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António De Ataíde
Dom António de Ataíde (c. 1500 - 1563), 1st count of Castanheira, was a childhood friend and favorite of King John III of Portugal (D. João III). As an advisor to the King, he played a key role in Portugal's policies towards its colony of Brazil. He also served as a diplomat in missions to several European countries and was a Minister and member of the King's council. Biography He was born in 1500, in a prominent family of the Portuguese nobility. One of his paternal uncles was Dom Martinho de Ataíde, 2nd Count of Atouguia – and two other paternal uncles held the influential position of Prior do Crato (head of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in Portugal) in succession to one another. Afonso de Albuquerque, the prominent second governor of the Portuguese Estado da Índia, was his first cousin. His father, Dom Álvaro de Ataíde, senhor (Lord) da Castanheira, had participated in the conspiracy of the Duke of Viseu against king John II and from 1484 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ataíde Family
Ataíde is the name of a noble family from the Kingdom of Portugal, many of whose members played important roles in the course of the Portuguese maritime exploration, Portuguese overseas exploration and expansion and in the internal and foreign policies of Portugal and its empire. History Origin The origin of the Ataíde family can be documented since the 12th century, its progenitor being Egas Duer (c. 1140 – c. 1180), a fidalgo of the County of Portugal (and likely a member of the Early Middle Ages, early medieval :pt:Casa_de_Riba_Douro, House of Riba Douro) whose son Martim Viegas was the 1st Lord of the Honra of :pt:Ataíde, Ataíde, located in what was then the county of Santa Cruz de Riba Tâmega (near present-day Amarante, Portugal, Amarante), in the northern Portuguese region of Entre Douro e Minho. Martim Viegas' grandson, Gonçalo Viegas de Ataíde, had the lordship of the honra de Ataíde confirmed by King Denis of Portugal, Dinis I, in the year 1290. 14th to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
