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Ana de Velasco y Girón
Spanish noblewoman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón (1585 – 7 November 1607) was a Spanish noblewoman and mother of John IV of Portugal, the first Portuguese King of the Braganza Dynasty.
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Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón | |
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![]() Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón, in 1603 (by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz) | |
Born | (1585-03-12)12 March 1585 Naples, Italy |
Died | (1607-11-07)7 November 1607 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 |
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She was the daughter of Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías and María Tellez-Girón, daughter of Andalusian Duke of Osuna, Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna