Álvaro Pires Pinheiro Lobo (c.1460-1511) was a Portuguese
nobleman
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, who served as Alcaide-mór of
Barcelos. He had served as a vassal of
Fernando I, Duke of Braganza
Dom Fernando I of Braganza (; 1403 – 1 April 1478) was the 2nd Duke of Braganza and the 1st Marquis of Vila Viçosa, among other titles. He took part in the Portuguese conquests in North Africa and served as governor of different territories ...
.
Biography
Álvaro was born in
Portugal
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, son of Pedro Esteves and Isabel Pinheiro. His father had been an important member of the court of
Braganza, and a descendant of
Rodrigo Anes de Penela, Lord of
Penela
Penela () is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal
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.
He was married to Joana Lacerda, a noble Lady who served to
Isabella of Portugal
Isabella of Portugal (; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and Lady of the Netherlands fr ...
. She was daughter of
Nuno Pereira de Lacerda (descendant of
Fernando de Lacerda) and Guiomar de Brito.
Álvaro Pires Pinheiro Lobo served as Administrator of Morgado de Pouve, and Nobleman of the house of the
Duke of Braganza
The title Duke of Braganza () in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Starting in 1640, when the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown were ...
, Dom
Fernando I.
References
External links
Nobiliário de familias de Portugal (ORIGEM DOS PINHEIROS)
15th-century Portuguese nobility
People from Barcelos, Portugal
1460 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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