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Infante Ferdinand | |
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Duke of Guarda | |
Born | 5 June 1507 Abrantes, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 7 November 1534 Abrantes, Kingdom of Portugal | (aged 27)
Burial | Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes |
Spouse | Guiomar Coutinho |
Issue | Infanta Luisa |
House | Aviz |
Father | Manuel I of Portugal |
Mother | Maria of Aragon |
Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda ( Portuguese: Fernando, Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]; 5 June 1507 – 7 November 1534) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon.
Ferdinand was born in Abrantes on 5 June 1507. [1] [2] He was Lord of Alfaiates, Sabugal and Abrantes, and Mayor of Trancoso, Lamego and Marialva.
On 5 October 1530, Ferdinand was made Duke of Guarda by his brother, John III. [1] He married Guiomar Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva and 3rd Countess of Loulé, a rich heiress from a Portuguese noble family. [1] [2] The marriage was arranged by John III. 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. [1] He is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar Coutinho, died one month later, on 9 December.
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