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
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
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
at Nice Her death in the Year One thousand five hundred seven and Years of CHRIST 1537 thirty the Eighth day of January at the same age with the Empress her Sister which was Three and thirty years As for Duke Charles her Husband he departed this life at Verceil Anno One thousand five hundred fifty and three the Seventeenth day of August being aged Threescore and Years of CHRIST 1553 seven years From this his Marriage with the Princess BEATRICE OF PORTUGAL came the Duke Emanuel-Philibert his Successor who by Margaret of France had his only Son Charles-Emanuel Duke of Savoye This Duke Emanuel was of the number of those Princes Competitors for the Kingdom of Portugal although he was Son of the younger Daughter of King Emanuel An Historian writes that among the pretenders that were strangers the Portuguesses were more inclined to him than to any other and this inclination proceeded from the opinion they had that in regard of the quality of his person he was fitter than any other to defend them from their enemies and if need were he might vigorously resist King Philip if he should stirre both by reason of his Valour and for the means he had to molest him in his Dutchy of Millain joyning unto Piedmont using chiefly the Alliance and Neighbourhood he had with the French who laid claim to that Dukedom But his pretentions succeeded not according to his desire for he dyed immediately after this overture was made MARY OF PORTUGAL the Elder dyed in her Cradle Children of EMANUEL King of PORTUGAL and of ELEONOR OF AUSTRIA his third Wife Nunius CHARLES OF PORTUGAL born at Evora in the Year His Birth One thousand five hundred and twenty the Eighteenth day of February Years of CHRIST 1520 and deceased at Lisbonne the Fifteenth of April Anno One thousand five hundred twenty and one MARY OF PORTUGAL the younger Her Birth came into the world at the end of the Year Vasconcellius One thousand five hundred twenty and Years of CHRIST 1521 one Notwithstanding this Princess was adorned with singular Beauty both of body and soul and had been courted by several Princes yet would she never be brought to marry any but lived with the honour and pudicity required in Princesses of her Quality then being aged Seven and fifty years she payed her last debt to Nature at Lisbonne Anno Her death One thousand five hundred threescore and Eighteen Her body was inhumed in the Monastery of our Years of CHRIST 1578 Lady of the Light of the Order of the Warfare of Christ which she caused to be built near unto Lisbonne 13. JOHN III. Of the Name KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES on this and the other side the Affrican Sea Lord of Guineé c. CHAP. XVI PORTUGAL Comme cy devant PORTUGAL Party de AUTRICHEESPAGNE Escartelé Au premier quartier aussi escartele Au 1. 4. de CASTILLE Au 2. 3. de LEON Au 2. quartier d' ARRAGON Party d' ARRAGON-SICILIE Au 3. d' AUSTRICHE Soustenu de BOURGONGNE de la premier branch Au 4. de BOURGONGNE de la second branche soustenu de BRABANT Et sâ—r ces deux derniers quartiers est un Escusson de FLANDRES Party de L'Escu du Marquisate du St. Empire At the age of Twenty years he succeeded to the Crown of his Father and wanted no courage to continue his high designs as well to maintain himself in those memorable Conquests that he had so happily accomplished as for the gaining of other Isles Kingdoms Cities and Countries To this effect Nonio Acuna his Viceroy in the Indies took and ruined the Isle of Bethleem then subjected Bacin and Daman two famous Indian Cities slew Sultan Baduc the puissant King of Cambaie and subjected the City of Dium where he built a Cittadelle The success the Christians had in these parts so perplexed the Turk that he sent a powerful Fleet commanded by the Bassa of Egypt to drive the Portugals from Dium and other places which they had in that Countrey This Army joyned with that of Cambaie but at the rencounter they received so sharp a welcome from the Defendants commanded by Antonio Silueria Vasconcellius that a great number of them were kill'd upon the place Years of CHRIST 1538 Andrade Nine years after this the second Siege of Dium was with much resolution Years of CHRIST 1547 maintained by John Mascaregna against the Sultan Mamudin not less notorious than the other being that then also the Turk assisted the Indian with his Forces The like success smiled for a time upon the Christians at Safin in Africa where they valiantly endured Six months Siege by the Cherifs Army consisting of an hundred thousand Souldiers but not long after the Cherif or King of Suez worsted the Portuguesses which so much cooled their resolutions that King JOHN deliberated to abandon all his Forts of Affrica the more firmly to settle and establish himself in the Indies Guineé and Brasille but this councel was not followed for only quitting and dismantling the Inland Forts he retained and fortified the Port Towns of Septe Tangier and Mazagan with all things necessary for a resistance Vasconcellius This King JOHN obtained from the Pope That the City of Evora should be erected into an Arch-bishoprick the Cities of Portalegre Leiria and Miranda in Portugal into Bishopricks as also of Cochin and Malaca in Asia of Baia in Brasille of Cape Asinaire in Guineé and in Ethiopia he established John Bermudes for first Patriarch of the Latine Church Andrada Following the steps of the King his Father to him was attributed the honour of having planted the Gospel in the Eastern parts of Asia in Ethiopia the Higher and other remote Provinces as also in the Molucco Islands and Japon where he sent that famous Jesuite Francis Xauier afterwards Canonized the fruit of whose labours appeared in the conversion of many Infidels to the faith Insomuch that it 's remarkable that under the happy Reign of this Prince JOHN there were twelve Pagan Kings baptized with the greater part of their people He performed many other profitable works for the advancement of Piety caused several Monasteries to be reformed according to their Antient Rules and was one of the first Kings that favoured and greatly encreased the Order of the Society of Jesus for whom he erected several Colledges in Portugal and his other Dominions Nunius He was a devout Prince and naturally so benigne and clement that he even shewed himself slow in Ordering punishment to the Malefactors and when Judgment was given against such which he did in person once a week he rather inclined to Forgiveness than Condemnation A Lover he was of Peace and Tranquility a favourer of persons of merit and parts having given entertainment in his Kingdom to strangers of divers professions He transferred the University of Lisbonne to Conimbra Vâ—sconcellius and richly endowed it augmented the Salaries of the
