanche the daughter of Peter King of Castille whom he repudiated This Princess CONSTANCE was Entombed in the Abbey of St. Francis at Santarem Among the Ladies of Honour which attended her at Court the principal was Agnes de Castro daughter of Pedro-Fernando de Castro the most Excellently qualified Lord of Galicia Ga ibay and nearly related both to the Kings of Castille Mariana and Portugal This Lady being adorned with many beauties both of body and mind attracted the Affection of Prince PETER in the life time of his Wife Constance and after whose decease he clandestinely married as he afterwards confirmed by his Solemn Oath But some Lords of the Court having conceived a secret envy against her supposing her to be instrumental to incite the young Prince to prefer and agrandize her relations and kindred perswaded the King Alphonso IV. to put her to death Nunez Vasconcellius which was accordingly executed But the young Prince PETER conceived so great a displeasure and indignation thereat that he not only took Arms against his father but put to cruel torments the Instruments of this wicked assassination During his whole Reign he deported himself so to the Kings his Neighbours that although they were continually infested with grand Warres and troubles with which the Kingdoms of Castille and Arragon were often afflicted his Estate on the contrary had the happiness to enjoy under him a blessed and happy Peace He raised two Proud and Magnificent Tombs in the Abbey of Alcobace one for himself the other for Agnes de Castro whose Effigies was to be seen upon this Monument adorned with a Royal Diadem to signifie that he owned her for his Queen and Wife Also he caused Royal Obsequies to be performed at her Burial In fine when he had ruled the Scepter of Portugal for the space of ten years seven months and eight dayes he expired at Estremos in January His death in the Year One thousand three hundred threescore and seventeen He had Years of CHRIST 1377 for his Device a Star with these words Mariana Nunez MONSTRAT ITER which he took in Memory of the three Kings who were conducted by the Star going to adore our Lord at his Nativity Children of PETER King OF PORTUGAL and of CONSTANCE MANUEL his Wife DIONYSIO OF PORTUGAL whom some by error name Lewis dyed in his infancy FERDINAND King OF PORTUGAL whose History is contained in the Chapter following MARY OF PORTUGAL was married unto FERDINAND OF ARRAGON ARRAGON D'or a quatre pâ—ls de gueulles Party de PORTUGAL Marquess of Tortosa and Lord of Albarazzin son of Alphonso IV. King of Arragon and of Leonora of Castille his Wife This Prince was slain in a place called Chastillon by the command of his Brother there having several quarrels fell out betwixt them and upon a suspicion that he had that this Prince would attempt the Crown This violent death hapned in the Year Mariana Lib. 17. C. 8. One thousand three hundred Years of CHRIST 1363 threescore and three Natural Children of
given out abroad that the Infante Don Edward was secretly fled for some misdemeanor from Leipen when he confident of his own innocency was in his journey to Ratisbone according to the summons and thereupon proposal made of Sixteen thousand Crowns as a reward to any man could bring him either dead or alive so that the Prince being ignorant of any such thing very hardly escaped their hands Don Edward cast into the Common Goal at Ratisbone who out of hopes of the money had gone in search of him but missing them he came to Ratisbone where he was no sooner received but without any reason given he was cast into a Common Goal and all his Servants imprisoned Don Francisco de Mello having thus far brought his desires to effect stopped not here but afresh sollicited the Emperour that the Prince might be delivered into the Spaniards hands and sent prisoner to Millain but instead of assenting to this he sends a Messenger to the Infante assuring him upon his word that he would not deliver him into the hands of the Spaniards but would speedily procure his liberty and infranchisement Yet notwithstanding these fair promises of the Emperours Don Edward's ill usage in prison daily and hourly increased nor could he by any means possible get audience of the Emperour not without reason for No face is more terrible to the offendor than the face offended which made the Prince make his protestation calling God and man to witness of the injury done him by the Emperour to whom he was neither subject by Obligation nor Birth that when his brother was made King of Portugal he was in the Emperours service and wholly ignorant of any design of his brothers that if the King of Spain were offended he should revenge himself upon the person offending that that business no way concerned the Emperour c. All these Allegations the Emperour confessed to be true by a Messenger sent to the Infante in prison again assuring him that he would not deliver him up to his enemies but that he could not release him for some reason of State which made Don Francisco de Sosa Contigno Ambassadour extraordinary from Portugal to the King of Sweden in the name of the King his Master represent at large to the Diet at Ratisbone the whole proceedings requiring Justice and Liberty for the Infante But it is in vain to plead against Interest all the Manifesto's Protestations Petitions and Intercessions made produced no other effect than the removal of the Infante from place to place that still as he was the farther off he might have the harder usage But hitherto the Emperour seemed immoveable in his resolution of not delivering up the Infante into the hands of the Spaniards till tempted with what made Judas betray his Master and our blessed Saviour to death Money he consented to the breach of his resolve for upon the promise of Forty thousand Crowns contrary to the immunities of the Empire to the Priviledges of Free Princes to the Law of Nations and to his Word and Promise so often reiterated he consented that that Noble and Innocent Prince should be sent whither the Catholique King should think fit so away he was hurried towards the Castle of Millain there to remain a prisoner By the way as he entred into the Spanish Territories he was received by the Count de Sirnela Governour of that Dukedom where the Emperours Commissary took leave to return to whom D. Edward