Infante João of Viseu (c. 1448 1472) was the older son of
Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu
Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu and Beja (or ''Fernando,'' , 17 November 1433 – 18 September 1470) was the third son of Edward, King of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon.
Biography
Ferdinand was born in Almeirim on 17 November 14 ...
and of his wife
Infanta Beatrice of Portugal.
In 1470, following his father's death, he inherited the titles of
Duke of Viseu and
Duke of Beja, as well as the Lordships of
Covilhã and
Moura.
He also became Master of the
Order of Christ and of the
Order of Santiago, becoming also
Constable of Portugal.
In July 1472, his uncle, King
Afonso V
Afonso V () (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (), was King of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. ...
granted him the
Moroccan city of
Anfa (in Portuguese ''Anafé'').
He died young and single, without issue. His brother,
Infante Diogo, inherited his titles and estates.
Ancestry
See also
*
Duke of Beja
*
Duke of Viseu
*
List of Portuguese Dukedoms
External links
Genealogy of John, 3rd Duke of Viseu, in Portuguese
Bibliography
*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. II, page 409. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
House of Aviz
Portuguese infantes
Dukes of Beja
Dukes of Viseu
Portuguese nobility
1440s births
1472 deaths
15th-century Portuguese people
Donatários of the Azores
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