Gabriel of Lencastre, 7th Duke of Aveiro
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His full name was Gabriel de Lencastre Ponce de León Manrique de Lara Cádenas Girón y Aragon (1667-1745), known as Dom
Gabriel of Lencastre.
He was the 2nd son of Manuel Ponce de León, 6th Duke of Los Arcos, in Spain
, and Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre, 6th Duchess of Aveiro
.
His mother was recognised by the Portuguese King, as Duchess of Aveiro
, in 1679, on the condition she would return to Portugal. Due to her husband's opposition, she divorced him, returned to her homeland and regained the House of Aveiro and their estates.
Their elder son, Don Joaquín, would inherited the Spanish House of the Dukes of Los Arcos, while the younger, Dom Gabriel, would inherited the Portuguese House of the Dukes of Aveiro.
Only after his mother's death (1715), he came to Portugal
. While he lived in Spain
, King Charles II
granted him the title of Duke of Baños, and he served in the Spanish army, both in the Catalonia
and in the Flanders
campaigns.
He died single without issue.
After his death the Duchy was claimed by his nephew, António de Lencastre Ponce de León (son of Joaquin 7th Duke of Los Arcos), and by José de Mascarenhas, 8th Count of Santa Cruz
and 5th Marquis of Gouveia (descending from Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre
through female line).
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Gabriel of Lencastre.
He was the 2nd son of Manuel Ponce de León, 6th Duke of Los Arcos, in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre, 6th Duchess of Aveiro
Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre, 6th Duchess of Aveiro
Dona Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre y Cárdenas Manrique was a noblewoman around the turn of the eighteenth century.-Biography:Born in Azeitão in 1630, she was the daughter of George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas and of Ana Maria de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara, daughter of the Spanish 3rd...
.
His mother was recognised by the Portuguese King, as Duchess of Aveiro
Duke of Aveiro
The Royal Dukedom of Aveiro was an aristocratic Portuguese title, granted in 1535 by King John III of Portugal to his 4th cousin, John of Lencastre, son of Infante George of Lencastre, a natural son of King John II of Portugal....
, in 1679, on the condition she would return to Portugal. Due to her husband's opposition, she divorced him, returned to her homeland and regained the House of Aveiro and their estates.
Their elder son, Don Joaquín, would inherited the Spanish House of the Dukes of Los Arcos, while the younger, Dom Gabriel, would inherited the Portuguese House of the Dukes of Aveiro.
Only after his mother's death (1715), he came to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. While he lived in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, King Charles II
Charles II of Spain
Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
granted him the title of Duke of Baños, and he served in the Spanish army, both in the Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
and in the Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
campaigns.
He died single without issue.
After his death the Duchy was claimed by his nephew, António de Lencastre Ponce de León (son of Joaquin 7th Duke of Los Arcos), and by José de Mascarenhas, 8th Count of Santa Cruz
Count of Santa Cruz
Count of Santa Cruz was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree of King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, dated from October 3, 1593, and granted to Francisco de Mascarenhas , nephew of Dom Pedro de Mascarenhas, 6th Viceroy of Portuguese India.Through a...
and 5th Marquis of Gouveia (descending from Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre
Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro
Álvaro of Lencastre was the son of Afonso of Lencastre, second son of infante George of Lencastre, 2nd Duke of Coimbra.- Disputed Inheritance :...
through female line).