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
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
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
Mariana 11. JAMES OF PORTUGAL dyed shortly after his Father some write that he succeeded him in his Honours and Dignities which others make a doubt of CASTILLE 11. ISABEL OF PORTUGAL Queen OF CASTILLE Her Marriage Anno Escurtelé de LEON One thousand four hundred seven and forty was conjoyned by Marriage unto JOHN second of the name King of CASTILLE Party de PORTUGAL Years of CHRIST 1447 Son of Henry III. and of Katherine of Lancaster his Wife He dyed at Valedolit the Nineteenth day of July in the Year One thousand four hundred fifty and four leaving among other Children a Daughter named Isabel of Castille Wife to the King of Arragon Alphonso V. She was a Magnanimous Princess PORTUGAL-VISCO 11. BEATRICE OF PORTUGAL Her Marriage was the Wife of her Cousin FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL Duke of Visco Party de PORTUGAL a younger Son of King Edward This Princess had for her Son among others King Emanuel of Portugal in the Year One Years of CHRIST 1479 thousand four hundred threescore and nineteen she effected the peace betwixt the Kings of Portugal Alphonso V. and of Castille Ferdinand V. and is much commended by Historians for her singular Prudence and grand Authority 11. PHILIPPA OF PORTUGAL never married FERDINAND OF PORTUGAL youngest Son of John I. King of Portugal Vasconcellius and of Philippa of Lancaster Grand Master of the Order d'Avis Seigneur of Atouguie and of Sanueterre was given in Hostage by his Brother King Edward to the General of the Sarazens Aben Sala until that the said King should deliver up into their Hands the Town of Septe according to the Composition made after the fatal Battel of Tangier In the mean time Edward's death procured his deliverance and although he had Ordered it so in his Will yet FERDINAND ceased not to continue in the hands of these Barbarians the space of six years where he suffered many hardships which he underwent with much constancy and incredible patience and was moreover of so holy a life that he deserved to be Registred in the Rubrick of Martyrs His Death He dyed Aº One thousand Years of CHRIST 1443 four hundred forty and three in the One and fortieth year of his age His bones were brought out of Affrick into Portugal and reposed in the Abbey of Battel BLANCHE OF PORTUGAL eldest Daughter of John I. King of Portugal and of Philippa of Lancaster dyed young Her Marriage ISABEL OF PORTUGAL second Daughter BOURGONGNE was espoused in the Year One thousand four hundred nine and twenty unto PHILIP Years of CHRIST 1429 sirnamed the Good Duke of BOURGONGNE Escartelē Au 1 4. de FRANCE a la bordure componneē d'argent de gueulles qui est BOURGONGNE moderne Au 2. bandê d'or d'azure de six pieces a la bordure de gueulles qui est BOURGONGNE l'ancien Party de sable au Lyon d'or qui est BRABANT Au 3 des mesmes Armes de BOURGONGNE l'ancien Party de LIMBOURG qui est d'argent au Lyon de gueulles couronnē d'or Sur le tout de FLANDRES qui est d'or au Lyon de sable Le tout party de PORTUGAL and dyed in the Year One thousand four hundred threescore and thirteen Natural Children of JOHN I. of the name King of PORTUGAL ALPHONSO OF PORTUGAL Duke of BRAGANZA who hath given original to that illustrious House from which the two last Kings of Portugal John IV. Father of King Alphonso VI. now Reigning Aº 1662. are descended BEATRIX OF PORTUGAL was three times married in England first to Thomas Fitz-Allan Earl of Arundel secondly to Gilbert Lord Talbot but had issue by neither her third Husband was Thomas Fettiplace of Shefford in the County of Berks Esq by whom she had issue John Fettiplace servant to King Henry VI. from whom is descended Fettiplace of North-Denchworth Pusey and Letcombe in the same County Joseph Texera a Portugues hath committed a notorious errour as he hath often done in writing the Genealogies of his Kings when he reporteth That King John I. of the name beside Blanche and Isabel had three other lawfully begottten Daughters viz. Philippa whom he writeth to be Wife of Eric King of Denmark Jane of Henry III. King of Castille and Leonora of the King of Arragon Peter IV. For which this Texera is justly reproved by Edward Nunez in that Censure which he hath published against him 10. EDWARD KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES CHAP. XII PORTUGAL Comme cy devant PORTUGAL Party d' ARRAGON D'or a quatre pals de gueulles Nonius The beginning of his reign was employed in the War of Affrick Mariana at the Siege of Tangier which succeeded not according to his desire Vasconcellius so that for the accomplishment of a Treaty which he made with the Moors into whose hands he promised to render in a certain time the City of Septe he was constrained to give them in Hostage the Prince Ferdinand his Brother who dyed in their hands The Estates of Portugal thinking it not reasonable to quit unto those Infidels a place of so great importance It was also in the beginning of his reign that the Popes Martin V. then Eugenius IV. assembled the Council of Basil at which all the Christian Princes were exhorted to give their assistance King EDWARD resolved to go thither in person Idem But the grand affairs that at this time lay upon his hands impeaded his Journey For to supply which default he sent thither a Solemn Embassade of which Alphonso Bishop of Porte and the Count of Ouren were chief They obtained of the Pope That from that time forward the Knights of the Military Orders of St. James and St. John should be dispensed for Marriage As also that the Kings of Portugal might from that time be Anointed and Sacred as the Kings of England were The same King EDWARD was of a temper couragious and that which is rare in a Prince joyned the exercise of Armes with the knowledge of Letters and Sciences Mariana and so earnestly dedicated himself to the study of Philosophy that he composed many rare and excellent Works among others a Treatise of the Administration of Justice and the Duty of a Prince another of the Office of the Faithful Councellour and a third also of the Art of Riding and Managing of Horses His Eloquence and Piety History makes famous He was a favourer of Learned men and of all those that he observed to be excellent in any Art giving them access to his person and conferring familiarly with them for the advantage and information of his judgement Among those evils wherewith he was afflicted Vasconcellius that of the Plague was the most fatal which hapned in his Kingdom and from which his Royal person it self was not exempted For he was touched with a contagious Disease upon the opening of a Letter which one sent him from an infected place suddenly after which