openly said Tell thy Master that I am more sorry I have served so unworthy a Prince than to see my self sold a Prisoner into the hands of my enemies but the just Judge of the world will one day suffer the like dealing towards his children who are no more priviledged for being of the house of Austria than my self that am of the Blood-Royal of Portugal and Posterity will judge of him and me The Emperour had given instruction to those that Convoyed the Infante that in case their prisoner made an attempt to escape they should kill him upon the place being arrived in Millain he was clapt in the Common gate with all the Rogues and Banditty having a Guard lodged with him in his Chamber so rude that they would scarce admit him to take his rest in which Prison he most miserably dyed His Death upon the Third day of September in Years of CHRIST 1649 the Year of our Lord One thousand six hundred forty and nine Thus was this generous but unfortunate Prince rewarded for having left his Countrey Kindred Friends Interest for having at his own proper cost and charges served the Empire Eight years for having alwayes and upon all occasions ventured his life with the most daring and yet expecting no other pay but thanks nor other recompence but Honor. King John was extreamly perplexed at this inhumane barbarism used to his Brother which he vowed fully to revenge with Arms but he could for the present do it no otherwise than defensively by reason of the continual inroads the Castillians made into Portugal ALEXANDER OF PORTUGAL third Son of Theodosius II. Duke of Braganza born the Sixth of April in the Year One thousand six hundred and seven and left this World the One and thirtieth of May Aº One thousand six hundred thirty and seven KATHERINE OF PORTUGAL only daughter of Theodosius II. Duke of Braganza came into this World in the Year One thousand six hundred and six She dyed an Infant MARQUESSES of FLECHILLA And of XARANDILLA 16. EDWARD OF PORTUGAL Marquesse of FLECHILLA PORTUGAL-FLECHILLA HE was a younger sonne of John I. of the name Duke of Braganza and of the Princesse Katherine of Portugal his wife and obtained the honour to be a Grandee of Spain His first wife BEATRICE DE TOLEDO and DE MONROY Lady Marchionesse of Xarandilla was daughter and heir of John Alvarez de Toledo Count of Oropesa and Leitosa and of the Countesse Lovise Pimentel In second marriage EDWARD espoused GUIOMAR PARDO Marchionesse of Magalon daughter of Ares Pardo Lord of Magalon and of Lovise de la Cerda but had no issue by his last marriage Children of EDWARD of Portugal Marquesse of FLECHILLA and of BEATRIX DE TOLEDO his first wife JOHN of PORTUGAL died both young FRANCIS of PORTUGAL died both young FERDINAND ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO Marquess of XARANDILLA c. continued the Line 17. FERDINAND ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO Monroy and Ayala Marquesse of Xarandilla and Count of Oropesa HE was second son of Edward of Portugal Marquess of Flechilla and of Beatrice de Toledo his first wife He espoused MENCIA PIMENTEL the daughter of John-Alphonso Pimentel Count of Benevent by the Countess Mencia de Cuniga and Requesens He deceased in the flower of his age leaving by her two sonnes and a daughter In the year One thousand six Years of CHRIST 1619 hundred and nineteen his Grandmother by the Mothers side in his favour gave up her right and title to the County of Oropesa Children of
to Confine this Princess add his Mother p. 7. l. 31. for 1186. r. 1185. p. 8. l. 17. to who dyed add without Issue p. 19. l. 43. to some Historians add of Castille p. 27. l. 33. for Alphonso VI. r. Alphonso IV. p. 36. l. 16. for eracinated r. â—â—ratâ—â—ated p. 55. l. 10. for Forty r. Three and Forty p. 61. l. 34. for Calecur r. Calecut p. ibid. l. 35. for so named r. of that Denomination p. 81. l. 3. blot out Elected p. 94. l. 18. for 1510. r. 1580. p. 105. l. 4. for Messal r. Missal This Book is to be sold by the Author Francis Sandford at his Lodgings next door to the Heraulds-Office upon St. Bennets-hill Or by Edward Mottershed Printer living upon the aforesaid Hill over against Doctors Commons The Genealogy of the Kings of Portugal 1. HENRY OF BOURGONGNE Count of PORTUGAL was second Son of HENRY OF BOURGONGNE that dyed before his Father and Grand-son of ROBERT OF FRANCE Duke of BOURGONGNE which ROBERT was Son of ROBERT and Grand-child of HUGH CAPET both Kings of FRANCE He dyed in the Year One thousand one hundred and twelve 2. URACCA Countess of Tristamare ALPHONSO I. of the name King of PORTUGAL dyed Ao 1186. 3. URACCA Queen of Leon and Galicia SANCEO I. of the name second King of PORTUGAL he dyed Ao 1212. 4. ALPHONSO II. of the name third King of PORTUGAL He died Ao 1233. 5. SANCEO II. of the name fourth King of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1246. without issue ALPHONSO III. of the name fifth King of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1279. 6. DIONYSIUS or DENIS sixth King of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1325. 7. CONSTANCE Queen of Castille ALPHONSO IV. of the name seventh King of PORTUGAL dyed 1357. 8. ALPHONSO DIONYSIO and JOHN dyed all young PETER eighth King of PORTUGAL deceased Anno 1368. 9. FERDINAND ninth King of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1383. 10. BEATRIX of Portugal Q. of Castille DIONYSIO of Portugal eldest Son dyed young MARY of Portugal Lady Marquess of Tortosa JOHN I. of the name tenth King of PORTUGAL a Natural Son deceased Anno 1433. ALPHONSO dyed aged Ten years EDWARD eleventh King of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1438. 11. ALPHONSO V. of the name twelfth King of PORTUGAL ob 1481 12. JOHN II. of the name thirteenth King of PORTUGAL dyed An. 1495. 