Fernando Afonso de Albuquerque

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Fernando Afonso de Albuquerque (1327-1387) was a Portuguese nobleman, alcaide da Guarda, and Ambassador of England. [1]

Fernando Afonso de Albuquerque
Lord
Born1327 (1327)
Kingdom of Portugal
Died1387 (aged 59–60)
Kingdom of Portugal
Noble family House of Burgundy
FatherJoão Afonso de Albuquerque, 6th Lord of Albuquerque
MotherMaria Rodrigues Barba

Biography

Born in Portugal. Fernando was the son of João Afonso de Albuquerque, 6th Lord of Albuquerque and Maria Rodrigues Barba. His grandparents were Afonso Sanches and Teresa Martínez de Meneses. [2] Fernando Alonso was never married, but had several children with a lady born in England named Lady Laura FitzAlan daughter of the 2nd count of Arundel. [3] Her daughter Joana Albuquerque, was member of the court of Philippa of Lancaster. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Dom João I, by Maria Helena da Cruz Coelho, 2008, ISBN   9789727599677
  2. ↑ Luiz de Camões: semanario instructivo, Harvard College Library, 1863
  3. ↑ Revista de estudios extremeños, Volume 5, Institución de Servicios Culturales, 1949, 1949
  4. ↑ The Making of a Court Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal, By Rita Costa Gomes, 10 April 2003, ISBN   9780521800112


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