Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque

Afonso Sanches
Lord of Albuquerque

Afonso Sanches in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530–1534
Noble family House of Burgundy
Father Denis of Portugal
Mother Aldonça Rodrigues Talha
Born 24 May 1289
Cerva, Portugal
Died 2 November 1329
Escalona, Spain
Religion Catholicism

Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque (1289-1329; also known as Alfonso Sanches) was a Medieval nobleman, Lord of Cerva and Alburquerque.[1]

Biography

Born in Portugal, was the son of Denis of Portugal and Aldonça Rodrigues Talha.[2] Alfonso was married to Teresa Martínez de Meneses, granddaughter of Sancho IV of Castile;[3] he was the half brother of Afonso IV.[4]

References

  1. Memórias do Mosteiro de Pombeiro, Academia Portuguesa da História, 1942
  2. Anselmo Braamcamp Freire (1927). Brasões Da Sala de Sintra. Impr. da Universidade. p. 193.
  3. Las monedas genealógicas, By José María de Francisco Olmos
  4. Fundadores, fundaciones y espacios de vida conventual: III Congreso Inernacional Monacato Femenino en España, Portugal y América, celebrado en León, 2004, Universidas, Secretariado de Publicaciones, 2005

External Links

http://colombo.do.sapo.pt/indexPTColomboEsp07Lopo.html

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