Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda ( pt, Fernando, ; 5 June 1507 – 7 November 1534) was a
Portuguese
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infante
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'' (prince), the son of King
Manuel I of Portugal
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 Portuga ...
and his second wife,
Maria of Aragon.
Biography
Ferdinand was born in
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipalit ...
on 5 June 1507.
He was Lord of
Alfaiates,
Sabugal
Sabugal () is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda, Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 12,544, in an area of 822.70 km2. The city proper, located along the Côa river, has ...
and
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a municipality in the central Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipalit ...
, and Mayor of
Trancoso,
Lamego
Lamego (; cel-x-proto, Lamecum) is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal. Located on the shores of the Balsemão River, the municipality has a population of 26,691, in an area of 165 ...
and
Marialva.
On 5 October 1530, Ferdinand was made
Duke of Guarda by his brother,
John III.
He married
Guiomar Coutinho, 5th
Countess of Marialva and 3rd
Countess of Loulé, a rich heiress from a Portuguese noble family.
The marriage was arranged by John III. The couple settled in Abrantes, where their two children were born: a daughter, Luisa (born in 1531), and a son, born on 1 August 1533, who died shortly after his birth.
Luisa, his only surviving child, died in October 1534. Ferdinand himself died one month later, on 7 November 1534, in Abrantes.
He is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar Coutinho, died one month later, on 9 December.
Ancestry
See also
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Duke of Guarda
*
Count of Loulé
Count of Loulé (in Portuguese ''Conde de Loulé'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted to Henrique de Menezes by royal decree issued on November 12, 1471, by King Afonso V of Portugal.
Henrique de Menezes was the son of Duarte de Men ...
*
Count of Marialva
The Count of Marialva ( pt, Conde de Marialva) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, issued in 1440, by King Afonso V of Portugal, and granted to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (from a family descendency dating to the old Portugue ...
*
Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal
The Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal, of the House of Aviz, left a lasting mark on Portuguese history and royalty, and European history and royalty as a whole. Manuel married three times, each time providing children. He first married Isabel ...
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