Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

Teodósio I
D. Teodósio I; Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
Duke of Braganza
Tenure	20 September 1532 – 22 September 1563
Predecessor	Jaime I
Successor	João I
Born	1510 Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	22 September 1563 Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse	Isabel of Lencastre Beatriz of Lencastre
Issue among others...	João I
House	House of Braganza
Father	Jaime I
Mother	Eleonor of Mendoza
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Duquesa D. Beatriz de Lencastre.

Dom Teodósio I of Braganza (Portuguese: Teodósio de Bragança; 1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza, among other titles. He is known for ceding the title of Duke of Guimarães to Infante Duarte of Aviz, alongside some of the wealth and properties of the House of Braganza.

Biography

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

Marriage and Issue

In 1542, he married his 1st cousin Isabel of Lencastre (1513–1558), daughter of his uncle Dinis, and had John I of Braganza.

In 1559, he remarried with Beatriz of Lencastre (1542–1623), granddaughter of Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra. Their first child, Jaime of Braganza, died without issue in 1578, in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir. Their second child, Isabel, married the 1st Duke of Caminha.

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
João I	1543	22 February 1583	13th Count of Barcelos, 1st Count of Ourém, 7th Count of Arraiolos and Neiva, 6th Duke of Braganza, 5th Marquis of Vila Viçosa
Jaime	unknown	4 August 1578	Died at the Battle of Alcacer Quibir; never married; no issue
Isabel	1560	unknown	Married Miguel Luis de Meneses, 1st Duke of Caminha

Ancestry

Family of Teodósio I, 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

Bibliography

• "Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil" Vol. II, page 445. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989.
• Genealogy of Duke Teodósio I of Braganza (in Portuguese)

External links

Media related to Teodosio I of Braganza at Wikimedia Commons