Brites or Beatriz de Meneses (c.1470-1530) Countess of
Loulé and
Marialva
Marialva is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paranà ...
, was a Portuguese noblewoman, granddaughter of
Fernando I, Duke of Braganza.
Biography
She was born in Guarda, Portugal, daughter of
Henrique de Meneses, 4th Count of Viana
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and
Guiomar of Braganza, a noble lady, daughter of the Duke Fernando I and Joana de Castro, belonging to the powerful lineage of the
House of Castro.
Beatriz de Meneses got married in the 1490s to
Francisco Coutinho, 4th count of Marialva, with whom she had two children: Diogo Coutinho, husband of Joana Carvalho, and
Guiomar Coutinho Guiomar is both a name and a surname found in France, Spain and Portugal. It originated in the north of France during Medieval times, from the fictional character Guiomar, which is found in the Arthurian legends. This name could derive from ''uuiu' ...
, who was married to
Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda
Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda, (5 June 1507 – 7 November 1534; pt, Fernando; ) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon.
Biography
Ferdinand was born in Abran ...
, son of
Manuel I and
Maria of Aragon.
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1470s births
People from Guarda, Portugal
1530 deaths
Portuguese nobility
15th-century Portuguese people
16th-century Portuguese people
Counts of Marialva
16th-century Portuguese women
15th-century Portuguese women