Duke of
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of .
The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto, and Bra ...
( pt, Duque de Coimbra) was an aristocratic
Portuguese
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title with the level of royal dukedom, that is, associated with the
Portuguese royal house, created in 1415, by King
John I of Portugal
John I ( pt, João uˈɐ̃w̃ 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in a succession war with Casti ...
to his 2nd male son,
Infante Pedro. Pedro was
regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
of the kingdom but he was killed in the domestic
Battle of Alfarrobeira
The Battle of Alfarrobeira () took place on 20 May 1449. It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, against the army of the rebellious Peter, Duke of Coimbra
Inf ...
(1449).
None of their children inherited this title, which was granted much later to Pedro's great-grandson,
Jorge, Duke of Coimbra, natural son of King
John II of Portugal
John II ( pt, João II; ; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince ( pt, o Príncipe Perfeito, link=no), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishi ...
.
List of the Dukes of Coimbra
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Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
Infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra KG (; en, Peter), (9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. ...
(1392–1449), Regent,
King João I's third son (second surviving);
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Jorge, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550),
King João II's natural son;
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Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra (; en, Augustus; 4 November 1847 – 26 September 1889) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Braganza."While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp ...
(1847–1889),
Queen Maria II's fifth son;
Claimants
Following the establishment of the Portuguese Republic, the following individuals have claimed the title of Duke of Coimbra:
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Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra
''Infante'' (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to t ...
(1949–2017),
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
''Dom'' Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (23 September 1907 – 24 December 1976) was the claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as both the Miguelist successor of his father, Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, and later as the head of the ...
's third son;
#Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra (born 1997),
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (Portuguese: ''Duarte Pio de Bragança'': born 15 May 1945) is the current Duke of Braganza, claimant to the title of King of Portugal of the dormant Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Miguel ...
's daughter.
See also
List of Portuguese Dukedoms
The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attribute ...
External links
Genealogy of the Dukes of Coimbra – Portuguese Genealogical site
Bibliography
”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. I, pages 255/272; and Vol. II, pages 531/532. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
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Dukedoms of Portugal
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1415 establishments in Portugal