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, father = Diogo Nunes de Serpa
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Martim Gonçalves de Lacerda (14th-century) was a Castilian nobleman. He came to Portugal in times of
John I John I may refer to:
People
Religious figures
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John I of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505
* Pope John I, P ...
, serving as a vassal of the Royal House.
Biography
Martim was the son of Diogo Nunes de Serpa and N de La Cerda, the illegitimate daughter of
Charles de La Cerda
Charles de la Cerda, commonly known as Charles of Spain () (1327 – 8 January 1354), was a Franco-Castilian nobleman and soldier, the son of Alfonso de la Cerda ''of Spain'' (died 1327) and Isabelle d'Antoing, and grandson of Alfonso de ...
. By maternal line his ancestors belonged to the
House of Brienne
The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château.
Counts of Brienne
* Engelbert I (c. 950 – c. 968)
* Engelbert II (c. 968 – c. 990)
* Engelbert III (c. 990 – c. 1008)
* Engelbert IV (c. 10 ...
, belonging to the French high nobility. Among his ancestors was
John of Brienne
John of Brienne ( 1170 – 19–23 March 1237), also known as John I, was the king of Jerusalem from 1210 to 1225 and Latin emperor of Constantinople from 1229 to 1237. He was the youngest son of Erard II of Brienne, a wealthy nobleman in Cham ...
, who was
King of Jerusalem
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, since 1210 to 1225.
Martim Gonçalves de Lacerda was married to Violante Pereira, daughter of
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira ({{IPA, pt-PT, ˈalvɐɾu ɣõˈsalvɨʃ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ, lang), Prior of Crato, was born to Gonçalo (Gonçalves) Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga (1326-1349) and Teresa Peres Vilarinho. At a very young age, he entered ...
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