the Voyage to Jerusalem where in his youth he had made a Vow to go fight the Turks which he had undertaken had not he been diverted by the King of France At his return into Portugal he found the Prince his young Years of CHRIST 1477 Son commanding in the Quality of King according to that charge which he had given him upon his journey into France Mariana reports that this was by Letters at his departure from Paris Idem Lib. 24. Cap. 20. So ALPHONSO constrained to submit to Time and adverse Fortune looked upon a Peace as the best expedient he could make use of with his enemies Nonius which was concluded at Alcantara in the Year One thousand Years of CHRIST 1479 four hundred threescore and nineteen by which he excluded himself from any farther Pretentions to that Kingdom This Peace was confirmed and Sealed by the agreement of several Marriages contracted betwixt the Children of the Adversary Kings It being remarkable that in the Treaty of this Peace it was particularly declared That it should continue the space of an hundred and one years those which effected it putting as it 's usual so to do Connostaggio au l ure de l'union de PORTUGAL au Royaume de CASTILLE the Incertain for the Infinite But this limited number proved Prophetical For the time an hundred and one years continued from the end of this War until that in the Year One thousand five hundred and fourscore this Kingdom was subdued by Philip II. King of Spain descended from Ferdinand and Elizabeth against King Anthony of Portugal when he rendred himself absolute Master thereof So that the words and Agreements of the Treaty of Peace did at last meet with the quality of the Event Now ALPHONSO transported with indignation that the Queen his Wife had been deprived of that Right which she had to the Kingdom of Castille and vexed with the sinister events that had hapned to his Estate but principally that his Wife had put on the habit of Religious in the Monastery of St. Clare which she had founded at Santarem Mariana was carried away with such an extream excess of Melancholly His Death that it cast him into a Years of CHRIST 1441 violent Disease and so finished the course of his life at Sintra being the place of his Birth Lib. 24. Cap. 21. His decease hapned the Eight Mariana writes the Last day of August Aº One thousand four hundred fourscore and one having held the Scepter Forty years and lived Fifty He lieth at the Royal Abbey of Battel with his Ancestors This Prince is commended for his Valour Sobriety Continence and Liberality as also to have been the first of the Kings of Portugal that placed a Liberary in the Royal Palace by which we may believe that in imitation of his Father he also was a lover of Learning Children of ALPHONSO V. King of PORTUGAL and of ELIZABETH OF CONIMBRA his first Wife JOHN Prince OF PORTUGAL dyed young JOHN II. of the name King OF PORTUGAL whose Story is comprehended in the Chapter following JANE OF PORTUGAL born in the Year One thousand four hundred fifty and two Her Birth was desired in Marriage by three great Monarchs Vasconcellius Years of CHRIST 1452 Maximilian King of the Romans afterwards Emperour first of the name Charles VIII King of France and Richard III. King of England But she refused all these matches and at what time her Father made his expedition Years of CHRIST 1470 into Affrica being only Eighteen years old yet had so great a confidence of her Wisdom that he left her Regent of his Estate in his absence where she governed his affairs with great care At his return being transported with a holy zeal and misprision of the World she made it her supplication to the King her Father that he would permit her to pass the Habit of a Nun and to encloyster her self her request he granted and so she went first to Aveiro then to Odivelles where she passed the rest of her life in great Humility Her death She died at Years of CHRIST 1490 the age of Eight and thirty years in the Month of May Anno One thousand four hundred fourscore and ten Vasconcellos is very large in the Story of her Life and worthy Actions 12. JOHN II. Of the Name KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES Lord of GUINEE Sirnamed THE GREAT CHAP. XIV PORTUGAL D'argent a cinq Escussons d'azur peris en Croix chacun charge de cinq besans d'argent posez en sautoir a la bordure de gueulles chargeé de sept chafleaux d'or PORTUGAL Party de PORTUGAL-VISCO Qui est PORTUGAL Escartelé d' ARRAGON In his younger years he behaved himself with so much Gallantry in the second expedition of Affrica but more particularly at the prize of Argesille from the Moors that the King his Father conferred upon him the Order of Knighthood Vasconcellius Afterwards also he gave testimony of a great Courage in the Warre of Castille And upon Alphonso's journey into France he commanded this young Prince to take upon him the Government of his Estate with the Title of King At his return his Father perswading him to retain this Title and Royal quality during his absence in Affrica as a good Son he refused this proffer and relinquished the Dignity of King saying That he received a much greater contentment to see his Father re-established in his Kingdom than that he himself had Command of the whole Earth Years of CHRIST 1481 The time of his Fathers death being come Mariana Lib. 24. C. 23. he succeeded him and took in hand the Scepter when he was of the age of Six and twenty years No sooner was he mounted upon the Throne but he caused Justice severely to be administred without exception permitting the Judges and other Ministers of State to seize upon the Malefactors wheresoever they were to be found not exempting the Houses of the Grandees it self notwithstanding that Priviledge and Antient Custom that might be alledged to the contrary This caused many of his own Relations wickedly to plot against him and to hold intelligence and contrive conspiracies with the Castillian to his ruine The Chief of these were Ferdinand Duke Years of CHRIST 1483 of Braganza and James Duke of Visco the contrivances and pernitious designs of the first having been manifestly discovered by his own Letters at his Indictment so that being convicted he was condemned Vasconcellius and then publickly executed and his Goods confiscated which so much amazed some of them that they fled into Castille But for all this the audacity of the Conspirators was such that they ceased not yet to contrive the death of the King of which he had information and not long after got the Duke of Visco into his power where he lost his life being assassinated by the Kings own hand The severity of which action hath by some been called Inhumanity Cruelty but
