Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza

Most Serene House of Braganza

Country	Portugal and Brazil
Ancestral house	House of Aviz
Titles	Duke, King, Emperor
Founder	Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza
Final sovereign	Manuel II (Portugal) Pedro II (Brazil)
Current head	Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Founding	1442
Deposition	1853 (Portugal) 1889 (Brazil)

Ferdinand II (Fernando, in Portuguese) (1430–1483) was the older son of Fernando I, 2nd Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Doña Joana de Castro.

Fernando was most appreciated by King Afonso V of Portugal, and he always escorted the King on his different incursions into Morocco, participating in several conquests and expeditions. The King rewarded him, granting him, in 1464) the new title of Count of Guimarães. This title was soon (1475) upgraded to Duke of Guimarães.

He also took part in the War of the Castilian Succession. Following King Henry IV of Castile's death, his daughter and heir, Joanna La Beltraneja, married to Afonso V of Portugal, was proclaimed Queen of Castile but she had the opposition of her aunt (the future queen Isabella I). The Portuguese invaded Castile and, during the Battle of Toro, Fernando II of Braganza was responsible for the Queen’s safety.

When his father died (1478), Fernando II inherited the Dukedom of Braganza, and his House became the most rich and powerful among the Iberian aristocracy.

However, when King John II succeeded on the throne of Portugal, he decided to fight against the high aristocracy's power, which was supported during his father’s (Afonso V) reign. The new King’s main goals were the House of Viseu and the House of Braganza.

The King accused his cousin, Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu, of treason, and had him executed. Fernando II of Braganza, also accused, was executed in Évora in 1483. Afterwards, the Braganzas estates were confiscated, and the remaining family fled to Castile.

Contents 1 Marriage and children 2 Nobility Titles 3 Ancestry 4 See also 5 External links 6 Bibliography

Marriage and children

Fernando II of Braganza married twice:

• 1st, in 1447, to Doña Leonor de Menezes (daughter of the 1st Marquis of Vila Real), with whom he had no issue;
• 2nd, in 1472, to Infanta Isabella of Viseu (sibling of King Manuel I of Portugal), with whom he had two sons:
  • James, 4th Duke of Braganza (1479-1532);
  • Dinis of Portugal (1481-1516), who married Beatrice de Castro Osório, 6th Countess of Lemos (in Spain); with issue.

Nobility Titles

Besides his most important noble title (3rd Duke of Braganza) Fernando II was also:

• 1st Duke of Guimarães,
• 2nd Marquis of Vila Viçosa,
• 1st Count of Guimarães,
• 10th Count of Barcelos,
• 6th Count of Ourém,
• 4th Count of Arraiolos and
• 4th Count of Neiva.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza

16. Peter I of Portugal               8. John I of Portugal                       17. Teresa Lourenço               4. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza                             18. Pero Esteves, o Barbadão               9. Inês Pires                       19. Maria Anes               2. Fernando I, Duke of Braganza                                   20. Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Prior of Crato               10. Nuno Álvares Pereira                       21. Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal               5. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim                             22. João Pires de Alvim               11. Leonor de Alvim                       23. Branca Pires Coelho               1. Fernando II, Duke of Braganza                                         24. Álvaro Pires de Castro, Count of Arraiolos               12. Pedro de Castro, Lord of Cadaval                       25. Maria Ponce de Leon               6. João de Castro, Lord of Cadaval                             26. João Afonso Telo de Menezes, Count of Ourém and of Barcelos               13. Leonor de Menezes                       27. Guiomar Lopes Pacheco               3. Joana de Castro                                   28. Vasco Martins da Cunha, Lord of Tábua               14. Martim Vasques da Cunha, Count of Valencia de Camp                       29. Leonor Lopes de Albergaria               7. Leonor da Cunha                             30. Alonso Téllez Girón               15. Teresa Tellez-Giron, Lord of El Frechoso                       31. Teresa Ruíz de Alarcón

See also

• House of Braganza
• Duke of Braganza
• Duke of Guimarães
• Marquis of Vila Viçosa
• List of Portuguese Dukedoms

External links

• Genealogy of Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza, in Portuguese

Bibliography

”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. II, page 440/442. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.

Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz and House of Burgundy Born: 1430 Died: 1483
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by New Title	Duke of Guimarães 1475–1483	Succeeded by James of Braganza, 2nd Duke of Guimarães
Preceded by Fernando I, 2nd Duke of Braganza	Duke of Braganza 1478–1483	Succeeded by James, 4th Duke of Braganza
Preceded by Fernando I of Braganza, 1st Marquis of Vila Viçosa	Marquis of Vila Viçosa 1478–1483	Succeeded by James of Braganza, 3rd Marquis of Vila Viçosa

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Name	Fernando 2 Of Braganza, Duke
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Date of birth	1430
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Date of death	1483
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