Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz-Beja

Manuel I Children include    Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and of Asturias    João III    Isabella, Holy Roman Empress    Beatrice, Duchess of Savoy    Louis, Duke of Beja    Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso    Cardinal-Infante Afonso    Henry    Duarte, Duke of Guimarães    Maria, Lady of Viseu Grandchildren include    Anthony (illegitimate)    Maria, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza    Catherine, Duchess of Braganza Great-Great-Grandchildren include    João IV João III Children include    Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and of Asturias    João Manuel, Prince of Portugal Grandchildren include    Sebastian Sebastian Henry Anthony

The Coat of Arms of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda.

The Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso, (1507–1534; Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]; Portuguese: Fernando) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon.

Ferdinand was born in Abrantes on 5 June 1507. At birth, he was made Duke of Guarda by his father. He was also Duke of Trancoso, Lord of Alfaiates, Sabugal and Abrantes, and Mayor of Trancoso, Lamego and Marialva.

He married, in 1530, Guiomar Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva and 3rd Countess of Loulé, a rich heiress from a Portuguese noble family. The marriage was arranged by King John III of Portugal, Ferdinand's older brother. The couple settled in Abrantes, where their two children were born: a daughter, Luisa (born in 1531), and a son, born on 1 August 1533, who died shortly after his birth.

Luisa, his only surviving child, died in October 1534. Ferdinand himself died one month later, on 7 November 1534, in Abrantes. He is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar Coutinho, died one month later, on 9 December.

Ancestors

16. John I of Portugal (= 20)

8. Edward of Portugal

17. Philippa of Lancaster (= 21)

4. Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu

18. Ferdinand I of Aragon (= 24)

9. Eleanor of Aragon

19. Eleanor of Alburquerque (= 25)

2. Manuel I of Portugal

20. John I of Portugal (= 16)

10. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos (= 30)

21. Philippa of Lancaster (= 17)

5. Infanta Beatriz of Portugal

22. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza

11. Isabella of Braganza (= 31)

23. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim

1. Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

24. Ferdinand I of Aragon (= 18)

12. John II of Aragon

25. Eleanor of Alburquerque (= 19)

6. Ferdinand II of Aragon

26. Frederick Henriques, Conde de Melgar

13. Juana Enríquez

27. Mariana de Córdoba

3. Maria of Aragon

28. Henry III of Castile

14. John II of Castile

29. Katherine of Lancaster

7. Isabella I of Castile

30. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos (= 10)

15. Isabella of Portugal

31. Isabella of Braganza (= 11)

See also

• Duke of Guarda
• Count of Loulé
• Count of Marialva

External links

• Genealogical information on Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Notes

Portuguese nobility
Preceded by New Title	Duke of Guarda and Trancoso 1530–1534	Succeeded by Extinct