Ana de Velasco y Girón

Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón
Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón, in a c. 1645 genealogy of the Kings of Portugal (National Library of Portugal)
Born	1585
Died	7 November 1607(1607-11-07) Vila Viçosa
Spouse	Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza
Issue	John IV, King of Portugal Edward, Lord of Vila do Conde Catherine of Braganza Alexandre of Braganza
House	Frías
Father	Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías
Mother	Maria Tellez-Giron

The ducal coat of arms of the Andalusian dukes of Osuna, after the Portuguese Secession of 1640 from the Spanish Habsburg, reminding their linkage to the new Portuguese Royal House of Braganza - the first Braganza king, John IV of Portugal (1603 - 1656), was the son of Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, (1568 - 1630) and Ana de Velasco y Girón, older daughter of Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías (1550 - 1634), and granddaughter of Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna and Viceroy of Naples

Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón (1585 – Vila Viçosa November 7, 1607) was a Spanish noblewoman and mother of John IV of Portugal, the first Portuguese King of the Braganza Dynasty.

Marriage and issue

She married on June 17, 1603, Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza and had 4 children:

John II, 8th Duke of Bragança (1604–1656), crowned King as John IV of Portugal on 1 December 1640;
Edward of Braganza (1605–1649), Lord of Vila do Conde;
Catherine of Braganza (1606–1610);
Alexandre of Braganza (1607–1637);

She died at the age of 22.

Ancestors of Ana de Velasco y Girón

17. María de Tovar y de Vivero, Lady of Berlanga

18. Pedro Girón y Velasco, 3rd Conde de Ureña

9. María Girón, Lady of Gandul and Marchenilla

19. Mencía de Guzmán Velasco

21. Leonor de Zuñiga y Guzman (=#29)

5. Maria Angela de Aragón y Guzmán

11. Ana de Aragón y de Gurrea (=#11)

23. Ana de Gurrea y de Gurrea (=#31)

1. Ana de Velasco y Girón

25. Leonor de la Vega Velasco

13. María de la Cueva y Toledo

27. Francisca Alvarez de Toledo

3. Maria Tellez-Giron

29. Leonor de Zuñiga y Guzman (=#21)

7. Leonor Ana de Guzmán y Aragón

30. Alfonso de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza (=#22)

15. Ana de Aragón y de Gurrea (=#11)

31. Ana de Gurrea y de Gurrea (=#23)

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