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Leonor Telles de Menezes

Leonor (Elionor) Telles (Teles) de Menezes (1350 - April 27, 1386), called A aleivosa ("The Treacherous"), was queen consort of Portugal during the 14th century. Born in Trás-os-Montes, Galicia, she served as queen consort from 1371 to 1383 and as regent from 1383 to 1384. Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Photo of the village of Urjais, concelho of Chaves, by J.B. Cesar Tras-os-Montes is a historical province of Portugal located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... There are two well-known places called Galicia: Galicia (Spain), an autonomous community in Spain. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ... Events May / September 3 - Siege of Lisbon by the Castilian army, during the 1383-1385 Crisis Births Antoine, Duke of Brabant (died 1415) St Frances of Rome (died 1440) Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxiana (died 1411) Deaths January 1 - King Charles II of Navarre (b. ...


Married at a young age to a courtier named Joan Llorenç da Cunha, with whom she had a son, Àlvar da Cunha, she would be seduced by Ferdinand I of Portugal when he was a prince. This would occur while Leonor was visiting her kinswoman Maria Telles, lady-in-waiting to the queen consort Beatrice of Castile. Courtiers follow an ancient profession. ... It has been suggested that womanizer be merged into this article or section. ... Fernando I (pron. ... Lady in Waiting is an album by American southern rock band The Outlaws, released in 1976. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Ferdinand managed to annul his first marriage to Leonor of Castile on grounds of consanguinity and on May 5, 1372 secretly married Leonor Telles de Menezes. 210. ... Eleanor of Castile was a regular name of infantas of Castile, namesakes of Queen Leonora and her mother, Alienor of Aquitaine, the first Eleanor ever. ... Consanguinity, literally meaning common blood, describes how close a person is related to another in the sense of a family. ...


Upon the death of Ferdinand (1383), Leonor was nominated regent in the name of her daughter Beatrice (Beatriu). From 1383 onwards, Leonor ruled with her lover, the count of Andeiro, which angered the nobility and the lower classes. Beatrice's marriage to the Castilian king John I led to the expulsion of both mother and daughter. Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ... Infanta Beatrice of Portugal, Beatriz in Portuguese (pron. ... John I (August 24, 1358 – October 9, 1390) (in Spanish: Juan I) was the king of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Joan, daughter of John Manuel of Villena, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile. ...


The loss of independence had been unthinkable for the majority of Portuguese nobles. A rebellion led by the Master of the Order of Aviz, future João I of Portugal, started in that year, leading to the 1383-1385 Crisis. João I (pron. ... 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...


She died refuged at the monastery at Tordesillas. Monastery of St. ... The Crest of Tordesillas Tordesillas is a village and municipality in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon in central Spain. ...


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Ferdinand I of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (561 words)
But before the union could take place the former had become passionately attached to Leonor Telles de Menezes, the wife of one of his own courtiers, and having procured a dissolution of her previous marriage, he lost no time in making her his queen.
This strange conduct, although it raised a serious insurrection in Portugal, did not at once result in a war with Henry; but the outward concord was soon disturbed by the intrigues of the duke of Lancaster, who prevailed on Ferdinand to enter into a secret treaty for the expulsion of Henry from his throne.
Fernando married Leonor Telles (or Teles) de Menezes, formerly the wife of the late nobleman João Lourenço da Cunha, Lord of Pombeiro, and daughter of Martin Alfonso Telles de Menezes (Martim Afonso Teles de Menezes).
1383–1385 Crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1618 words)
From his marriage with Leonor Telles de Menezes, a Castilian lady, only a girl, princess Beatrice of Portugal, survived.
According to the marriage contract, dowager queen Leonor assumed regency in the name of her daughter Beatrice and son-in-law, John I of Castile.
História de Portugal, by A.H. de Oliveira Marques (in Portuguese)
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