13. ALPHONSO Prince of Portugal dyed young without issue JOHN Prince of Portugal dyed young JANE took upon her Religious Habit. LEONOR Wife to the Emperour Frederick III. JANE Queen of Castille FERDINAND D. of Visco JOHN Duke of Visco dyed young without issue JAMES Duke of Visco slain by King John II. his Brother-in-law EMANUEL fourteenth King of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1521. ISABELLA wife of the Emperour Charles V. 14. PHILIP II. King of Spain seized upon the Kingdom of PORTUGAL and was Nineteenth King 15. PHILIP III. of the name King of Spain was twentieth King of PORTUGAL 16. PHILIP IV. of the name King of Spain now Reigning 1662. who possessed the Kingdom of PORTUGAL until the Year 1640. BEATRIX Dutchess of Savoy MICHAEL Prince of Portugal Castille dyed young JOHN III of the name fifteenth K. of PORTUGAL dyed Anno 1557. JOHN Prince of Portugal died An. 1554 SEBASTIAN sixteenth King of PORTUGAL was slain in Affrica S. prole 1578. MARY Princess of Spain ISABELLA BEATRIX dyed young LEWIS of Portugal D. of Beia ANTHONY the Bastard eighteenth King of PORTUGAL He dyed 1595. EMANUEL of Portugal CHRISTOPHER of Portugal PHILIPPA LOUISA FERDINAND of Portugal dyed S. prole HENRY the Cardinal seventeenth K. of PORTUGAL ob S. p. 1580. EDWARD Infante of Portugal EDWARD D. of Vimarana dyed young MARY married to Alex. D. of Parma KATHERINE wife of John I. of the name Duke of Braganza LEONOR wife of John II. King of Portugal ISABEL married to Ferd. II. of the name Duke of Braganza PETER Duke of Conimbra PETER elected King of Arragon JOHN Duke of Conimbra JAMES Card. of Portugal ISABEL Queen of Portugal HENRY Duke of Visco and Master of the Order of Christ JOHN Grand Master of the Order of St. James JAMES G.M. of the Order of St. James ISABEL Queen of Castille BEATRIX Dutchess of Visco Mother of King Emanuel FERDINAND great Master of the Order d'Avis ISABEL Dutchess of Bourgongne ALPHONSO First Duke of Braganza a Natural Son FERDINAND I. of the name second Duke of Braganza FERDINAND II. of the name third Duke of Braganza JAMES fourth Duke of Braganza THEODOSIUS I. of the name fifth Duke of Braganza JOHN I. of the name sixth Duke of Braganza THEODOSIUS II. of the name seventh Duke of Braganza 17. KATHERINE of Portugal dyed in her Infancy JOHN II. of that name Duke of Braganza by the universal consent of the three Estates was Crowned King of PORTUGAL Anno 1640. by the name of JOHN IV. 18. THEODOSIUS Prince of Portugal dyed in his youth ALPHONSO VI. of the name Three and twentieth King of PORTUGAL who Reigneth at present 1662. PETER Infante of Portugal JANE of Portugal dyed young KATHERINE of Portugal Queen of England EDWARD of Portugal dyed in Prison at Millan ALEXANDER of Portugal MARY Queen of Castille LEONORA Queen of Arragon ALPHONSO of Portugal Lord of Portalegre ALPHONSO of Portugal dyed without issue ISABELLA Lady of Biscay CONSTANCE married to Nounez Gonsalva de Lara MARY wife of Tellez son of Alphonso Infant of Moline ISABELLA the younger married to John-Alphonso Lord of Albuquerque FERDINAND of Portugal dyed young BLANCH of Portugal Abbess of Loruano FERDINAND of Portugal Infant of Serpe LEONORA Queen of Denmark FERDINAND of Portugal Count of Flanders PETER King of Majorca HENRY of Portugal THERESA Queen of Leon. MAUD Queen of Castille SANCE an Abbess BLANCHE BERENGARIA THERESA Countess of Flanders THERESA Wife of Ferdinando Mendez 1 HENRY Of BOURGONGNE Count of PORTUGAL CHAP. I. PORTUGAL D'argent a la Croix d'Azure PORTUGAL Party de CASTILLE De gueules a un Chasteau d'or Dom. Anto De Sousa Lusit Liberat. fol. 767. Appen Cap. 3. Henricus portavit Crucem in vexillis Inquiunt Doctor Fra. Seraphin de Freitas de Just Imper. Lusit Asiat C. 18 n. 17 c. qui not avit Crucem fuisseâ— coeruleam deducto colore ex domo Ducum Burgundiae ac Regum Galliae unde ille princeps procedebat CruceÌ„ portavit vel ex sua particulari pietate vel quod illis temporibus Crucem pro insignibus solebant portare qui fuerunt in sancto bello Hierusalem in quo ipse fuit ut narrant Maria dial 2 C. 3. post maed Brandan in Monarch Lusit p. 3. lib. 8. C. 22. Several Histories of France Portugal Castille and other Nations have very much laboured to finde out and discover from what Countrey and what House this Prince HENRY deduced his Original His extraction having been unknown for a long time and concerning which there hath been almost as many Opinions as Writers Some have written that he descended from an Emperour of Constantinople others from a King
of her Husband might be capable of the management of his affairs But some Grandees of the Kingdom opposed this design prevented her and clandestinely married him to SANCE-MENTIE-LOPEZ DE HARO His Marriage daughter of Diego-Lopez de Haro Lord of Biscay and of Uracca natural daughter of Alphonso IX King of Leon. After which several of the Prelates having made Remonstrance to the Pope of the unlawfulness of the Marriage which had been effected without the Dispensation of the Holy See which was required by reason of the proximity of blood betwixt the parties and for that the King also continued in the evil Government of his Estate during which time several mischiefs had been committed they supplicated Pope Gregory IX for a remedy Nunez Who sent therefore his Legate Apostolick the Bishop of Sabine Mariana into Portugal after whose departure the oppression disorders and popular Sedition still remained as before these calamities caused the Prelates and some of the Grandees to make their second application to Rome at what time Innocent IV. sate in the Holy Chair who Ordered with a Salvo to the Authority Royal and the Children of King SANCEO if he should have any that the Count of Bolongne Alphonso his younger Brother should take the Reins of the Government and the administration of affairs into his hand as he did accordingly But SANCEO unwilling to quit his Kingdom and lawful inheritance made his recourse for assistance to the King of Castille who sent him an Army with which he entred the field but with so little success that he was forced to disband his Souldiers and secure himself by retiring to the City of Toledo in Castille from which time he addicted himself wholly to devotion and a private life distributing Alms to the poor of what he had brought out of Portugal living with great austerity and supporting his exile and other calamities with an admired patience and constancy But there were yet among his Subjects those who remained unshaken in that duty and fidelity which they had sworne who made his re-establishment their endeavours His death but their design was interrupted by the news of his death Years of CHRIST 1246 happening in the Year One thousand two hundred six and forty in the same City of Toledo he lieth in the Cathedral Church his body being interred in a Sepulchre which he had prepared in his life-time Some Historians and among others Mariana in the thirteenth Book of his History of Spain extendeth his Life to fifty years and his Reign to three and thirty John Vasee saith six and twenty but they are both in an errour for Edward Nunez hath made appear in his Chronicle of Portugal who tells us more certainly that he lived only Nine and thirty years and Governed thirteen And dying without issue he had for his Successor to the Crown his younger brother Prince Alphonso of whom we have spoken 5. ALPHONSO III. Of the Name KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES CHAP. VI. PORTUGAL D'argent a cinq Escussons peris en Croix d'azure chacun chargè de cinq be sans d'argent pose en saultoir a la bordure de gueulles chargeè de dix Chasteaux d'or PORTUGAL Ancien comme cy devant sans la bordue de gueulles Party de BOLONGNE D'or a trois Torteaux de gueulles 2. 