Torches of his pompious Funeral set on flame almost so soon as those of his Nuptials He was then Sixteen years old His body was brought and interred in the Monastery of Battel His Widow in second Marriage was espoused to the Great Emanuel Successor of John II. Father of this ALPHONSO Some Authors write that this death came by the Judgement of God for his Fathers cruel usage of some Princes of his own Blood So the Crown of Portugal that had continued Three hundred and fifty years in a direct Male Line from Father to Son or from Brother to Brother fell into the Collateral of the Dukes of Visco A Natural Son of King JOHN II. GEORGE OF PORTUGAL Duke of Conimbra hath given original to the Dukes of Aueiro who shall be mentioned in the Second Part of this History 12. EMANUEL KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES on this and the other side the Sea in Affrick Lord of Guineé and of the Conquest Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia Arabia Persia and India CHAP. XV. PORTUGAL Comme cy devant Party de CASTILLE-ARRAGON De gueulles au Chasteau d'or qui est CASTILLE Escartele d'argent au lyon de pourpre qui est LEON Party d'or a quatre pals de gueulles qui est ARRAGON Contre party de mesme l'escu flanchē d'argent a deux Aigles de sable qui est ARRAGON-SICILIE PORTUGAL Party de CASTILLE-ARRAGON comme cy dessus PORTUGAL Party D'AUSTRICHE ou ESPAINE Qui est Escartele Au premier aussy Escartelé Au 1. 4. de CASTILLE Au 2. 3. de LEON Au 2. grand quartier d' ARRAGON Party d' ARRAGON-SICILIE Au 3. quartier de gueulles a la fasse d'argent qui est AUSTRICHE Sousteun de bandē d'or d'azur de six pieces a la bordure de gueulles qui est de BOURGONGNE la primiere Branche Au 4. quartier d'azur a trois Fleurs de Lis d'or a la bordure compouneê d'argent de gueulles qui est BOURGONGNE de la second Branche Sousteun de Sable au Lyon d'or armé lampasse de gueulles qui est BRABANT Et sur les trois quatriesme grands quartiers d'or au Lyon de Sable qui est FLANDRES Party d'argent a une Aigle esployee de gueulles becqueé membreé d'or qui est du Marquisat du Sainct Empire The King of Portugal his Grand-father by the Fathers side had issue a younger Son who carried the name of Ferdinand and was Duke of Visco who by a Princess of his own Blood called Beatrice daughter of his Uncle John of Portugal Grand Master of the Order of St. James and Constable of the Kingdom had among other Children this King EMANUEL born in the City of Alcochet the last day of May in the Year One thousand four hundred threescore and nine His Birth Years of CHRIST 1469 He was first honoured with the Title of Duke of Beia then being in the Six and twentieth year of his age succeeded to the Crown of Portugal after the death of John II. his Cosin dying without Children in the Year One thousand four hundred thirty and five Years of CHRIST 1495 First of all he called a General Council in which he put the Question Hier. Osorius in Hist Reg. Emanuel Mariana Whether he should prosecute or decline the designs of the King his Predecessor for the Conquest of new discoverie after the deliberation and advice required in a matter of that moment it was resolved That he was obliged to prosecute them as well for the Honour as the Profit and great advantage that would thereby accrue to him and his Estate Then being set on edge by the example of the Kings of Castille his Neighbours who had made discovery of the West-Indies he endeavoured for his part to find out with his Ships all that Countrey on the further side the Cape of Good Hope at which the Fleet of King John II. had before arrived unto the East-Indies from whence he knew that the precious Stones Spices Drouges Perfumes Medicinals and other singular and precious commodities were imported for the accommodation of whole Europe Years of CHRIST 1499 So that in the Year One thousand four hundred fourscore and nineteen Osorius he sent Vasquez Gama a Portugal Gentlemen with four Ships who in two years Voyage discovered the whole Western Coast of Ethiopia with the Isles of Quiola Mosambique Monbaze Melinde and at last arrived at the Kingdom of Malabar otherwise called Calecur so named from the Capital City so named which is the place of all the East most frequented by the Merchants and from whence the greatest quantity of Spices is shipped for this part of the world Wherefore after that the Portuguesses had been favourably received by the King of this Countrey and observed with great danger which was occasioned by the unfaithfulnesse of the Moors that which they knew their Prince EMANUEL to be most desirous of they returned to bring the honour to their Countrey of the Discovery of things not known nor seen since the Creation of the World by any Nation of Europe which Antiquity it self thought to be impossible Years of CHRIST 1500 Not long after he sent a second Caravelle about the Year One thousand five hundred under the Command of Pedro Alvarez Cupral Idem Osorius which endeavouring to steer the same course with the former was by storm driven upon the Coast of Brasille at that time known by the name of St. Croix joyning to Peru. By others nevertheless it 's believed Mariana lib. 26. that it was Americ Vespure a Florentine who under the Countenance of the same King EMANUEL discovered the Countrey of Brazille But be it as it will Lopez Castagneda in the History of the East-Indies John de Baros Cupral having informed himself of the state of this Countrey steered the course that he formerly intended and passed by the Kingdoms of Quiola Mosambique and Melinde with the Kings whereof he contracted an Alliance in the name of EMANUEL his Master and there raised several Fortresses Finally he arrived at the Port of Calecut the King whereof at his first entrance entertained him with friendship desiring also to enter into a League with the King of Portugal Damian de Goez But the Moors and Sarazens that held a Commerce in his Kingdom so wrought upon the King that they changed his mind and he became a mortal enemy This was the ground of a cruel Warre betwixt them which lasted above Thirteen years in which time the Portugals performing many notable actions of Warre Osorio acquired a grand reputation and Empire in the East the experience of their Valour causing the Kings of Cochan Coulan and Cananor Neighbours of Calecut to seek their friendship by a Peace with their King EMANUEL In the mean time the Portugal Garisons of Affrica under the Government of John Meneses the Kings Lieutenant in the City and Fortress of Arzille and of Roderick de Castro engaged the Moors with
