Francisco de Melo Coutinho | |
|---|---|
| Conde de Marialva | |
brasão of Coutinho | |
| Born | 1465 Guarda, Portugal |
| Died | 1532 Portugal |
| Noble family | Melo Coutinho |
Francisco Coutinho (1465-1532) Count of Marialva [1] and Loulé, [2] was a Portuguese nobleman, who served to the Portuguese monarchy, during the reign of John II. [3]
Biography
Francisco was the son of Gonçalo Coutinho, 2nd Count of Marialva and Beatriz de Melo, a noble lady, belonging to the Portuguese nobility. [4] Through his mother, he was a descendant of the kings of Castile and Portugal. [5] By paternal line he also comes from the Portuguese royal house, being a descendant of Diogo Afonso de Sousa, a knight, who belonged to the Order of Christ, and whose paternal grandfather was king Afonso III. [6]
Francisco Coutinho was married to Brites de Menezes, (condessa of Loulé), daughter of Henrique de Meneses and Guiomar de Bragança. [7]
References
- ^ Historia geral de Portugal, e suas conquistas. Damião Antonio de Lemos Faria e Castro. 1800.
- ^ Catalogo chronologico, historico, genealogico: e critico, das rainhas de. José Barbosa. 1727.
- ^ Brasões Da Sala de Sintra, Volume 1. Brasões Da Sala de Sintra, Volume 1. 1921.
- ^ Ocidente: Revista portuguesa de cultura - Volumen77. 1969.
- ^ Ocidente: Revista portuguesa de cultura, Volume 77. 1969.
- ^ A Batalha de Alfarrobeira. Antecedentes e Significado Histórico. Vol. II. Universidade de Coimbra. Biblioteca Ger.
- ^ Historia genealogica da Casa Real Portugueza: desde a sua origem até o. Antonio Caetano de Sousa. 1737.
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