1. PORTUGAL Comme cy dessus aussi sans la bordure Party de CASTILLE De gueulles a un Chasteau d'or The Queen of France Blanche of Castille his Aunt by the Mothers side entertained him in the Court of her son the King St. Lewis His Marriage and also procured his Marriage in the Year One thousand Years of CHRIST 1235 two hundred and thirty five according to the Historian of Portugal Nunez and not ten years after following the opinion of other Writers with MAUD OF DAMMARTIN Countess of BOLONGNE eldest daughter of Rainaud Count of Dammartin in his own right and of Bolongne in the right of the Countess Ida his Wife which MAUD was at that time Widow to Philip of France younger son of King Philip Augustus This Prince ALPHONSO after his Marriage had the Title of Count of Bolongne And gave such notable testimonies of his Virtue that the Pope elected him Captain of those Knights of the Cruciada who were judged worthy to carry their Valour into the Holy Land against the Enemies of our Faith but he was diverted this Honour by the necessity of his return into Portugal to put an end to those troubles which were moved by the ambition of those who presumed upon the plyable nature of King SANCEO II. his brother After he was come to the Crown he found difficulty enough to establish himself wherefore he was necessitated to reduce some Places by force and to carry himself severely towards his Nobility Home-bred stirs being quieted Nunez he gave his mind to the Building of several Cities of his Kingdom and also Founded two Monasteries of the Order of the Jacobines one at Lisbonne the other at Elvas and the Abbey of Nunnes of the Order of St Clare at Santarem and furthermore he instituted several Fairs for the increase of Commerce with his Neighbours delighting much in Traffique and for the encouragement thereof remitting his Customs But as all these generous Acts acquired him a grand reputation Mariana yet he also underwent an unhappy scandal Nunez for notwithstanding his lawful Wife the Princess MAUD was then living he endeavoured to violate the holy Laws of Marriage For under pretext that this Princess was too old and so incapable of bringing him Children he espoused another Wife about the Year His 2d Marriage One thousand two hundred and threescore which was BEATRICE Years of CHRIST 1260 OF CASTILLE natural daughter of Alphonso IX King of Castille and of Mary Vilena daughter of Peter de Gusman some write that the King of Castille gave in Dower to this BEATRICE his daughter the Kingdom of Algarues a good part of which ALPHONSO III. gained out of the hands of the Moors In consideration of this alliance Castella aurea in Campo ruâ—ro per circum sunt Insignia Regni Algarbiorum uniti Lusitanio ea primo posuit Sancius 1. Rex 2. quoniam Algarbia cepit à Sarracenis sed eo Regno ad ipsis Infidelibus recupecato cessarunt Castella quousque ALPHONSUS 3. Rex 5. eo iteeum obtento Castellorum restituit circum Fuit aurem numerus Castellorum diversus usque ad tempus Johannis 2. qui reformans in omnibus Regium scutum secundùm regulam reduxit Castella ad septem qui numerus perfectus prout apparent hodiè Dom. Anto. de Sousa Lusit Liberat. Appen Cap. 1. he added to the Armes of Portugal A Border gueulles charged with seven Castles Or. Which some believe to be the Armes of the Kingdom of Algarvie Vasconcellius the Title of which King ALPHONSO also joyned with that of Portugal The Border and Castles are added to the
Alcobace Natural Children of ALPHONSO III. King OF PORTUGAL FERDINAND-ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL Knight of the Order of the Templars lieth at Lisbonne in the Church of St. Blaise GILLES-ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL was father of Lawrence-Gilles Baily of the Commandrie of the same Church of St. Blaise ALPHONSO-DIONYSIO OF PORTUGAL espoused MARY DE RIBEIRA by whom he had Pedro-Alphonso Roderick and Diego-Alphonso and Garsia Mendez Prior of Alcaceua of Sautarem Diego-Alphonso son of Alphonso Dionysio married Yoland Lopez daughter of Lopo Fernandez Lord of Ferreira and of Mary Gomez Tauiera and had issue Alvaro and Lopo Dia from which Lopo descend those of Sousa which at present are called Diabos MARTIN-ALPHONSO CHICORRO DE PORTUGAL another natural son of King Alphonso III. by a Moorish Woman hath given original to the Lords so called some but erroneously suppose this MARTIN was son of King Alphonso II. LEONOR OF PORTUGAL Wife of Count GARSIA DE SOUSA a Nobly qualified Lord whom his Father-in-law King Alphonso honoured with the Title of a Count. 