Francisco Coutinho (1465-1532)
Count of Marialva and
Loulé, was a Portuguese nobleman, who served to the Portuguese monarchy, during the reign of
John II.
Biography
Francisco was the son of
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and Beatriz de Melo, a noble lady, belonging to the Portuguese nobility. Through his mother, he was a descendant of the kings of Castile and Portugal. By paternal line he also comes from the Portuguese royal house, being a descendant of
Diogo Afonso de Sousa, a knight, who belonged to the
Order of Christ, and whose paternal grandfather was king
Afonso III.
Francisco Coutinho was married to
Brites de Menezes, (condessa of
Loulé), daughter of
Henrique de Meneses
Henrique () may refer to:
*Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112)
* Henry I, King of Portugal (1512–1580)
*Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), a royal prince and important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire
* Infante Henry, 4th Duk ...
and Guiomar de Bragança.
[{{cite book, title=Historia genealogica da Casa Real Portugueza: desde a sua origem até o, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mb2KDF2tSbEC&q=Francisco+Coutinho+Brites+de+Menezes&pg=PA406 , year= 1737, publisher=Antonio Caetano de Sousa ]
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1465 births
1532 deaths
15th-century Portuguese nobility
16th-century Portuguese nobility
Portuguese Roman Catholics
People from Guarda, Portugal
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