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Afonso I of Braganza

Birth: 10 Aug 1377
Veiros, Estremoz Municipality, Évora, Portugal
Death: 15 Dec 1461 (aged 84)
Chaves, Chaves Municipality, Vila Real, Portugal
Burial: Convento dos Agostinhos

Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa Municipality, Évora, Portugal Add to Map
Plot: Pantheon of the Dukes of Braganza
Memorial ID: 226223538 View Source

Afonso I of Braganza was the 1st Duke of Braganza and the 8th Count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal. His descendants became high-ranking nobles, imperial officers, and finally Kings of Portugal and Emperors of Brazil. He was a natural son of Portuguese King João I and Inês Peres. He married the heiress Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira, a general and the wealthiest man in the kingdom.

Afonso I of Braganza was the 1st Duke of Braganza and the 8th Count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal. His descendants became high-ranking nobles, imperial officers, and finally Kings of Portugal and Emperors of Brazil. He was a natural son of Portuguese King João I and Inês Peres. He married the heiress Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira, a general and the wealthiest man in the kingdom.

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Added: Apr 29, 2021
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