6. DIONYSIO KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES sirnamed Father of his Countrey CHAP. VII PORTUGAL D'argent a cinq Escussons d'Azure chacun charge de cinq besans d'argent peris en saltoir a la Bordure de gueulles chargee de huict Chasteaux d'or PORTUGAL Party de ARARGON D'or a quatre pals de gueulles He was a Prince both Pious Just and Liberal and moreover so singular an Admirer of Truth of which he was so Grand and Religious an observer that he was never known to make breach of his promise often saying That Nothing was more offensive than an Untruth He had arrived at the Eighteenth year of his age at the death of his father at what time he took the reins of the Government into his own hand when the Queen his Mother fearing that by his too prodigal Liberality and profuseness he would exhaust the Treasure of the Kingdom desired to take a part with him in the administration of his affairs But this King DIONYSIO would not consent unto which so much incensed the Queen Nunez that she retired into Castille under pretext of a Religious desire she had to give assistance to the King her father and being gray with age she there finished her mortal life before which nevertheless King DIONYSIO went into Castille where he obtained a reconciliation and had the happiness to comfort her at her last gasp But King Sanceo of Castille making little reckoning of performance of the agreements of Marriage made betwixt his Children Mariana and those of King DIONYSIO gave ground to that Warre set on foot betwixt them in the beginning of which Sanceo deceasing his Son and Successor continued it who was so Canvased by the Portuguesses that he was constrained to Demand the Peace Vasconcellius which not long after he violated and so again to his great prejudice drew upon himself the just Armes of King DIONYSIO But their discords ended in another agreement sealed and confirmed by the knot of other alliances of Marriage reciprocally contracted between their Houses of Castille and Portugal Nunez The differences between the Kings of Castille and Arragon and Alfonso de la Cerda who pretended to the Kingdom of Castille being put to the Arbiterment of this King DIONYSIO he shewed the admirable effects of his wisdom in composing their discords and left them to the enjoyment of a most happy peace But the Divisions and Civil Warre happening betwixt him and his son and Successor the Prince Alphonso jealous and envious of the affection which the King did bear to Alphonso-Sanceo his natural brother gave him some trouble in his declining years for though the Bastard had fled into Castille Mariana Nunez Vasconcellius yet this young Prince ceased not to continue discontents towards his father who having held the Scepter six and forty years and lived threescore and four dyed at Santarem in the Year His Death One thousand three hundred twenty and five the seventh day of January His body was brought and Years of CHRIST 1325 interred in the Monastery of St. Dionysius called Odiuelles Religious of the Order of the Cistertians by him founded and situate three Leagues from Lisbonne Nor was this the only Foundation of his raising For the Monastery of Nunns of the Order of St. Clare at Conimbra which Queen ISABEL OF ARRAGON his Wife Founded and where she was inhumed oweth much to his Liberality Aub. Miraus Hil. de Costo Marin Siculus He espoused this Princess in the Year His Marriage One thousand two hundred fourscore and two who was daughter of Peter III. King of Arragon and of Years of CHRIST 1282 Constance who had for father Manfroy King of Sicelie and for Grand-father by the Mothers side Vasconcellius Perpinian the Emperour Frederick II. ISABEL was born Years of CHRIST 1271 in the Year One thousand two hundred threescore and eleven In the whole course of her life especially in her younger years she wholly dedicated her self to Piety and Devotion exercising several works of Charity principally towards the poor and indigent and was the instrument of the accord and reconciliation betwixt the Princes her kindred She vailed her self a Nun of the third Order of St. Francis In fine as she made a journey into Castille to endeavour an Agreement betwixt her Son the King of Portugal Alphonso IV. and the King of Castille Alphonso IX her Nephew she found out her heavenly rest at Estremos in the Year One thousand Years of CHRIST 1336 three hundred six and thirty being aged Threescore and five years And because there had been several Miracles wrought at her Tomb it was first beautified by Pope Leo X. then in our dayes and in the Year of Jubile Years of CHRIST 1625 One thousand six hundred and twenty five Pope Urban VIII Canonized her and entred her in the Catalogue of Saints the Five and twentieth day of May being the Feast of the Trinity this was performed at the intreaty of Philip IV. King of Spain and of Queen Elizabeth of France his Wife Several famous men have written the Life and Actions of this good and Pious Princess among others John-Peter Perpinian and Antonio Vasconcellos Jesuites and Aubert le Mire grand Dean of the Church of our Lady at Anuers but more particularly than all the rest P. Hillarian de Coste a Frier Minor of the Order of St. Francis de Paula hath most ingeniously treated thereof This King DIONYSIO This Order of Chrâ—stus had CoÌ„mandries not only in Portugal and Algarue but in Affrica and the Indies also and especially in Brasille which made the Mastership thereof seem so wealthy that is amounted to the yearly rent of an Hundred thousand Ducates And this was the reason why it was annexed inseparably as well as that D'Avis to the Crown of Portugal The Kings thereof having taken the Title of Perpetual Administrators of the Orders D'Avis and of Christus And. Favine fol. 188.
PETER King of PORTUGAL by Agnes de Castro ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL dyed young JOHN OF PORTUGAL was conjoyned in Marriage with MARY TELLEZ His Marriage daughter of Martin-Alphonso Tellez and sister to Elianor PORTUGAL TELLEZ Wife or rather Love-Mistress of King Ferdinando of Portugal his brother His Memory is worthy of blame for having imbrued his hands in the blood of his Wife Nunez whom he put to death under a false pretence that she had forfeited her honour and violated the Laws of Marriage An act so much the more mournful and Tragical as being committed by the Artifice and Machinations of Queen Elianor Maries Sister envious that she had married a Prince of so accomplished a Personage loved and honoured by all and into whose hands after the death of Ferdinando his Brother would fall the Government and Management of the Affairs of the Kingdom so that the Queen having charged him with no less a Crime than of Designs against the Life of the King he was forced to flie into Castille where he dyed being kept a Prisoner by King John I. from this Marriage came one Son Viz. 10. FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL D'AUALOS Seigneur of Eca in the Kingdom of Galicia was several times married but last of all unto ISABEL D'AVALOS daughter of Peter-Lopez d'Avalos son of the Constable of Castille Ruy Lopez by which Wife and others which he married and by several Concubines he â—â—d to the number of two