hundred and fifty three and Conditions on both sides punctually observed Thus did the Hollanders lose all their Acquists in Brazil which so exasperated those high and mighty States that at the coming into Holland of myn Heer Sigismond Schop who had there been General of their Militia they caused him to be imprisoned and tried for his life by a Council of War but notwithstanding endeavors of his enemies he was acquitted Nor were the Portugals at home less fortunate against their neighbour enemy the Spaniards for to omit many petty skirmishes in-roads made by them with all success desirable in the summer One thousand six hundred and fity four D. Antonio D'Albuquerque General of the Portuguess horse taking an advantage upon a party of Castillians which lay upon the Borders neer Aronches under the command of Count D'Amaranthe set upon them slew their General Amaranthe and took six hundred horse and farther animated with this success and the knowledge he had that a vigorous prosecution is the onely mother of a true victory pursued them with an Army of 3000 Foot and 1500 Horse eight leagues into their own Country as far as the old and strong Castle of D'Oluce while encouraging his Soldiers made valorous by their former good fortune he resolved to attacque and with continued batteries and storms so wearied out the enemy that after four days siege they yielded upon composition and Albuquerque looking upon it as a place considerable both for the countenancing of incursions into the enemies country and keeping in awe the town of Xeres which is hard by having repaired it and placed in it a strong Garrison returned About the beginning of the year One thousand six hundred and fifty five D. Francisco De Ferrara Rabella arrived in England with Commission from the King of Portugal as Agent to Oliver Cromwel who then swayed here under the title of Protector to make a more firm confirmation of the Peace with England and to advise I suppose about carrying on the War with Spain which when Cromwel had given some reasons to make the world believe he would commence against that Catholick Monarch and how much such a War was for the Interest of Portugal none will doubt who have read the foregoing story which made King JOHN Court that English Usurper with more Submissness and Complacency by both harbouring his Fleets and sending Presents to his Generals than otherwise his Genius would have permitted him to have done any way in prejudice of Englands lawful KING In the mean time the death of Pope Innocentius the Tenth made D. Francisco de Souza Ambassadour at Rome for the King of Portugal make new Addresses to Alexander the Seventh his Successor for Confirmation of the Church-Officers in that Kingdom for he never had any full Grant from Innocent but now the Spanish Ambassadors opposed themselves more than ever and by means of the Queen of Sweden who wholly imployed her interest for the benefit of that Nation endeavoured to frustrate even the Portuguesses Hopes nay so desperate was the Spaniards Malice That they laid several Designs to murder the Portugal Ambassadour but all proved ineffectual In sum After D. Francisco de Souza had spent some years in the Court of Rome to very little purpose he was upon the death of King JOHN the Fourth called home to be Governour of the young King Alphonso The proffered interchangeable Match with Savoy not taking effect father Du Rozaire a Dominican and Arch-bishop of Goa was sent Agent to France to treat about a Marriage between that King and the Infanta Donna Catharina with Proposals of Three Millions of Gold for Her Portion and that the King of Portugal would for Seven Years maintain Eighteen Men of War at Sea for the defence and service of the French Crown Long was this Business in Negotiation and by many thought would have taken effect the Agent being very highly carressed both by the King and Queen-mother of France but whether by reason of Cardinal Mazarine's dislike of it or other Reasons of State it was prolonged by continual demurs till after the King of Portugal's Death and then wholly broken off For King JOHN being now arrived to about Fifty years of Age in the Sixteenth year of his Reign His Death 1656. and in the Year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and fifty six on the Sixth of November S. N. paid his last debt to Nature having a long time been troubled with an Obstruction in the Kidneys occasioned by the Stone and Gravel which was so sharp all the time of his Sickness that he seldom urined and when he did it was in so little quantity that it did scarce at all ease him this violent Pain put him into a Burning-feaver which in Ten dayes overpressed his Vitals Before his Death he appointed Donna Lucia his Queen to be Regent of the Kingdom during the minority of D. Alphonso her Son recommending to her for Assistants in the management of so great burden as a Crown the Reverend D. Emanuel Arch-bishop of Lisbon Don Runlio Marquess of Nisa the Earl of Canvandake and some others whose abilities love and fidelity he had experience of His Marriage His Queen Donna Lucia was eldest Daughter of John-Emanuel-Perez de Guzman Duke of Medina Sidonia and of Jane de Sandoval Daughter of the Duke of Lerme John-Gomez de Sandoval and Royas by Katherine de la Cerda He was a Person of a very comely presence his Countenance pleasant but inclining to Swarthiness his Body about a middle stature yet comely and well proportioned nor were the lineaments of his mind less becoming than those of his Body though if ye believe common fame he was none of the wisest Kings that ever Portugal could boast of the reason that he left so much of the Reins of the Government to his Wife a Woman of a Masculine and Politick spirit from whence perhaps that jesting Spaniard might take occasion to say That it was not the Portugal force but the Spanish policy that kept that Kingdom from the Catholique King alluding to the Queens being a Spaniard He was buried in the great Church of St. Vincenza del Foro under the High Altar a Monastery of Canons Regular of the Order of St. Augustine with all accustomed and becoming Ceremonies lamented by those Kings who had been his Allies especially by the King of France who honored his memory with a most magnificent Funeral Solemnity himself attended by most of the Nobles and Parliament of France gracing it with his Presence at the Church of Nostre Dame where after the Singing of Mass the Bishop of Vance pronounced a Funeral Oration suitable to so Royal a Subject and Occasion Children of JOHN IV. of the Name King of PORTUGAL and of Queen LUCIA his Wife THEODOSIUS Prince of PORTUGAL eldest Son of King John IV. was born at Villa-viciosa His Birth 1634. the Eighth day of February in the Year of our Salvation One thousand six hundred and thirty four
