Henrique Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles, 1st Lord of the Honour of Molelos (1438–1502) was a Portuguese

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, the eldest son of João Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles and his wife Leonor Anes de Vasconcelos. As a wealthy land owner, he supplied the royal armies with a hundred swordsmen and over fifty horsemen during Afonso V's long-lasting wars with Castile, having also fought alongside him at the

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. In recognition of this support, the king granted him the further Lordships (''Senhorios'') of Botulho, Nandufe, Mata and Castanheira, having also appointed him a member of his privy council. He began the construction of the Palace (''Paço'') of Molelos, seat of the Lords of the Honour of Molelos, later

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of Molelos.

Marriage and children

Henrique Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles married Filipa Gomes de Gouveia, daughter of Fernão Nunes Cardoso, Lord of Gafanhão, and Leonor de Azevedo. They had: *Fernão Nunes Esteves da Veiga, 1st Lord of the Honour of Nandufe, married to Brígida de Horta, born in Triana, Alenquer; had issue * Henrique da Veiga de Nápoles, 2nd Lord of the Honour of Molelos *Vasco Henriques Esteves da Veiga, married to Teresa Gomes de Quadros; had issue *Petronilha Esteves, married to João Rameiro

References

*Pereira Marques, António Augusto. ''Os Senhores das Honras de Molelos e o Asilo da Folhadosa''. Guarda, 1953; p. 13. *Nunes de Leão, Duarte. ''Crónicas dos Reis de Portugal''. Edited by M. Lopes de Almeida, Porto, Lello & Irmão, 1975. p. 341 1438 births 1502 deaths Lords of Molelos Portuguese soldiers 15th-century Portuguese nobility 16th-century Portuguese people {{Portugal-bio-stub

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