and forty children from some of which are issued the Lords of Eca The second Wife of JOHN OF PORTUGAL CASTILLE Natural son of King Peter was CONSTANCE OF CASTILLE who was also a Bastard-daughter of Henry II. King of Castille by whom he had three daughters 10. MARY OF PORTUGAL CUNHA Wife of MARTIN-VASQUEZ DE CUNHA to whom she brought in Dower the County of Valence and from this Marriage according to some the Counts of Valence are descended 10. MARY OF PORTUGAL espoused to the Count MINHO PETER MINHO 10. N. OF PORTUGAL Wife of Lope-Vasquez de Cunha CUNHA The same Prince JOHN OF PORTUGAL had also these Bastards following 10. ALPHONSO DE CASCAES married BLANCH DE CUNHA CUNHA 10. PETER Seigneur de Guerra who hath left a long Posterity 10. FERDINAND Lord of Braganca DIONYSIO OF PORTUGAL another Natural Son of King Peter from whom are descended the Lords of Colmenercio and the Counts of Villar as you shall see hereafter in the Descents of the Bastards of the House of Portugal BEATRIX OF PORTUGAL also a Natural Daughter of King Peter and Agnes de Castro was espoused to SANCEO OF CASTILLE son of Sanceo Count of Albuquerque who was Bastard-Son of King Alphonso XI and of Leonora de Guzman his Paramore they had issue Vracca of Albuquerque afterwards named Leonora a very wealthy Lady married to the Infant Ferdinand of Castille called d'Antaguera he was King of Arragon by Election and they had two Sons Alphonso V. King of Arragon and Sicelie from whom are descended some Kings of Naples and John King of Navarre and Arragon who hath given original to Kings of these two Monarchies Another Natural Son of PETER King of PORTUGAL and of TERESA LAURENS JOHN King OF PORTUGAL first of the name continued the Posterity 9. FERDINAND KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES CHAP. X. PORTUGAL Comme cy devant PORTUGAL Party de TELLEZ His person was comely and his aspect pleasant and most accomplished he had been in all perfections had it not been that he was unstable and wavering in his Resolutions Mariana He pretended a right of Succession to the Crown of Castille after the death of King Peter as being Great Grandchild of King Sanceo IV. and in this end he contracted an alliance with the King of Arragon but to no purpose for having to do with so Valiant a Prince as was King Henry II. Bastard-brother of the same King Peter he discontinued his pretentions He gave his promise for the Marriage of Leonora daughter of the King of Arragon and contracted the same agreement with the King of Castille to espouse his Daughter also of the same name but being ill counselled and continuing in his Levity he abandoned these honourable and advantageous Marriages to contract an unlawful one with LEONORA TELLEZ Daughter of Martin-Alphonso Tellez Nunez Vasconcellius and of Aldouce de Vasconcellos notwithstanding she was before married to John-Laurens de Cugna under colour that her former Marriage was unlawful as being contracted without Dispensation and notwithstanding the propinquity of kindred betwixt the Parties This gave disgust to several of the Portugal Lords who retired into Castille as did also Cugna The King FERDINAND was yet so rash as to renew his former Claim and Pretentions to the Kingdom of Castille but Henry King of Castille being the more expert Souldier had much the advantage of him who entred into the Field marched into Portugal stormed several Towns laid waste the Countrey and at length begirt Lisbonne with a straight Siege But their differences were at last composed in the Conjugal Bed the ordinary way of reconciliation between the two Royal Houses of Portugal and Castille by several Marriages contracted betwixt them After the death of Henry History of Castille FERDINAND renewed his old quarrel against John King of Castille his Successor and called in the English to his succour who were in the end so burthensome that he was for the second time enforced to come to an agreement He begirt the Cities of Lisbonne and Evora with strong Walls The Dignities of Constable and Marshal first created in Portugal Nunez Vasconcellius Mariana and was the first that created the Dignities of Constable and Marshall in Portugal And dyed in the same City of Lisbonne His death the Nine and twentieth day of Years of CHRIST 1383 October Anno One thousand three hundred fourscore and three having Reigned Seventeen years and lived Three and forty He lieth in the Church of Santarem near unto his Mother Constance Manuel He took for his Symbole a Sword which transpierced two hearts with these words CUR NON UTRUNQUE by which he would have understood that by the sagacity of his Judgement he could penitrate into the most secret thoughts Children of FERDINAND King of PORTUGAL and of LEONORA TELLEZ N. OF PORTUGAL a Son born about the Year One thousand three hundred fourscore and two to the great joy of the King his father but that contentment lasted not long for he dyed within four dayes after his birth BEATRIX OF PORTUGAL Queen of CASTILLE CASTILLE born in the Year Her Birth One thousand three hundred threescore and twelve Escartelé Castille de Leon. She had been by King FERDINAND her Father promised in Years of CHRIST 1372 Marriage to several Princes among others to Edward of England Son of Edmond of Cambridge my Author meaneth I believe Party de PORTUGAL Edward Duke of York and Albemarle Son of
FERDINAND ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO Count of Oropesa and of MENCIA PIMENTEL his wife JOHN DE TOLEDO died young EDWARD ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO Count of Oropesa and Viceroy of Navarre married ANNE daughter of Modica de Cordova Count of Alcaudere MARIANA DE TOLEDO espoused to PEDRO FAXARDO Marquess de les Veles and Molina COUNTS OF LEMOS AND MARQUESSES OF SARRIA 13. DIONYSIUS OF PORTUGAL Count of LEMOS Years of CHRIST 1495 AFter that the Duke of Braganza Ferdinand II. of that name PORTUGAL-LEMOS his Father had been beheaded the Dutchess Isabel his Widow sent this Prince DIONYSIUS OF PORTUGAL their third Son into Castille where he established his Fortune For the Queen of Castille Isabel his Aunt about the Year One thousand five hundred procured his Marriage with a rich Heir His Marriage whose name was BEATRICE DE CASTRO Countess of LEMOS daughter of Roderick de Castro and of Teresa Osorio his Years