(1st Duke of Braganza) Afonso I BRAGANZA #65161

10 AUG 1377 - 15 DEC 1461
TITLE 1st Duke of Braganza-
BIRTH 10 AUG 1377, Veiros, Aveiro, Portugal
DEATH 15 DEC 1461, Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal

Historical 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.

Parents

Father : John I AVIZ #65150

Mother : Inés PIRES #65160

Family 1

Beatriz PEREIRA DE ALVIM
    MARRIAGE 8 NOV 1400

Children

  1. +Fernando I BRAGANZA
  2. +Isabella of BRAGANZA
  3.  Afonso BRAGANZA

Lineage 

                                             _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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