Duarte of Portugal, 4th Duke of Guimarães

Duarte of Portugal
Duke of Guimarães
Edward of Portugal, 4th Duke of Guimarães
Born	(1515-10-07)7 October 1515 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse	Isabella of Braganza
Issue	Infanta Maria of Guimarães Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza Infante Duarte, 5th Duke of Guimarães
House	House of Aviz
Father	Manuel I of Portugal
Mother	Maria of Aragon

Personal Coat of Arms of Prince Duarte I, 4th Duke of Guimarães

Duarte of Portugal, 4th Duke of Guimarães (October 7, 1515 in Lisbon – September 20, 1540 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese infante (prince); the sixth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon.

Life

He had as tutor André de Resende, who later wrote Duarte's biography. He also loved hunting and was quite a good musician.

In 1537 he 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 Maria of Guimarães (1538–1577), married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza.
• Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (1540–1614), Duchess of Braganza, 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.

See also

• Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal

Ancestry

Family of Duarte of Portugal, 4th Duke of Guimarães

16. John I of Portugal (= 20)               8. Edward of Portugal                       17. Philippa of Lancaster (= 21)               4. Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu                             18. Ferdinand I of Aragon (= 24)               9. Eleanor of Aragon                       19. Eleanor of Alburquerque (= 25)               2. Manuel I of Portugal                                   20. John I of Portugal (= 16)               10. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos (= 30)                       21. Philippa of Lancaster (= 17)               5. Infanta Beatriz of Portugal                             22. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza               11. Isabella of Barcelos (= 31)                       23. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim               1. Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães                                         24. Ferdinand I of Aragon (= 18)               12. John II of Aragon                       25. Eleanor of Alburquerque (= 19)               6. Ferdinand II of Aragon                             26. Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza               13. Juana Enríquez                       27. Mariana Fernández de Córdoba y Ayala               3. Maria of Aragon                                   28. Henry III of Castile               14. John II of Castile                       29. Katherine of Lancaster               7. Isabella I of Castile                             30. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos (= 10)               15. Isabella of Portugal                       31. Isabella of Barcelos (= 11)

See also

• Duke of Guimarães
• List of Portuguese Dukedoms
• André de Resende

Bibliography

”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. I, page 387. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.

Portuguese nobility
Preceded by Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza	Duke of Guimarães 1537–1540	Succeeded by Duarte II, 5th Duke of Guimarães