Afonso Sanches | |
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Lord of Albuquerque | |
![]() Afonso Sanches in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530–1534) | |
Born | 24 May 1289 Entre Douro e Minho, [1] Portugal |
Died | 2 November 1329 (aged 40) Escalona, Castile |
Buried | Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde |
Noble family | House of Burgundy |
Spouse(s) | Teresa Martins Telo |
Issue | João Afonso de Albuquerque |
Father | Denis of Portugal |
Mother | Aldonça Rodrigues Talha |
Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque (24 May 1289 – 2 November 1329), also known as Alfonso Sanches, was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Cerva and Alburquerque. [2] [3]
Born in Portugal, he was the second [1] and favorite son of King Denis of Portugal. His mother was Aldonça Rodrigues Talha. [4] [5] He was also half brother of King Afonso IV. [6] Afonso was married to Teresa Martins Telo, daughter of João Afonso Telo, the first count of Barcelos, [7] and of Teresa Sánchez, an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV the Brave, king of Castile and León. [8] They were the parents of João Afonso de Albuquerque. [9]
Afonso and his wife Teresa were the founders of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde where both were buried. [10]
The Catholic Church opened a cause for the beatification of Afonso and Teresa on 17 January 1723, and the two were formally declared Servants of God. [11]
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Afonso Sanches | |
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Lord of Albuquerque | |
![]() Afonso Sanches in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530–1534) | |
Born | 24 May 1289 Entre Douro e Minho, [1] Portugal |
Died | 2 November 1329 (aged 40) Escalona, Castile |
Buried | Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde |
Noble family | House of Burgundy |
Spouse(s) | Teresa Martins Telo |
Issue | João Afonso de Albuquerque |
Father | Denis of Portugal |
Mother | Aldonça Rodrigues Talha |
Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque (24 May 1289 – 2 November 1329), also known as Alfonso Sanches, was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Cerva and Alburquerque. [2] [3]
Born in Portugal, he was the second [1] and favorite son of King Denis of Portugal. His mother was Aldonça Rodrigues Talha. [4] [5] He was also half brother of King Afonso IV. [6] Afonso was married to Teresa Martins Telo, daughter of João Afonso Telo, the first count of Barcelos, [7] and of Teresa Sánchez, an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV the Brave, king of Castile and León. [8] They were the parents of João Afonso de Albuquerque. [9]
Afonso and his wife Teresa were the founders of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde where both were buried. [10]
The Catholic Church opened a cause for the beatification of Afonso and Teresa on 17 January 1723, and the two were formally declared Servants of God. [11]
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