of CHRIST 1500 Wife by whom he had a numerous Issue she had among other things in Dower the Lordships of SARRIA Castro and Ottero which had been given by the Kings Lib. 27. Cap. 10. Mariana mistakes in making this DIONYSIUS Son of James of Braganza contrary to the Evidences and Records of this House which exactly prove their descent Their Children took the name of CASTRO upon the account of their Mother as is observed often in Spain Children of DIONYSIUS OF PORTUGAL Count of LEMOS FERDINAND DE CASTRO first of the name Count of LEMOS and Marquess of SARRIA continued the Posterity ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO Grand Commander of the Order of Christ had also issue mentioned in his place PETER DE CASTRO Bishop of Cuenca LEONOR DE CASTRO Wife of JAMES-SARMIENTO DE MENDOZA Count of Ribadauia ISABEL DE CASTRO first Wife of THEODOSIUS OF PORTUGAL first of the name Duke of BRAGANZA her Cosin ANTONIETTA DE LANCASTRO married to ALVARO COUTINHO Marescal of Portugal MENCIA DE LANCASTRO first Wife of RENE Count of CHALANT in Savoye who had issue Elizabeth de Chalant Wife of Frederick Madruce Count of Aue and Arbe and Lord of Beaufremont TERESA DE CASTRO dyed before Marriage CONSTANCE DE CASTRO a Nun in the Monastery of our Lady at Lisbonne 14. FERDINAND DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS and Marquess of SARRIA PORTUGAL-LEMOS TO Dionysius Count of Lemos and the Countess Beatrix de Castro his Wife succeeded this FERDINAND their eldest Son who was sent Embassadour to Rome during the Pontificalty of Paul III. by the Emperour Charles V. who created him Marquess of SARRIA and the King of Spain Philip II. also sent him Embassadour to the Court of Rome where he resided in the time of the Popes Julius III. and Paul IV. The Princess Jane of Portugal Mother of King Sebastian honoured him with the Office of Steward of her Houshold He espoused TERESA d'ANDRADA daughter and heir of Ferdinand d'Andrada Count of Vilalua and Andrada and of Frances de Ulloa and Zuniga his Wife Children of FERDINAND DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS and of TERESA d'ANDRADA his Wife PETER-FERDINAND DE CASTRO first of that name Count of LEMOS of whom we shall speak hereafter ISABEL DE CASTRO Wife of RODERICK DE MOSCOSO Count of Altamira 15. PETER FERDINAND DE CASTRO I. of the name Count of LEMOS Andrada and Vilalua and Marquess of Sarria HE was Son of Ferdinand de Castro Count of Lemos PORTUGAL-LEMOS and of Teresa Years of CHRIST 1580 d'Andrada and served the King of Spain Philip II. at the Conquest of the Kingdom of Portugal He was twise Married first to LEONOR DE LA CUEUA daughter of Bertrand de la Cueua Duke of Albequerque and of Isabel Giron his Wife Secondly To TERESA DE BOBADILLA de LA CERDA daughter of Peter de Bobadilla Count of Chinchon and of Menecia de la Cerda Children of PETER-FERDINAND DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS and of LEONOR DE LA CUEUA his first Wife FERDINAND-RODERICK DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS whose Story followeth in the next place BERTRAND DE CASTRO was never married but had issue three Natural Children He served the King of Spain in Italy the Indies and Spain 17. JOHN DE CASTRO dyed at Naples 17. FRANCIS DE CASTRO 17. BERTRAND DE CASTRO TERESA DE CASTRO Wife to GARCIA-HURTADO DE MENDOZA Marquess of Cagneta ISABEL DE CASTRO dyed young Children of PETER-FERDINAND DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS and of TERESA DE BOBADILLA his second Wife PETER DE CASTRO Gentleman of the Bed-Chamber to King Philip III. married HIERONIMA DE CORDOUA Lady of Honour to Queen Margaret of Austria and daughter of Roderick de Cordoua Lord of Palma and of Menecia de Mendoza his Wife from which Marriage came no Children RODERICK DE CASTRO Canon of Toledo Arch-deacon of Alcaraz and Inquisitor left three Natural Children Viz. 17. FELIX DE CASTRO 17. TERESA DE CASTRO 17. ANGELA DE CASTRO ANDREW DE CASTRO never married but left a Bastard Son named 17. RODERICK DE CASTRO JAMES DE CASTRO Bastard-Children of PETER-FERDINAND DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS ANTHONY a Monk of the Order of St. Benedict Abbot of St. Benet at Madrid and General of his Order JOHN DE CASTRO a Monk also of the same Order Arch-bishop of Otrante dyed being elected Bishop of Cordoua 16. FERDINAND-RODERICK DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS and Viceroy of Naples PORTUGAL-LEMOS AMong the Children of Peter-Ferdinand de Castro Count of Lemos and of Leonor de la Cueua his first Wife he was the eldest After that King Philip III. was come to the Crown of Spain he sent this Count his Embassadour to Rome to Pope Clement VIII for to make tender of his obedience and to have a new investiture in the Kingdom of Naples where this same Earl was also sent Viceroy and where he deceased in the Year One thousand six hundred and one He had to Wife KATHERINE DE ZUNIGA DE SANDOVAL who was daughter of Francis Royas de Sandoval Marquess of Denia and of Isabel Borgia his Wife which Katherine Countess of Lemos was one of the principal Ladies of Honour to the Catholique Queen Margaret Wife of King Philip III. Children of FERDINAND-RODERICK DE CASTRO Count of LEMOS PETER-FERDINAND DE CASTRO second of the name Count of LEMOS mentioned in the next place FRANCIS DE CASTRO Duke of Taurisana of whom we shall speak after his Elder Brother continued the Posterity FERDINAND DE CASTRO espoused LEONOR DE PORTUGAL Countess of Gelves Daughter and Heir of George of Portugal Count of Gelves and of Bernardine de Vincentelo his Wife in whose right he was Count of Gelves They had issue one only Child 18. KATHERINE OF PORTUGAL Countesse of Gelves 17. PETER-FERDINAND DE CASTRO second of the name Count of LEMOS and Andrada Marquess of Sarria and Viceroy of Naples THE King of Spain Philip III. bestowed several Charges and Dignities upon him for he not only honoured him with the Quality of Gentleman of his Bed-Chamber but also made
