Rui Gomes de Abreu (c.1460–1530?) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as
Alcaide Mayor of
Elvas.
Biography
Rui was the son of
Pedro Gomes de Abreu
Pedro Gomes de Abreu ({{circa, 1390-1453) was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Regalados. and Alcaide mor de Lapela.
Biography
Born in Portugal, was the son of Lopo Gomes de Abreu and Inês de Soutomaior e Lima, daughter of Leonel de Lima (Vis ...
and Catarina de Eça, a noble lady, who was Abbess of the Convent of
Lorvão
Lorvão is a parish in Penacova
Penacova ( or ) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251, in an area of 216.73 km².
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 ...
. She was the daughter of
Infante Fernando, Lord of Eça
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and Leonor de Teive.
Rui Gomes de Abreu was married to Inês Brandão, daughter of
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dor of
Afife
Afife is a civil parish located in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 1,632, and
Cabanas, and Catarina Fagundes, belonging to noble Portuguese Galician family.
References
1460 births
1530s deaths
15th-century Portuguese nobility
16th-century Portuguese people
Portuguese nobility
Portuguese Roman Catholics
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