Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

Teodósio I

Duke of Braganza
Tenure 20 September 1532 – 22 September 1563
Predecessor Jaime I
Successor João I
Born 1510
Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Died 22 September 1563
Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse Isabel of Lencastre
Beatriz of Lencastre
Issue
among others...
João I
House House of Braganza
Father Jaime I
Mother Eleonor of Mendoza
Religion Roman Catholicism
Duquesa D. Beatriz de Lencastre.

Dom Teodósio I of Braganza (Portuguese: Teodósio de Bragança; 1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza, among other titles. He is known for ceding the title of Duke of Guimarães to Infante Duarte of Aviz, alongside some of the wealth and properties of the House of Braganza.

Biography

The Duke Teodósio I was an educated and refined man, a typical renaissance prince. He loved painting and sculpture.

Marriage and Issue

In 1542, he married his 1st cousin Isabel of Lencastre (1513–1558), daughter of his uncle Dinis, and had John I of Braganza.

In 1559, he remarried with Beatriz of Lencastre (1542–1623), granddaughter of Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra. Their first child, Jaime of Braganza, died without issue in 1578, in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir. Their second child, Isabel, married the 1st Duke of Caminha.

NameBirthDeathNotes
João I154322 February 158313th Count of Barcelos, 1st Count of Ourém, 7th Count of Arraiolos and Neiva, 6th Duke of Braganza, 5th Marquis of Vila Viçosa
Jaimeunknown4 August 1578Died at the Battle of Alcacer Quibir; never married; no issue
Isabel1560unknownMarried Miguel Luis de Meneses, 1st Duke of Caminha

Ancestry

Bibliography

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Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
Cadet branch of the House of Aviz
Born: 1430 Died: 1483
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by
Jaime I
Duke of Braganza; Marquis of Vila Viçosa;
Count of Barcelos, Ourém, Neiva, and Arraiolos

1532–1563
Succeeded by
João I
Duke of Guimarães
1532–1537
Succeeded by
Duarte I


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