Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515–1540)

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

Duarte
Duke of Guimarães
Born	(1515-10-07)7 October 1515 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	20 September 1540(1540-09-20) (aged 24) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse	Isabel of Braganza
Issue	Maria, Hereditary Princess of Parma Catarina, Duchess of Braganza Duarte, Duke of Guimarães
House	Aviz
Father	Manuel I of Portugal
Mother	Maria of Aragon

Life

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

Duarte was born in Lisbon on 7 October 1515.^[1] He was tutored by André de Resende, who later wrote his biography.^[2] The Infante loved hunting and was quite a good musician.^[1]

In 1537, Duarte married Isabella of Braganza, daughter of James, Duke of Braganza,^[2] 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:^[1]

• 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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duarte of Portugal

16. John I of Portugal[3] (= 20) 8. Edward I of Portugal[3] 17. Philippa of Lancaster[3] (= 21) 4. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu[4] 18. Ferdinand I of Aragon[5] (= 24) 9. Eleanor of Aragon[3] 19. Eleanor of Alburquerque[5] (= 25) 2. Manuel I of Portugal 20. John I of Portugal[3] (= 16) 10. John, Constable of Portugal[6] (= 30) 21. Philippa of Lancaster[3] (= 17) 5. Beatrice of Portugal[4] 22. Afonso I, Duke of Braganza[6] 11. Isabel of Barcelos[6] (= 31) 23. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim[6] 1. Duarte, Duke of Guimarães 24. Ferdinand I of Aragon[7] (= 18) 12. John II of Aragon[8] 25. Eleanor of Alburquerque[7] (= 19) 6. Ferdinand II of Aragon[6] 26. Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza[9] 13. Juana Enríquez[8] 27. Mariana Fernández de Córdoba[9] 3. Maria of Aragon 28. Henry III of Castile[10] 14. John II of Castile[11] 29. Catherine of Lancaster[10] 7. Isabella I of Castile[6] 30. John, Constable of Portugal[6] (= 10) 15. Isabella of Portugal[11] 31. Isabel of Barcelos[6] (= 11)

See also

• Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal
• List of Portuguese Dukedoms
• André de Resende

References

1. McMurdo, Edward (1889). The history of Portugal, from the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign of Alfonso III. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. p. 114. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
2. Pereira, Esteves; Rodrigues, Guilherme (1904). Portugal : diccionario historico, chorographico, heraldico, biographico, bibliographico, numismatico e artistico (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Lisboa: J. Romano Torres. p. 94.
3. Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The Story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 139. ISBN 9780722224731. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Emanuel I." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
5. de Sousa, Antonio Caetano (1735). Historia genealogica da casa real portugueza [Genealogical History of the Royal House of Portugal] (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisboa Occidental. p. 497.
6. Liss, Peggy K. (10 November 2015). Isabel the Queen: Life and Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780812293203.
7. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John II of Aragon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
8. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ferdinand V. of Castile and Leon and II. of Aragon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
9. Ortega Gato, Esteban (1999). "Los Enríquez, Almirantes de Castilla" [The Enríquezes, Admirals of Castille] (PDF). Publicaciones de la Institución "Tello Téllez de Meneses" (in Spanish). 70: 42. ISSN 0210-7317.
10. Henry III, King of Castille at the Encyclopædia Britannica
11. Isabella I, Queen of Spain at the Encyclopædia Britannica

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