Jorge de Lencastre, or George of Lencastre ( Azeitão, 1594 – Lisbon, 1632) was the older son of Dom Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre, 3rd

Dukes of Aveiro Duke of Aveiro ( pt, Duque de Aveiro) was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted in 1535 by King John III of Portugal to his 4th cousin, John of Lencastre, son of Infante George of Lencastre, a natural son of King John II of Portugal. Joh ...

. As heir of the

, he was 3rd

Marquis of Torres Novas The title Marquis of Torres Novas (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Torres Novas'') was created by royal decree, dated from 27 March 1520, by King Manuel I of Portugal, to ''Dom'' John of Lencastre (1501–1571), eldest son of Infante George, Duke ...

and, due to King

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's special grant, he also became the 1st

Duke of Torres Novas The Dukes of Torres Novas (in Portuguese & Spanish ''Duque de Torres Novas'') was an aristocratic Portuguese title granted by King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, by a royal decree of September 26, 1619, to George of Len ...

. However, he never inherited the Dukedom of Aveiro, once he died before his mother. He married twice: *in 1619, with Ana Dória Colonna (who died in 1620, daughter of André Dória, 3rd Prince of Melfi. They had no issue. *the 2nd marriage with Ana Manrique de Cádenas (who died in

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in 1660) daughter of the Spanish 3rd Dukes of Maqueda. They had four children: **

Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro Don (honorific), ''Dom'' Raimundo of Lencastre ( ? – Cadiz, 1666) was the older son of George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, and grandson of Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro, Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro, ...

; **

Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre, 6th Duchess of Aveiro ''Dona'' Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre y Cárdenas Manrique (Azeitao, Portugal 1630 – Madrid, Spain 1715), was a Portuguese noblewoman, notable as an heiress who funded Catholic missions and missionaries in Asia, the Pacific, and Africa.Boxer ...

; **Luisa Tomásia Manrique de Lancastre (1632 – ? ), without issue; **João Matias Manrique de Lancastre Cardenas (1633–1659), without issue.

External links

Genealogy of George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, in Portuguese

Bibliography

* ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 446. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. {{DEFAULTSORT:George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas

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101 1594 births 1632 deaths

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