Duke of Viseu (in Portuguese ''Duque de Viseu'') was a
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Royal Dukedom created in 1415 by King
John I of Portugal for his third male child,
Henry the Navigator, following the conquest of
Ceuta
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When
Henry the Navigator died without issue, his nephew,
Infante Ferdinand of Portugal (King
Edward, King of Portugal's younger son), who was already
Duke of Beja
Duke of Beja ( pt, Duque de Beja) was an aristocratic Portuguese title and royal dukedom, associated with the Portuguese Royal House.
List of the Dukes of Beja
# Infante Fernando, 2nd Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), King Duarte I's third son (se ...
, inherited the Dukedom of Viseu and, when his younger son became King of Portugal as
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*Manuel I of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond (1228–1263)
*Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), wa ...
, this became a royal Dukedom.
List of the Dukes of Viseu
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Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu (1394–1460),
King João I's fourth son (third surviving);
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Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu
Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu and Beja (or ''Fernando,'' , 17 November 1433 – 18 September 1470) was the third son of Edward, King of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon.
Biography
Ferdinand was born in Almeirim on 17 November 1 ...
(1433–1470), also 1st Duke of Beja,
King Duarte I's third son (second surviving);
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Infante João, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), also 2nd Duke of Beja, Infante Fernando's eldest son;
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Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu
Infante Diogo of Viseu (1450–1484) was the second son of Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, and his wife Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu.
History
In 1472, when his older brother John, Duke of Viseu, died without issue, Diogo inherited his titles and estates a ...
(1450–1484), also 3rd Duke de Beja, Infante Fernando's second son;
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King Manuel I
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as ...
(1469–1521), Infante Fernando's seventh son (third surviving);
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Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu (1521–1577),
King Manuel I
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as ...
's daughter from his third marriage;
Claimants
Following the
establishment of the Portuguese Republic, the following individuals have claimed to be the Dukes of Viseu:
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Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923),
Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza's elder son from his first marriage;
#Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu (born 1946),
Prince Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza's second son.
See also
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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 ...
Bibliography
*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. I, pages 272/295; Vol. III, pages 544/546. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
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Dukedoms of Portugal
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabi ...
1415 establishments in Portugal