eldest Son of Lewis Count of Vimioso and of Jane de Mendoza his Wife And espoused MARY DE MENDOZA daughter of Christopher de Mora first Marquess of Castle-Rodrigo and of the Marchioness Margaret Corte-real by whom he had these Children following LEWIS OF PORTUGAL II. of the name Count of VIMIOSA was Created Marquess of Aguiar by the King of Portugal John IV. He dyed without lawful issue CHRISTOPHER OF PORTUGAL dyed also not having been married MICHAEL OF PORTUGAL Count of VIMIOSO now living 1662. JANE MARGARET LUCIA BEATRIX 14. MANVEL OF PORTVGAL HE was second Son of Francis of Portugal first Count of Vimioso by Jane de Villena his second Wife King John III. of the name sent him to the Emperour Charles V. to Congratulate with him for his success in the Enterprise of Algier and afterwards King Henry sent him also to the King of Spain Philip II. to Condole with him for the deplorable Death of King Sebastian his Nephews Son Some time after this MANUEL OF PORTUGAL as did Francis second of the name Count of Vimioso his Nephew followed the Designs and Party of King Anthony of Portugal against the same King Philip II. He married two Wives first MARY DE VILLENA daughter of Henry de Meneses by Beatrix de Villena his Wife In second Marriage he took to Wife MARGARET DE MENDOZA daughter of Manuel Corte-real and of Beatrix de Mendoza his Wife Children of MANVEL OF PORTVGAL and of MARY DE VILLENA his first Wife HENRY OF PORTUGAL continued the Posterity JOHN OF PORTUGAL dyed at the Battel of Alcacer after he had married MAGDALENE DE VILLENA daughter of Francis de Sousa Tavares Captain of Diu and of Mary de Silva his Wife by her he had a Son and two Daughters following 16. LEWIS OF PORTUGAL dyed at Septe with a fall from his Horse 16. MARY OF PORTUGAL Wife of PETER DE MENESES Grand Alcaide of Visco 16. JANE OF PORTUGAL Wife of LOPEZ d'ALMEIDA Grand Alcaide of Alcobace ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL was slain in the Battel of Alcantara in the service of Anthony King of Portugal A Daughter of MANVEL OF PORTVGAL by MARGARET DE MENDOZA his second Wife JANE OF PORTUGAL Wife of her Cosin Germain NUGNO ALVAREZ DE PORTUGAL as you have read before 15. HENRY OF PORTVGAL HE was eldest Son of Manuel of Portugal by Mary de Villena his first Wife and espoused ANNE ATAIDE daughter of Anthony Ataide Count of Chastaigneraye by Mary de Villena his Wife by whom he had issue Four Sons and Two Daughters The King of Portugal Sebastian sent him to visit the Emperour Rodolph II. to Condole with him for the Death of his father Maximilian II. His Children were MANUEL OF PORTUGAL II. of the name dyed young in the life-time of his father having married LUCIA DE VILLENA daughter of Manuel de Castro by his Wife Beatrix de Villena by her he had two Sons the elder of which called by his Grandfathers name dyed young the other was 17. ALVARO OF PORTUGAL FRANCIS MANUEL JOHN OF PORTUGAL deceased also in the life-time of his father having espoused ANTONIETTA DE VILLENA daughter of Anthony Corea Batareno MARY OF PORTUGAL Wife of LEWIS d'ALMEIDA GUIOMAR OF PORTUGAL was espoused to MANUEL ATAIDE third Count of Castaigneraye her Uncle DUKES OF CONIMBRA AVEIRO AND TOURSNEUUES 13. GEORGE Bastard of PORTVGAL Duke of CONIMBRA Lord of Toursneuues Aveiro and Mont-Major le Vieil Grand Master of the Order of Christus and d'Avis His Birth THE King of Portugal John II. of the name PORTUGAL-AVEIRO had by his Years of CHRIST 1481 Queen Beatrix of Portugal the Prince Alphonso their only Son who dyed before them in the flower of his age The same King also begat by Anne de Mendoza his Paramore this Prince GEORGE who was born about the Year One thousand four hundred fourscore and one Mariana Lib. 26. Cap. 2. 33. He was affectionately beloved by the King his father insomuch that having no lawful issue he intended after his death to leave him the Crown which the Grandees of the Kingdom did vigorously oppose Vasconcellos as also the Queen his wife as we have informed you before The Princess who was transported with a natural Love towards her Friend would not permit that the Duke of Beia Nonius Leo. Emanuel of Portugal her Brother who was Heir apparent to the Crown by the right of Blood and Proximity should be deprived of his Succession by a Bastard-Son Nevertheless King John having appointed the Prince Emanuel for his Successor recommended this GEORGE to his care whom he caused to be carefully educated After the Death of his father and that Emanuel had taken in hand the Scepter the young Prince being but Fourteen years old came and offered him his obedience where he received a favourable Entertain from this Years of CHRIST 1495 Great King who promised to be to him a Father and for a Testimony of his Love Confirmed to him the Titles and Seigneuries with which the late King had honoured him This Duke of Conimbra was conjoyned in Marriage with BEATRIX DE MELO AND PORTUGAL who was Daughter of the great Alvaro of Portugal branched from the House of Braganza and of Philippa de Melo Countess of Olivenza his Wife by her he had several Children which took the Sir-name of Lancastro Children of GEORGE OF PORTVGAL Duke of Conimbra JOHN DE LANCASTRO Duke of AVEIRO continued the Posterity ALPHONSO DE LANCASTRO Great Commander of St. James had also issue LEWIS DE LANCASTRO Grand Commander d'Avis had likewise Children JAMES DE LANCASTRO Bishop of Septe HELEN DE LANCASTRO Commandress of the Monastery of the Order of St. James PHILIPPA DE LANCASTRO Nuns at St. John of Setuval MARY DE LANCASTRO Nuns at St. John of Setuval ISABEL DE LANCASTRO Nuns at St. John of Setuval Natural Children of GEORGE Duke of Conimbra GEORGE DE LANCASTRO Grand Prior d'Avis GEORGE DE St. MARY a Monk of the Order of St. Hierosme ANTHONY DE St. MARY a Monk of the Order of St. Augustine and Bishop of Leiria 14. JOHN DE LANCASTRO Duke of AVEIRO Marquess of Toursneuues and Lord of Montmor HE was eldest Son of George Duke of Conimbra and of Beatrix de Melo his Wife The Title of Duke of Conimbra was not continued in his Person But the King of Portugal Emanuel shewed his affection towards this illustrious Family which was so near to him that he Created him Marquess of Toursneuues and King John III. raised him to the Dignity of Duke of Aveiro By the Command of the same King he was to visit the Emperour Charles V. to Condole with him upon the Death of his Empress Isabel the Infanta of Portugal He took to Wife JULIANA DE MENESES daughter of Peter de Meneses third Marquess of Ville-real and of the Marchioness Beatrix de Lara his Wife Children of JOHN Duke of Aveiro GEORGE DE LANCASTRO second of the name and second Duke of Aveiro