John I, 6th Duke of Braganza (1543-Vila Viçosa 1583). In 1563 he married Catherine, Princess of Portugal, his cousin and daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Guimarães and Isabel of Braganza (John's aunt). 24th 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, as the ancient Duchy of Braganza (Bragança), is one of the oldest and most important Dukedoms of Portugal. ... // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Coat of Arms Vila Viçosa is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 195. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (pron. ... The term prince (the female form is princess), from the Latin root princeps, when used for a member of the highest aristocracy, has several fundamentally different meanings - one generic, and several types of titles. ... Edward of Portugal (Portuguese language: Duarte]]) - (Lisbon, October 7, 1515-Lisbon, September 20, 1540), 4th Duke of Guimarães and Prince of Portugal, was son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon. ...

After the disaster of the Battle of Alcazarquivir, where heirless King Sebastian of Portugal died, the aged Cardinal Henry of Portugal had become King. Because Henry was old and was not allowed to have children, a dynastical crisis occurred even before the death of the Cardinal. The Duke of Braganza supported his wife's claim to the throne (she was a granddaughter of King Manuel I). Philip II of Spain (another grandson of Manuel I and also claimant to the throne), tried to bribe him to abandon his wife's pretensions, offering him the Vice-Kingdom of Brazil, the post of Grand-Master of the Order of Christ, a license to send a personal ship to India every year, and the marriage of his son D. Diogo of Braganza to one of his daughters. The Duke of Braganza, influenced by his wife, refused the proposal. The Battle of Alcacer Quibir took place on August 4, 1578 by Alcazarquivir in Morrocco between the Portuguese army and the troops of the Moorish Sultan. ... History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian... Sebastian I the Desired (in Portuguese, Sebastião I o Desejado; born in Lisbon, January 20, 1554; died at Alcazarquivir, August 4, 1578) was the sixteenth king of Portugal. ... Henry, the cardinal-king or Henrique (in Portuguese) the Chaste (Port. ... History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian... Manuel I of Portugal (pron. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Seal of the Grand-Masters Evrard de Barres and Regnaud de Vichier depict the Dome of the ROCK. The Order of Christ was the heritage of the Templar Knights. ... D. (usually preceded in English by the) is the abbreviation for the Spanish and the Portuguese honorific Don, a mark of high esteem for a distinguished Christian hidalgo or nobleman. ...

When the Cardinal-King died, the Duke accompanied the governors of the Kingdom to Lisbon and Setúbal, trying to assure recognition for his wife's claim, but ultimately gave up and accepted the rule of Philip II (future Philip I of Portugal). After the civil war that followed, Anthony, Prior of Crato was defeated at the Battle of Alcântara, and Philip II entered Portugal and was confirmed by the Cortes of Tomar, where John occupied the post of Constable. District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... Coat of Arms Setúbal is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172. ... Anthony I of Portugal (Portuguese: António) (Lisbon, 1531 – Paris, August 26, 1595), known by The Prior of Crato (and, rarely, as The Determined, The Fighter or The Independentist), was a grandson of Manuel I, claimant of the Portuguese throne during the 1580 crisis (struggle for the throne of Portugal... There were two Battles of Alcantara: Battle of Alcântara (1580) - Battle between Spanish invaders, lead by the Duke of Alva, and the Portuguese Army, during the Portuguese dinastic crisis of the 16th century. ... Corte (Corsican Corti) in is a town and a commune in the Haute-Corse département in central Corsica, in France. ... Coat of Arms Renaissance Manuelina style Window at the Convent of Christ Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, is a city of some 20,000 and also a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 351. ...

When Philip departed to Spain, he offered the post of Constable of Kingdom to John's heir Teodósio, 7th Duke of Braganza, a marquesate to his second son, and a commendment and many concessions to the third. He confirmed John's title of His Excellency and his rights of chancellery. Teodósio II of Bragança, (1568, Vila Viçosa - 1630) was the 7th Duke of Bragança. ...

Descendancy

Of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza: Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (pron. ...

• Maria of Braganza (1565-?)
• Serafina of Braganza (1566-1604), married to João Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of Escalona
• Teodósio, Duke of Braganza, married to Ana de Velasco y Giron
• Duarte de Portugal, 1st Marquis of Frechilla
• Alexandre of Braganza, Archbishop of Évora
• Querubina of Braganza (1572-1580)
• Angélica of Braganza (1573-1576)
• Maria of Braganza (1573)
• Filipe of Braganza (1581-?)