the other Two since the late Defeats given them have been in no Capacity of doing the least Injury Portugal being now free from the Noise of the Castillians both by Sea and Land Don John was lately at Badayos having for a while laid all thoughts of farther Action aside where he mustered all the Forces and drew them into their Winter-quarters In the mean time the King of Spain sent Orders to several Places to make great preparation against the next Spring so that marching in with more Force they may give a better Account than they have of this years Expedition King ALPHONSO VI. entring now upon the Twentieth year of His Age lately took the Reins of the Government into His own Hand and hath sate for the Administration of Justice in Criminal Causes where a Judge and Secretary of the Court of Orphans were brought before Him and Accused for having dealt unjustly in the managery of their Trust His MAJESTY was pleased with much Patience to attend the whole Tryal where it being fully proved That according to the Charge exhibited against them they had wronged several Orphans and dealt unjustly in the Disposal of their Goods Sentence was pronounced upon them both the Judge to be beheaded and the Secretary to be hanged I mention this only to let the Reader know how much this Action of the Kings hath encreased the Esteem and Affection which His MAJESTIES Subjects had for Him That at His first sitting in the Administration of Justice He should so far encourage the Causes of His weaker People as not to spare Offenders though of the greatest Quality but to see Sentence of Condemnation passed against those that injure them Thus have you an Account of the Lives and Issues of the KINGS of PORTUGAL from the Foundation of that Monarchy to the Sixth year of the Reign of KING ALPHONSO VI. being this present year 1662. leaving that KINGDOM in an assured Confidence That ENGLAND will prove as it hath ever been a better Bulwark to them than any other their Confederates AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE Containing the Principal NAMES in this HISTORY A. ALPHONSO I. King of Portugal Chap. II. ALPHONSO II. King of Portugal Chap. IV. ALPHONSO III. King of Portugal Chap. VI. ALPHONSO IV. King of Portugal Chap. VIII ALPHONSO V. King of Portugal Chap. XIII ANTHONY Prior of Crato proclaimed King of Portugal Chap. XIX ALPHONSO VI. King of Portugal Chap. XXII Alphonso of Portugal Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Pag. 8 Alphonso of Portugal Lord of Portalegre Pag. 23 Alphonso of Portugal Seigneur of Leiria ibid. Alphonso of Portugal Pag. 30 Alphonso of Portugal dyed young Pag. 30 Aremburga Countess of Vrgel Pag. 13 Adolphe of Cleves Seigneur of Ravenstein Pag. 43 Alphonso Prince of Portugal Pag. 59 Alphonso Cardinal of Portugal Pag. 66 Anthony of Portugal Pag. 69 Alphonso Prince of Portugal Pag. 73 Anthony of Portugal Pag. 74 Alphonso-Dionysio B. of Portugal Pag. 24 Alphonso-Sanceo B. of Portugal Count of Albuquerque Pag. 28 Alphonso B. of Portugal Pag. 33 Alphonso de Cascaes B. of Portugal ibid. Alphonso B. of Portugal Duke of Braganza Pag. 45 Alphonso B. of Portugal Duke of Visco Pag. 49 B. BLanche of Portugal Lady of Guadaliara pag. 14 Berengaria of Portugal ibid. Beatrice of Castillo Queen of Portugal Pag. 21 Beatrix of Castille Queen of Portugal Pag. 30 Beatrix of Portugal Queen of Castille Pag. 31 Beatrice of Portugal Lady of Ravenstein Pag. 43 Beatrice of Portugal Dutchess of Visco Pag. 44 Blanche of Portugal died young Pag. 45 Beatrice of Portugal Dutchess of Visco Pag. 47 Blanche of Portugal Abbess of Loruano Pag. 23 Beatrix of Portugal Dutchess of Savoy Pag. 69 Beatrix of Portugal ibid. Beatrix B. of Portugal Pag. 34 Beatrice B. of Portugal Countess of Arundel Pag. 45 C. COnstance of Portugal Wife of Goncalo-Nunez De Lara pag. 23 Constance of Portugal ibid. Constance of Portugal Queen of Castille pag. 27 Constance Manuel Queen of Portugal pag. 32 Charlote of Cyprus Dutchess of Conimbra pag. 42 Charles of Portugal pag. 70 Christopher of Portugal pag. 89 Constance B. of Portugal pag. 15 Constance B. of Castille pag. 33 D. DIONYSIO King of Portugal Chap VII Doulce of Arragon Queen of Portugal pag. 10 Dionysio of Portugal pag. 30 Dionysio of Portugal pag. 32 Dionysio of Portugal pag. 49 Diego-Alphonso of Portugal pag. 24 Dionysio of Portugal pag. 73 Dionysio B. of Portugal pag. 33 E. EDWARD King of Portugal Chap XII EMANUEL King of Portugal Chap. XV. Eleanor of Arragon Queen of Portugal pag. 47 Edward of Portugal pag. 49 Elizabeth or Isabel of Conimbra Queen of Portugal pag. 52 Edward Prince of Portugal pag. 67 Edward of Portugal Duke of Vimerana ibid. Emanuel of Portugal pag. 73 Emanuel of Portugal pag. 88 Emilia of Nassau ibid. Edward B. of Portugal Archbishop of Bracara pag. 74 F. FERDINAND King of Portugal Chap. X. Ferdinand of Portugal Duke of Visco pag. 47 Ferdinand of Portugal Count of Flanders pag. 11 Ferdinand of Portugal Infant of Sâ—erpe pag. 17 Ferdinand of Portugal pag. 23 Ferdinand of Portugal Seigneur of Ecae pag. 33 Ferdinand of Portugal Duke of Visco pag. 48 Ferdinand of Portugal Grand Master of the Order D'Avis pag. 44 Ferdinand of Portugal pag. 66 Ferdinand-Alphonso B. of Portugal Knight of the Order of the Templars pag. 24 Ferdinand B. of Portugal Lord of Braganza pag. 33 G. GIlles-Sanceo B. of Portugal pag. 15 Gilles-Alphonso B. of Portugal pag. 24 George B. of Portugal Duke of Conimbra pag. 59 H. HENRY of Bourgongne Count of Portugal Chap. I. HENRY the Cardinal King of Portugal Chap. XVIII Henry Prince of Portugal pag. 8 Henry of Portugal pag. 13 Henry of Portugal Duke of Visco pag. 43 I. JOHN I. King of Portugal Chap. XI JOHN II. King of Portugal Chap. XIV JOHN III. King of Portugal Chap. XVI JOHN IV. King of Portugal Chap. XXI Jane Countess of Flanders pag. 11 Isabel of Portugal Lady of Biscay pag. 23 Isabel of Portugal Lady of Albuquerque ibid. Isabel of Arragon Queen of Portugal pag. 26 John of Portugal pag. 30 Isabel of Arragon Dutchess of Conimbra pag. 41 John of Portugal Duke of Conimbra pag. 42 James of Portugal Cardinal and Archbishop of Lisbon ibid. Isabel D'Avalos pag. 33 Isabel of Conimbra Queen of Portugal pag. 42 John of Portugal Grand Master of the Order of St. James pag. 44 Isabel of Braganza ibid. James of Portugal ibid. Isabel of Portugal Queen of Castille ibid. Isabel of Portugal Dutchess of Bourgongne pag. 45 John of Portugal Duke of Visco pag. 48 James of Portugal Duke of Visco ibid. Isabel of Visco Dutchess of Braganza pag. 49 Jane of Portugal Queen of Castille pag. 50 John Prince of Portugal died young pag. 55 Jane of Portugal a Nun at Odivelles ibid. Isabel of Castille Queen of Portugal pag. 64 Isabel of Braganza Princess of Portugal pag. 67 John Prince of Portugal pag. 73 Joane of Austria ibid. Isabel of Portugal pag. 74 Jane Infanta of Portugal
