Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
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Teodósio I of Braganza
Braganza
Braganza may refer to:* House of Braganza, a Portuguese ducal and later royal House* Duke of Braganza, a Portuguese title that has been used for example by several heirs-apparent to the Portuguese throne...

(1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza
Duke of Braganza
The title Duke of Braganza in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Since the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal in 1640, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown was known as the Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil until 1822, or...

. He was son of Jaime, 4th Duke of Braganza
Jaime, Duke of Braganza
James was the older son of Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Isabella of Viseu and he became the fourth Duke of Braganza following his father's death.His father and one of his uncles were...

, and succeeded his father in the House of Braganza
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...

 when he died, in 1532.

In 1542, he married his 1st cousin Isabel of Lencastre (1513-1558), daughter of his uncle Dinis, from who he had a child:
  • John - who later succeeded his father as John I, 6th Duke of Braganza
    John, 6th Duke of Braganza
    John, Duke of Braganza may also mean John II, 8th Duke of BragançaJohn I, 6th Duke of Braganza KGF was the eldest son of Teodósio I, 5th Duke of Braganza....

    .


In 1559, he remarried with Beatriz of Lencastre (1542-1623), granddaughter of Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra
George, Duke of Coimbra
Jorge de Lencastre was a Portuguese Prince, illegitimate son of King John II of Portugal and Ana de Mendonça, a maid of Joanna la Beltraneja. He became the second Duke of Coimbra in 1509...

. They had two children:
  • Jaime of Braganza (died without issue in 1578, in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir
    Battle of Alcácer Quibir
    The Battle of Ksar El Kebir, also known as Battle of Three Kings, or "Battle of Oued El Makhazeen" in Morocco, and Battle of Alcácer Quibir in Portugal , was fought in northern Morocco, near the town of Ksar-el-Kebir and Larache, on 4 August 1578...

    );
  • Isabel - married to the 1st Duke of Caminha
    Duke of Caminha
    The title duke of Caminha was created by royal decree, dated from 14 December 1620, by King Philip III of Portugal , to Dom Miguel Luís de Menezes, 6th Marquis of Vila Real and 8th Count of Vila Real.The title was later passed on to his nephew Miguel Luís II, 2nd Duke of Caminha, who was executed...

    .


The Duke Teodósio I was an educated and refined man, a typical renaissance prince. He loved painting and sculpture.

Other titles

Besides his title of 5th Duke of Braganza
Duke of Braganza
The title Duke of Braganza in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Since the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal in 1640, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown was known as the Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil until 1822, or...

, Teodósio I was also:
  • 3rd Duke of Guimarães
    Duke of Guimarães
    The Dukes of Guimarães was an Nobility title granted by King Afonso V of Portugal in 1475, to Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza. The king just upgraded the previous title of count of Guimarães), that he granted to the same Duke of Braganza, some years before .When Isabel of Braganza married...

    ;
  • 4th Marquis of Vila Viçosa
    Marquis of Vila Viçosa
    .The title Marquis of Vila Viçosa was created by royal decree, dated May 25th, 1455, by King Afonso V of Portugal), to Fernando of Braganza, second son of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza....

  • 6th Count of Arraiolos
    Count of Arraiolos
    Count of Arraiolos is a Portuguese title granted, in 1377 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to Dom Álvaro Pires de Castro, a galician noble, brother of Inês de Castro...

    ;
  • 12th Count of Barcelos
    Count of Barcelos
    Count of Barcelos is a title of nobility, the first to be granted in Portugal. It was created in 1298 by king Denis I and initially it was a non hereditary title, although most of the holders belonged to the Teles de Menezes family...

    ;
  • 6th Count of Neiva
    Count of Neiva
    Count of Neiva is a Portuguese title granted, in 1373 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to Dom Gonçalo Teles de Meneses, brother of Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes....

    ;
  • 9th Count of Ourém
    Count of Ourém
    Count of Ourém is a Portuguese title granted, in 1370 by King Fernando I of Portugal, to Dom João Afonso Telo de Meneses, uncle of Queen Leonor Telles de Menezes...

    .

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