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Fernão Velho (born 14th-century) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served during the
Kingdom of Portugal The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portugalliae, pt, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also kno ...
as Alcaide of Veleda. and squire of Peter, Duke of Coimbra.


Biography

Fernão was born in Portugal, the son of Gonçalo Anes Velho, o Contador, and Margarida Annes Durró, belonging to a noble Portuguese family. His wife was Maria Álvares Cabral, daughter or granddaughter of
Álvaro Gil Cabral Álvaro Gil Cabral (c.1335-?) was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Belmonte, and Azurara. He served as Alcaide of Guarda, Portugal between 1383 and 1399. Biography Álvaro was born in the Iberian Peninsula, son of Gil Cabral, a nobleman who ...
, Lord of Belmonte, and Catarina Anes de Loureiro, a noble lady, belonging to the Casa do Loureiro. Fernão Velho and Maria Álvares Cabral were the parents of Gonçalo Velho Cabral, the discoverer of the Santa Maria and São Miguel Islands.{{cite book, title=Frei Gonçalo Velho - Volumen1, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0w6AQAAIAAJ&q=Fern%C3%A3o+Velho+Anes+veleda , year= 1899, publisher=Ayres de Sá


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Nobiliário de familias de Portugal (VELHOS)
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