Dom Pedro Álvares Pereira (; 13?? – 14 August 1385) was a Portuguese noble of the 14th century. He was the son of Marinha Domingues and

Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira ({{IPA, pt-PT, ˈalvɐɾu ɣõˈsalvɨʃ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ, lang), Prior of Crato, was born to Gonçalo (Gonçalves) Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga (1326-1349) and Teresa Peres Vilarinho. At a very young age, he entered ...

, to whom he succeed after his death as patriarch of the Pereira family and as

Prior of Crato The Prior of Crato (''Prior do Crato''), was the traditional title given to the head of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (Hospitaller) in Portugal. It is a reference to the domains of the order around Crato, Portugal. The Port ...

(leader of the

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). He was the older brother of the

Constable of Portugal Constable of Portugal ({{langx, pt, Condestável de Portugal) was an office created by King Ferdinand I of Portugal in 1382, to replace the High Standard-bearer ('' Alferes-Mor'') as the head of the Portuguese Military. It was also referred as the ...

, Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira. He became an ally of Dona Leonor Teles, and during the Portuguese crisis of 1383–1385 he supported the claims to the Portuguese throne of

John I of Castile John I (; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II of Castile, Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile. John ascended to the throne in 137 ...

, who would nominate him Master of the Castilian

Order of Calatrava The Order of Calatrava (, ) was one of the Spanish military orders, four Spanish military orders and the first Military order (society), military order founded in Kingdom of Castile, Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bu ...

. Fighting for

, he participated in the

Battle of Atoleiros The Battle of Atoleiros () took place on 6 April 1384, between a Portuguese force and a punitive expedition from Castile sent by John I. The battle took place near the population centre of Fronteira in Alentejo. It was the first major battle ...

where he was defeated by his brother,

Nuno Álvares Pereira '' Dom'' Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm (; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a very successful Portuguese general who had a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a my ...

, and was one of the few survivors from the Castilian army. In the

Battle of Aljubarrota The Battle of Aljubarrota was fought between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile on 14 August 1385. Forces commanded by King John I of Portugal and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira, with the support of English allies, opposed the a ...

he led a Castilian charge against the Portuguese rearguard, but he died soon after while running away from his brother's army.Jean Froissart, Sainte-Palaye, p.163 Batalha de Aljubarrota 02

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*Edward McMurdo: ''The History of Portugal (2); The History of Portugal from the Reign of D. Diniz to the reign of D. Afonso V'' (2009) *Jean Froissart, Sainte-Palaye (Jean-Baptiste de La Curne, M. de La Curne de): ''Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the adjoining countries,: from the latter part of the reign of Edward II. to the coronation of Henry IV'' (1839) *Enrique Gallego Blanco: ''The Rule of the Spanish Military Order of St. James'' (1971) 1385 deaths Portuguese Roman Catholics People of the 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum 14th-century Portuguese nobility Year of birth unknown Portuguese military personnel killed in action {{Europe-noble-stub

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