Teodósio I, 5th Duke of Braganza

Teodósio I of Braganza
Spouse(s)	Isabel of Lencastre Beatriz of Lencastre
Noble family	House of Braganza
Father	James, 4th Duke of Braganza
Mother	Leonor de Mendoza
Born	1510
Died	22 September 1563(1563-09-22)

Teodósio I of Braganza (1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza. He was son of Jaime, 4th Duke of Braganza, and succeeded his father in the House of Braganza 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.

In 1559, he remarried with Beatriz of Lencastre (1542-1623), granddaughter of Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra. They had two children:

• Jaime of Braganza (died without issue in 1578, in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir);
• Isabel - married to the 1st Duke of Caminha.

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

Contents 1 Other titles 2 Ancestry 3 External links 4 Bibliography

Other titles

Besides his title of 5th Duke of Braganza, Teodósio I was also:

• 3rd Duke of Guimarães;
• 4th Marquis of Vila Viçosa
• 6th Count of Arraiolos;
• 12th Count of Barcelos;
• 6th Count of Neiva;
• 9th Count of Ourém.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Teodósio I, 5th Duke of Braganza

16. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza               8. Fernando I, 2nd Duke of Braganza                       17. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim               4. Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza                             18. João de Castro, Lord of Cadaval               9. Joana de Castro                       19. Leonor da Cunha               2. James, 4th Duke of Braganza                                   20. Edward of Portugal               10. Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu                       21. Eleanor of Aragon               5. Isabella of Viseu                             22. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz               11. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal                       23. Isabella of Braganza               1. Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza                                         24. Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 1st Duke of Medina Sidonia               12. Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Duke of Medina Sidonia                       25. Isabel Fonseca               6. Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia                             26. Per Afan de Ribera y Portocarrero, 1st Count of los Molares               13. Leonor Afan de Ribera y Mendoza                       27. María de Mendoza y Figueroa, Countess of los Molares               3. Leonor de Mendoza                                   28. Pedro Fernandez de Velasco, 1st Count of Haro               14. Pedro Fernandez de Velasco, 2nd Count of Haro                       29. Beatriz Manrique de Lara y Castilla               7. Isabel Fernandez de Velasco                             30. Iñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana               15. Mencía de Mendoza                       31. Catalina Suárez de Figueroa

External links

• Genealogy of Duke Teodósio I of Braganza (in Portuguese)

Bibliography

"Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil" Vol. II, page 445. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989.

Teodósio I, 5th Duke of Braganza House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz and House of Burgundy Born: 1510 Died: 1563
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by James, 4th Duke of Braganza	Duke of Braganza 1532—1563	Succeeded by John I, 6th Duke of Braganza
Preceded by James of Braganza, 2nd Duke of Guimarães	Duke of Guimarães 1532—1537	Succeeded by Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães
Preceded by James of Braganza, 3rd Marquis of Vila Viçosa	Marquis of Vila Viçosa 1532—1563	Succeeded by John I of Braganza, 5th Marquis of Vila Viçosa

Persondata
Name	Braganza, Teodósio I of
Alternative names	Teodósio I de Bragança (Portugese)
Short description	5th Duke of Braganza (1532-1563)
Date of birth	1510
Place of birth
Date of death	1563-9-22
Place of death