Pedro Afonso, Count of Barcelos
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Pedro Afonso was a son of King Denis of Portugal
and Grácia Frois. He was made the 3rd Count of Barcelos on May 1, 1314.
He was granted properties in Lisboa, Estremoz, Évora
and other regions of Portugal by his father.
He married twice: first with Branca Peres de Sousa, the daughter of wealthy and powerful courtesans, Pedro Eanes de Portel and Constança Mendes de Souza. There was no formal issue. He remarried in 1322 to Maria Ximénez Cornel (buried at Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena), an Aragonese lady-in-waiting of the Queen Consort of Portugal, Isabella of Portugal
, and the daughter of a powerful Aragonese nobleman, Pedro Cornel.
Pedro also had relations with Teresa Annes, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen Consort of Portugal Beatrice of Castile. He died at Lalim
in 1350.
Denis of Portugal
Dinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was...
and Grácia Frois. He was made the 3rd Count of Barcelos on May 1, 1314.
He was granted properties in Lisboa, Estremoz, Évora
Évora
Évora is a municipality in Portugal. It has total area of with a population of 55,619 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Évora District and capital of the Alentejo region. The municipality is composed of 19 civil parishes, and is located in Évora District....
and other regions of Portugal by his father.
He married twice: first with Branca Peres de Sousa, the daughter of wealthy and powerful courtesans, Pedro Eanes de Portel and Constança Mendes de Souza. There was no formal issue. He remarried in 1322 to Maria Ximénez Cornel (buried at Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena), an Aragonese lady-in-waiting of the Queen Consort of Portugal, Isabella of Portugal
Isabella of Portugal
Isabella of Portugal was a Portuguese Princess and Holy Roman Empress, Duchess of Burgundy, and a Queen Regent/Consort of Spain. She was the daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. By her marriage to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella was also Holy Roman Empress and Queen...
, and the daughter of a powerful Aragonese nobleman, Pedro Cornel.
Pedro also had relations with Teresa Annes, a lady-in-waiting to the Queen Consort of Portugal Beatrice of Castile. He died at Lalim
Lalim
Lalim is a town in Lamego Municipality in Portugal....
in 1350.