Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda

Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda, (5 June 1507 – 7 November 1534; Portuguese: Fernando; Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon.

Infante Ferdinand
Duke of Guarda
Born5 June 1507
Abrantes, Kingdom of Portugal
Died7 November 1534(1534-11-07) (aged 27)
Abrantes, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes
SpouseGuiomar Coutinho
IssueInfanta Luisa
HouseAviz
FatherManuel I of Portugal
MotherMaria of Aragon
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Biography

Ferdinand was born in Abrantes on 5 June 1507. At birth, he was made Duke of Guarda by his father. He was also Lord of Alfaiates, Sabugal and Abrantes, and Mayor of Trancoso, Lamego and Marialva.

In 1530 he married Guiomar Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva and 3rd Countess of Loulé, a rich heiress from a Portuguese noble family. The marriage was arranged by King John III of Portugal, Ferdinand's older brother. The couple settled in Abrantes, where their two children were born: a daughter, Luisa (born in 1531), and a son, born on 1 August 1533, who died shortly after his birth.

Luisa, his only surviving child, died in October 1534. Ferdinand himself died one month later, on 7 November 1534, in Abrantes. He is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar Coutinho, died one month later, on 9 December.

Ancestry

See also

Notes
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  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Emanuel I." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. Liss, Peggy K. (10 November 2015). Isabel the Queen: Life and Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780812293203.
  4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ferdinand V. of Castile and Leon and II. of Aragon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. Isabella I, Queen of Spain at the Encyclopædia Britannica
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