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
publick Professors and rendred this Achademy one of the most famous of Europe He raised also several proud Structures at Evora and restored the Aquaeduct of this City which place he so much delighted in that he made it the most ordinary place of his dwelling Mariana In the Year One thousand five hundred twenty and five His Marriage and in the Month of February he espoused Katherine of Austria at Salamanca she Years of CHRIST 1525 was Sister of the Emperour Charles V. and fourth Daughter of Philip I. of the name King of Spain and of Queen Joane his Wife She dyed at Lisbonne Anno One thousand five hundred threescore and seventeen having Years of CHRIST 1577 lived to a very great age His Grand-son King Sebastian who succeeded this King JOHN for the respect and reverence which he did bear this Princess his Grand-mother did for some time bridle the impetuosity of his rash designs King JOHN III. her Husband deceased twenty years before her of an Apoplexie His Death in the City of Lisbonne the Eleventh day of June in Years of CHRIST 1557 the Year One thousand five hundred fifty and seven after he had lived Fifty and five years and reigned Five and thirty and an half His body was interred in the Church of the Monastery of Bethleem which being begun to be built by his Father was accomplished by him and the Queen his Wife The Symbole or Devise of this King was a Rock composed of five Collumnes upon which was exalted a Cross and for the Soul of the Device IN HOC SIGNO VINCES presenting thereby in imitation of Constantine the great and of one of his Ancestors that in this sign of the Redemption of Man-kind and of the Death of the Saviour of the world he vanquished the enemies of our Faith Children of JOHN III. King OF PORTUGAL and of KATHERINE OF AUSTRIA his Wife ALPHONSO Prince OF PORTUGAL born at Almerin Years of CHRIST 1526 the Four and twentieth day of February in the Year One thousand five hundred twenty and six dyed young EMANUEL OF PORTUGAL came into this world the Years of CHRIST 1531 first day of November being All Saints day Aº One thousand five hundred thirty and one and departed this world three years after PHILIP OF PORTUGAL first saw the light of day at Evora Years of CHRIST 1533 the Five and twentieth day of May in the Year One thousand five hundred thirty and three and deceased also in his infancy DIONYSIO or DENIS OF PORTUGAL born in Years of CHRIST 1535 the same City of Evora the Six and twentieth day of April Aº One thousand five hundred thirty and five dyed likewise in his youth JOHN Prince OF PORTUGAL out-lived his four Brothers PORTUGAL The place of his Birth was Evora His Birth upon the third day of June in the Year Comme cy devant Years of CHRIST 1537 One thousand five hundred thirty and seven About the sixteenth year of his age he espoused JOANE OF AUSTRIA His Marriage second daughter of the Emperour Charles V. and of Isabel of Portugal his Wife PORTUGAL Party d' AUSTRICHE who was Years of CHRIST 1553 Aunt by the Fathers side to this Prince He enjoyed her but seven months and then dyed the second day of January His Death Aº One thousand five hundred Years of CHRIST 1554 fifty and four not having arrived at the Seventeenth year of his age Comme cy devant He left this Princess JOANE with child who after delivery of her posthumus Son King Sebastian returned into Castille and in the absence of her Brother King Philip II. who was at that time in the Low-Countreys governed his Kingdoms with Prince Charles his Son her Nephew and then departed out of this life into a better Mariana in the Year of Salvation Years of CHRIST 1578 One thousand five hundred threescore and eighteen She founded a Nunnery for barefooted Sisters at Madrid and had this happiness not to see the loss and miserable death of her only Son hapning but few Months after her decease A Son of JOHN Prince OF PORTUGAL and JOANE OF AUSTRIA his Wife 15. SEBASTIAN the last King OF PORTUGAL in descent of this branch ANTHONY OF PORTUGAL sixth Son of King John III. born the ninth day of March in the Year One thousand five hundred Years of CHRIST 1539 thirty and nine finished his dayes in his infancy MARY OF PORTUGAL Princess of SPAIN eldest Daughter of King John III. first saw the light of day at Conimbra Her Birth the Fifth day of October AUTRICHE ou ESPAGNE Anno Her Marriage One thousand five hundred twenty and seven Years of CHRIST 1527 and was married at Salamanca in March Anno One thousand five hundred forty and three to Philip II. Escartelé Au premier quartier aussi escartele Au 1. 4. de CASTILLE Au 2. 3. de LEON Au 2. quaâ—tier d' ARRAGON Party d' ARRAGON-SICILIE Sur lesquels deux premiers quartiers est pose l'Escu de Portugal Au 3. d' AUSTRICHE Soustenu de BOURGONGNE de la premier branche Au 4. de BOURGONGNE de la second oranche soustenu de BRABANT Et sur ces deux derniers quartiers est un Escusson de FLANDRES Party du Marquisate du St. Empire Le tout Party de PORTUGAL at that time Prince and afterwards Years of CHRIST 1543 King of Spain She was the first of four wives that he had Her death and dyed at Validolit the Twelfth day of July in the Year One thousand five hundred Years of CHRIST 1545 forty and five four dayes after she was delivered of her only Son Prince Charles who dyed before the King his Father and had a sad and Tragical end The same King Philip II. deceased the Thirteenth day of September in the Year of Grace One thousand five hundred fourscore and eighteen Years of CHRIST 1598 aged Threescore and eleven years He reigned Forty years in Spain and Eighteen in Portugal The body of the Princess Mary his Wife was conveyed to Granada and there interred She never carried the Title of Queen for her Husband came to the Crown a long time after her decease ISABEL OF PORTUGAL born at Lisbonne the Eight and Years of CHRIST 1529 twentieth day of April One thousand five hundred twenty and nine was second Daughter of King John III. and dyed young BEATRIX OF PORTUGAL brought into this world also at Lisbonne the Fifteenth day of February in the Year of our Redemption One thousand five hundred and thirty dyed in the Cradle Years of CHRIST 1530 A Natural Son of JOHN III. King of PORTUGAL EDWARD OF PORTUGAL Arch-bishop of Bracara and Primate of Spain was a Prelate well read in Philosophy Divinity and other good Learning these excellent parts had laid a foundation for higher expectations Vasconcellius when Death surprised him in the flower of his years to the great affliction of King John
