Raimundo of Lencastre, 4th Duke of Aveiro
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Raimundo of Lencastre ( ? – Cadiz
, 1666) 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 his father died before his grandmother, in 1632, he succeed him as heir of the House of Aveiro, as 4th Marquis of Torres Novas
and 2nd Duke of Torres Novas
. He also became 4th Duke of Aveiro
when his grand-mother, the 3rd Duchess, died in 1636.
When the Braganzas
expelled the Habsburgs from the Portuguese throne, in 1640, he was nominee member of the Portuguese State Council. However, after 1659, he fled to Brest
, in Brittany
, and from there he travelled to Spain
, where he supported the Spanish Habsburgs rights to the throne of Portugal
.
He was quite welcomed in Madrid
by King Philip IV of Spain
, who granted him the new Spanish title of Duke of Ciudad Real, but, in spite his mother and sister
also lived in Madrid, he didn’t feel comfortable among the conservative Spanish nobility
.
Meanwhile, in Portugal
, Dom Raimundo of Lencastre was condemn for treason (in 1663) and the King of Portugal, John IV
, confiscated the Dukedom and granted it to Raimundo’s uncle, Peter of Lencastre
, a Braganza supporter, who was recognised as 5th Duke of Aveiro
and 5th Marquis of Torres Novas
.
In 1665, the Spanish tried a last effort to conquer Portugal and Dom Raimundo advised a simultaneous naval expedition, leaving from Cadiz
, against the Portuguese cost, which he led. The expedition was not successful and Raimundo died in Cadiz in 1666.
He had married Louise Claire of Ligne (1640-1684), daughter of Claude-Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne. They had no issue.
Raimundo had three natural children:
Don (honorific)
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Raimundo of Lencastre ( ? – Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, 1666) was the older son 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 grandson of 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 :...
, 3rd 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....
.
Once his father died before his grandmother, in 1632, he succeed him as heir of the House of Aveiro, as 4th 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....
and 2nd Duke of Torres Novas
Duke of Torres Novas
The Dukes of Torres Novas was an aristocratic Portuguese title granted by King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, by a royal decree of September 26, 1619, to George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, who died before his parents, Juliana and Álvaro of Lencastre of...
. He also became 4th 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....
when his grand-mother, the 3rd Duchess, died in 1636.
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 the Habsburgs from the Portuguese throne, in 1640, he was nominee member of the Portuguese State Council. However, after 1659, he fled to Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
, in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, and from there he travelled to 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...
, where he supported the Spanish Habsburgs rights to the throne of 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...
.
He was quite welcomed 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...
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...
, who granted him the new Spanish title of Duke of Ciudad Real, but, in spite his mother and sister
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...
also lived in Madrid, he didn’t feel comfortable among the conservative Spanish nobility
Spanish nobility
Spanish nobles are persons who possess the legal status of hereditary nobility according to the laws and traditions of the Spanish monarchy. A system of titles and honours of Spain and of the former kingdoms that constitute it comprise the Spanish nobility...
.
Meanwhile, in 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...
, Dom Raimundo of Lencastre was condemn for treason (in 1663) and the King of Portugal, John IV
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 Dukedom and granted it to Raimundo’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....
.
In 1665, the Spanish tried a last effort to conquer Portugal and Dom Raimundo advised a simultaneous naval expedition, leaving from Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, against the Portuguese cost, which he led. The expedition was not successful and Raimundo died in Cadiz in 1666.
He had married Louise Claire of Ligne (1640-1684), daughter of Claude-Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne. They had no issue.
Raimundo had three natural children:
- Pedro of Lencastre, who died fighting in SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
; - Genebra Simões, with issue known today in Portugal (family Meireles Garrido);
- Micaela Maria de Mendonça († 1718 in Torres Vedras), married to João Boto Pimentel Côrte-Real (1642-1715), with known issue.
Titles
- In PortugalPortugalPortugal , 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...
– Marquis of Torres NovasMarquis of Torres NovasThe 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....
(1632-1636), Duke of Torres NovasDuke of Torres NovasThe Dukes of Torres Novas was an aristocratic Portuguese title granted by King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, by a royal decree of September 26, 1619, to George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, who died before his parents, Juliana and Álvaro of Lencastre of...
(1632-1636), 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....
(1636-1663). - In SpainSpainSpain , 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...
– Duke of Ciudad Real, Duke of Maqueda, Marquis of Montemayor, Marquis of Elche, Captain-General of the Ocean Armada and Mayor of the city of ToledoToledo, SpainToledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
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