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Martim Afonso de Melo (1360–1432) was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Arega and Barbacena. He served as Alcaide of Évora,[1] and Guarda-mor of John I of Portugal.[2]
Biography
Born in Évora, he was the son of Vasco Martins de Melo and Maria Afonso de Brito.[3] Martim married twice, the first with Beatriz Pimentel,[4] daughter of Juan Afonso Pimentel y Vasques da Fonseca, Count of Benavente, and Joana Telles de Menezes.[5]
His second marriage was to Briolanja de Sousa, granddaughter of Vasco Martins de Sousa and Inês Dias Manuel,[6] daughter Sancho Manuel de Villena and Inés Díaz de Toledo. She was granddaughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, and Inés de Castañeda.[7]
References
- ^ Bibliotheca Lusitana historica, critica, e cronologica. Dio(go Barbosa Machado. 1966.
- ^ Monumenta Henricina Volume VI (1437-1439). By UC Biblioteca Geral.
- ^ Os Pinto Coelho Da Cunha. By Wendel Albert Oliveira Pereira. 9 July 2007.
- ^ Comendador Guilherme Telles Ribeiro: ascendência e descendência : Açores - Brasil. Paulo Fernando Telles Ribeiro, Eliana Quintella de Linhares. 2003. ISBN 9788590325710.
- ^ Beatriz de Portugal: la pugna dinástica Avís-Trastámara. César Olivera Serrano. 2005. ISBN 9788400083434.
- ^ Estudos em homenagem a José Amadeu Coelho Dias (2 Vol.). By Dctp, Dhepi - Flup. 2006. ISBN 9789728932176.
- ^ Os nossos costados: costados, subsídios biográficos e genealógicos. Alberto Coelho de Araújo Sousa Machado. 1980.
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