Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre, 6th Duchess of Aveiro
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Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre y Cárdenas Manrique was a noblewoman
around the turn of the eighteenth century.
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 Duque of Maqueda (whose mother was a Braganza lady). She was the younger sister of Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
. Once her brother supported the Spanish Habsburgs, even when the Braganzas
expelled them from the Portuguese throne in 1640, she followed her brother and mother to the exile in Madrid
. There, they were quite welcomed by King Philip IV of Spain
, while in Lisbon
, Dom Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
was condemn for treason (in 1663) and the King of Portugal, John IV of Portugal
, confiscated the Duchy and granted it to Raimundo and Guadalupe’s uncle, Peter of Lencastre
, a Braganza supporter, who was recognised as 5th Duke of Aveiro
and 5th Marquis of Torres Novas
.
Maria de Guadalupe married the Spanish 6th Duke of Los Arcos, Manuel Ponce de León, but it was established that the Spanish House of the Dukes of Los Arcos and the Portuguese House of the Dukes of Aveiro
should remain, for ever, separated. When the peace between Portugal
and Spain
was signed, Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre requested the cancellation of the decision that granted the Duchy of Aveiro to her uncle, in order to obtain it for herself. She was recognized as 6th Duchess of Aveiro
when her uncle died (1673), 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. While waiting for the divorce in Spain
, King Carlos II of Spain tried to avoid her return to Portugal by granting her, in 1681, the title of Duchess of Aveyro (Spanish spelling) as a Spanish title. She died in Madrid
in 1715).
She left behind three children from her marriage with don Manuel Ponce de León:
Don (honorific)
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Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre y Cárdenas Manrique was a noblewoman
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
around the turn of the eighteenth century.
Biography
Born in AzeitãoAzeitão
Azeitão is a region near Setúbal composed by a cluster of small "aldeias" or small villages, some of those are: Vila Fresca de Azeitão, Vila Nogueira de Azeitão,Brejos de Azeitão, Aldeia de Irmãos, Vendas de Azeitão....
in 1630, she was the daughter of George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas
George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas
Dom Jorge de Lencastre, or George of Lencastre was the older son of Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre, 3rd Dukes of Aveiro....
and of Ana Maria de Cárdenas y Manrique de Lara, daughter of the Spanish 3rd Duque of Maqueda (whose mother was a Braganza lady). She was the younger sister of Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
Dom Raimundo of Lencastre was the older son of George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, and grandson of Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre, 3rd Dukes of Aveiro....
. Once her brother supported the Spanish Habsburgs, even when the Braganzas
House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza , an important Portuguese noble family, ruled the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial Empire, from 1640 to 1910...
expelled them from the Portuguese throne in 1640, she followed her brother and mother to the exile in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. There, they were quite welcomed by King Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
, while in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Dom Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
Dom Raimundo of Lencastre was the older son of George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, and grandson of Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre, 3rd Dukes of Aveiro....
was condemn for treason (in 1663) and the King of Portugal, John IV of Portugal
John IV of Portugal
|-|John IV was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer...
, confiscated the Duchy and granted it to Raimundo and Guadalupe’s uncle, Peter of Lencastre
Peter of Lencastre, 5th Duke of Aveiro
Dom Pedro de Lencastre, or Peter of Lencastre , was the youngest son of Álvaro and Juliana of Lencastre, 3rd Dukes of Aveiro....
, a Braganza supporter, who was recognised as 5th Duke 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....
and 5th Marquis of Torres Novas
Marquis of Torres Novas
The title Marquis of Torres Novas was created by royal decree, dated from March 27, 1520, by King Manuel I of Portugal, to Dom John of Lencastre , eldest son of Infante George, Duke of Coimbra....
.
Maria de Guadalupe married the Spanish 6th Duke of Los Arcos, Manuel Ponce de León, but it was established that the Spanish House of the Dukes of Los Arcos and the Portuguese House of the Dukes 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....
should remain, for ever, separated. When the peace between 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...
and 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...
was signed, Maria de Guadalupe of Lencastre requested the cancellation of the decision that granted the Duchy of Aveiro to her uncle, in order to obtain it for herself. She was recognized as 6th 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....
when her uncle died (1673), 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. While waiting for the divorce 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 Carlos II of Spain tried to avoid her return to Portugal by granting her, in 1681, the title of Duchess of Aveyro (Spanish spelling) as a Spanish title. She died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in 1715).
She left behind three children from her marriage with don Manuel Ponce de León:
- Joaquín Ponce de León Y Lancastre ( ? – 1729), who suceded his father as 7th Duke of Los Arcos;
- Gabriel Ponce de Leon de LencastreGabriel of Lencastre, 7th Duke of AveiroHis full name was Gabriel de Lencastre Ponce de León Manrique de Lara Cádenas Girón y Aragon , known as Dom Gabriel of Lencastre....
(1667-1745), who suceded his mother as 7th Duke of AveiroDuke of AveiroThe 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....
; - Isabel Zacarias Ponce de León y Lancastre ( ? - ? ), who married twice, first with Antonio Alvarez de Toledo, 9th Duke of Alba, and secondly with Francesco GonzagaHouse of GonzagaThe Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage...
, 1st Duke of Solferino. She had no issue.