Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (7 October 1515 – 20 September 1540) was a
Portuguese ''
infante
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'' (prince); the sixth son of
King
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Manuel I of Portugal
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and his wife
Maria of Aragon.
Life
Duarte was born in
Lisbon
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on 7 October 1515.
He was tutored by
André de Resende, who later wrote his biography.
The Infante loved hunting and was quite a good musician.
In 1537, Duarte married
Isabella of Braganza, daughter of
James, Duke of Braganza,
[ who was dowried with the Dukedom of Guimarães in her own right. After the marriage, ''Infante'' Duarte became the 4th Duke of Guimarães.
This marriage produced three children:]Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza
Infanta Catherine of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza by marriage (; , 18 January 1540 – 15 November 1614) was a Portugal, Portuguese ''infanta'' (princess) claimant to the throne during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580.
Biography Ba ...
(1540–1614), Duchess of Braganza
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Claimants (prior 5 October 1910 revolution, 5 October 1910 ...
, married to John, 6th Duke of Braganza, she was a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580 (''See: 1580 Portuguese succession crisis)''.
* Infante Duarte, 5th Duke of Guimarães (1541–1576)
He is buried in the Monastery of Jerónimos in Lisbon.
Ancestry
See also
* Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal
*Dukedoms in Portugal
The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese nobility. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attribut ...
* André de Resende
References
Bibliography
* ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. I, page 387. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
Portuguese infantes
House of Aviz
1515 births
1540 deaths
104
Nobility from Lisbon
16th-century Portuguese nobility
Sons of kings
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