III. his Father 15. SEBASTIAN KING of PORTUGAL and the ALGARVES on this and the other side the Sea in Affrica Lord of Guineé and of the Conquest Navigations and Commerce of Ethiopia Arabia Persia and India CHAP. XVII PORTUGAL D'argent a cinq Escussons d'Azur peris en Croix chacun chargé de cinq besans aussi d'Argent posez en sautoir a la bordure de gueulles chargé de sept Chasteaux d'or trois en chef deux en fasse deux en poïnt This King SEBASTIAN was only Son of Prince John of Portugal and of Joane of Austria his Wife Noâ—ius born a posthumus in the Year One thousand five hundred fifty and four the Twentieth day of January His Birth on which day is celebrated the Feast of St. Sebastian Vasconcellius in memory of whom Years of CHRIST 1554 he had this name given him After the death of his Grand-father King John III. being but Three years old he succeeded to the Crown of Portugal and during his minority was under the Government of Queen Katherine of Austria But afterwards this Princess not being able to undergo so great a charge as that of the Regency transferred it by the Estates to Cardinal Henry great Uncle by the Fathers side to King SEBASTIAN who having attained to the Fourteenth year of his age began to take the Reins of Government into his own hand Vasconcellius The Moors taking advantage by the infirmity of his age thought it now a fit time to endeavour the reduction of some of his best Garisons in Affrica So that Mahomet King of Mauritania the Son of Cherif Abdala came Years of CHRIST 1562 with a considerable force and begirt Magazon with a strait Siege and had it not been by Roderick de Sosa nobly defended for the space of Three months they had carried it Thuanus No better was the Fortune of the Infidels Ten years after when they Years of CHRIST 1572 undertook the same design upon the Towns of Goa and Chiaule For Attaida and Mascaregna so resolutely opposed that after Six months Siege before the one and Nine before the other they were forced to retire with loss and shame Now was King SEBASTIAN in the Twentieth year of his age who being of an able Body and of a Couragious and Martial Soul not content with those Dominions which he possessed resolved to make Conquest of new not considering that this design was not to be effected without great hazard and in the alteration of that repose his Kingdom had so long enjoyed He had first designed a War against the Indians but that his Kinsmen and Subjects would not consent unto But as there was some difficulty wholly to withdraw the young Prince who had a Warlike spirit from this Enterprise such as were near him laboured to divert him by means of another which they laid before him turning all his Resolution upon Affrick to engage the Moors which live in that part called Mauritania Tingitana where the Portugals maintained to their great Charge upon the Coast of Barbary the three Fortresses of Septe Tangier and Magazon the In-let and Key of Spain by which the Moors have heretofore conquered it But this diversion whereunto they perswaded the King produced sad effects principally proceeding for want of Judgment for although it were difficult wholly to disswade him from the expedition of India and therefore convenient to represent unto him some other Action yet should they advisedly have foreseen not to divert him from one mischief to thrust him into a greater The young King stayed not long to put this design in execution For in the Year One thousand five hundred threescore and fourteen he assembled Years of CHRIST 1574 against the inclination of his best Friends certain of his Souldiers King Sebastian's first Voyage into Affrica and with four Gallies and some Ships and Carvels passed into Affrica under colour of visiting his Forts Coâ—â—staggio although he really desired to effect more than he made shew of There they came to some Skermishes with the Moors at which he was almost alwayes found in person where discovering his own weakness and vexing himself that he could not perform what he desired He returned back to Lisbonne still devising some new manner of War which so disquieted his conceit that he neither said nor did any thing to other end deliberating not as a King but as a private Souldier to accustom his body to labour intending thereby to habituate himself more to the hardships and miseries of War This inclination in which the heavens had some part was not contradicted by any of his Council For although these actions of the Kings were rash yet Ambition and fear of his displeasure were of such force That the Nobility Magistrates and other persons who might have forced him durst not open their mouths nor oppose themselves against his Will and if any did mutter or speak to the contrary they were men of base Quality and not admitted The Cardinal Henry his great Uncle Brother to John III. Conestaggio his Grandfather and Queen Katherine in whom Flattery should have found no place had small credit with the King neither did they use the Authority they might have had both fearing they should not prevail but lose with the Kings disgrace that small command was yet remaining in them So as by a fatal silence they suffered this young Prince for the second time to return into Affrica And the more to enflame King SEBASTIAN it fortuned that Muley Mahomet chased out of the Kingdom of Morocco by his Uncle Muley Moluc endeavoured his re-establishment by the aide of the Christians Errera and for this purpose entreated succours from SEBASTIAN perswading this King that by the advantage of those Friends that he could make in his own Kingdom he should be able to defeat Moluc and to open him a way to trace the whole Empire of Morocco SEBASTIAN drawn on by this vain hope Vasconcellius embraced the Moors offer and finding himself not able to perform this expedition without another Confederate endeavoured to draw into this Action his Uncle by the Mothers side the King of Spain Philip II. to which effect an Interview was appointed at Guadalupa There the Kings met Nonius and proposals were made of a match betwixt King Philips Daughter and King SEBASTIAN and as to the War of Affrica the Spanish King liked well of it so that it might be prosecuted by his Lieutenants but not that he should undertake it in person excusing himself that he could not assist him with a considerable force pretending he had occasion for Souldiers to resist the Turk in Italy so that from the Catholique King he could expect but small supplies Years of CHRIST 1578 So that now assisted only with some Regiments of Italians Germans and Irish after he had with great pomp caused the Royal Standerd to be hallowed in the Cathedral Church of Lisbonne SEBASTIAN set Sail