Beatriz de Meneses, 2nd Countess of Loulé

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Beatriz de Meneses
Countess
Francisco Coutinho

Brites or Beatriz de Meneses (c.1470-1530) Countess of Loulé and Marialva,[1] was a Portuguese noblewoman, granddaughter of Fernando I, Duke of Braganza.[2]

Biography

She was born in Guarda, Portugal, daughter of Henrique de Meneses, 4th Count of Viana and Guiomar of Braganza, a noble lady, daughter of the Duke Fernando I and Joana de Castro, belonging to the powerful lineage of the House of Castro.[3]

Beatriz de Meneses got married in the 1490s to

Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda, son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon.[6]

References

  1. ^ Brasões Da Sala de Sintra, Volume 1, Anselmo Braamcamp Freire, 1921
  2. ISBN 9789727599202
  3. ^ Os grandes vultos da restauração de Portugal, Francisco da Rocha Martins, 1940
  4. ^ Epitome de las historias portuguesas, Manuel de Faria y Sousa, 1628
  5. ^ Beira Alta, Assembleia Distrital de Viseu, 1968
  6. ^ Brotéria: cultura e informaçao, Volume 44, Domingos Maurício Gomes dos Santos, 1947
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