Ana de Velasco y Girón

Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón
Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón, in a c. 1645 genealogy of the Kings of Portugal (National Library of Portugal)
Born	1585
Died	(1607-11-07)7 November 1607 Vila Viçosa
Spouse	Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza
Issue	John IV, King of Portugal Edward, Lord of Vila do Conde Catherine of Braganza Alexandre of Braganza
House	Frías
Father	Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías
Mother	Maria Tellez-Giron

The ducal coat of arms of the Andalusian dukes of Osuna, after the Portuguese Secession of 1640 from the Spanish Habsburg, reminding their linkage to the new Portuguese Royal House of Braganza - the first Braganza king, John IV of Portugal (1603 - 1656), was the son of Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, (1568 - 1630) and Ana de Velasco y Girón, older daughter of Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías (1550 - 1634), and granddaughter of Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna and Viceroy of Naples

Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón (1585 – Vila Viçosa November 7, 1607) was a Spanish noblewoman and mother of John IV of Portugal, the first Portuguese King of the Braganza Dynasty.

She was the daughter of Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías and Maria Tellez-Giron, daughter of Andalusian Duke of Osuna, Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna

Marriage and issue

She married on June 17, 1603, Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza and had 4 children:

• John II, 8th Duke of Bragança (1604–1656), crowned King as John IV of Portugal on 1 December 1640;
• Edward of Braganza (1605–1649), Lord of Vila do Conde;
• Catherine of Braganza (1606–1610);
• Alexandre of Braganza (1607–1637);

She died at the age of 22.

Ancestry

Family of Ana de Velasco y Girón

16. Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías 8. Juan Sancho de Tovar, 1st Marquis of Berlanga 17. María de Tovar y de Vivero, Lady of Berlanga 4. Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 4th Duke of Frías 18. Pedro Girón y Velasco, 3rd Conde de Ureña 9. María Girón, Lady of Gandul and Marchenilla 19. Mencía de Guzmán Velasco 2. Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías 20. Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (=#28) 10. Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 6th Duke of Medina Sidonia (=#10) 21. Leonor de Zuñiga y Guzman (=#29) 5. Maria Angela de Aragón y Guzmán 22. Alfonso de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza (=#30) 11. Ana de Aragón y de Gurrea (=#11) 23. Ana de Gurrea y de Gurrea (=#31) 1. Ana de Velasco y Girón 24. Juan Téllez-Girón, 2nd Count of Ureña 12. Juan Téllez-Girón, 4th Count of Ureña 25. Leonor de la Vega Velasco 6. Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna 26. Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque 13. María de la Cueva y Toledo 27. Francisca Alvarez de Toledo 3. Maria Tellez-Giron 28. Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (=#20) 14. Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 6th Duke of Medina Sidonia (=#10) 29. Leonor de Zuñiga y Guzman (=#21) 7. Leonor Ana de Guzmán y Aragón 30. Alfonso de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza (=#22) 15. Ana de Aragón y de Gurrea (=#11) 31. Ana de Gurrea y de Gurrea (=#23)

External links

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