A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
the Gentle House of Stapleton
(1st Duke of Braganza) Afonso I BRAGANZA #65161
10 AUG 1377 - 15 DEC 1461
Personal Information
- TITLE: 1st Duke of Braganza
- BIRTH: 10 AUG 1377, Veiros, Aveiro, Portugal
- DEATH: 15 DEC 1461, Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
Notes
Founder of the House of Braganza
Dom Afonso I of Braganza was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal. His descendants became high-ranking nobles, imperial officials, and finally kings of Portugal and emperors of Brazil.
Early life
Historians believe he was born in Veiros, Estremoz, Alentejo, as a natural son of Portuguese King John I and Inês Peres. He married the heiress Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira, a general and the wealthiest man in the kingdom.
D. Afonso; 18th-century depiction at the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.
A traveled and cultivated man, Afonso was present in 1415 when the Portuguese conquered Ceuta.
Dom Afonso I of Braganza was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal. His descendants became high-ranking nobles, imperial officials, and finally kings of Portugal and emperors of Brazil.
Early life
Historians believe he was born in Veiros, Estremoz, Alentejo, as a natural son of Portuguese King John I and Inês Peres. He married the heiress Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira, a general and the wealthiest man in the kingdom.
D. Afonso; 18th-century depiction at the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.
A traveled and cultivated man, Afonso was present in 1415 when the Portuguese conquered Ceuta.
Parents
Father: John I AVIZ #65150
Mother: Inés PIRES #65160
Family 1 :
_Afonso IV BURGUNDY _+
| (1290 - 1357)
_Peter I BURGUNDY ___|
| (1320 - 1366) |
| |_Beatrice of IVREA __+
| (1292 - 1359)
_John I AVIZ ________|
| (1357 - 1433) |
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| |_Teresa LOURENÇO ___|
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|--Afonso I BRAGANZA
| (1377 - 1461)
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|_Inés PIRES ________|
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