Infante Edward, 5th Duke of Guimarães

Infante Edward, 5th Duke of Guimarães
Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz-Beja
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Manuel I
Children include
   Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and of Asturias
   John III
   Isabella, Holy Roman Empress
   Beatrice, Duchess of Savoy
   Louis, Duke of Beja
   Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso
   Cardinal-Infante Afonso
   Henry
   Edward, 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
   John IV
John III
Children include
   Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and of Asturias
   John Manuel, Prince of Portugal
Grandchildren include
   Sebastian
Sebastian
Henry
Anthony

The Infante Edward, 5th Duke of Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈaɾt(ɨ)]; English: Edward) (Almeirim, March 1541 - Évora, 28 November 1576) was a Portuguese infante (prince), son of Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães and his wife, Isabella of Braganza.

Through his father, he was a grandson of King Manuel I of Portugal; through his mother, he was a grandson of James, 4th Duke of Braganza.

He was born posthumous and he inherited his father’s titles and estates: the Dukedom of Guimarães. He was one of the most influent nobles during the reigns of Kings John III and Sebastian.

As member of the State Council he voted, in 1569, for the marriage of King Sebastian to Margaret of Valois (who late became Henry IV fist wife) and, in 1574, he escorted King Sebastian in his first trip to Tangiers, in north Africa.

In 1557, when King John III died, Edward was one of the three legitimate surviving male descendants of King Manuel I of Portugal (together with King Sebastian and Cardinal-Infante Henry).

King Sebastian was jealous of this and, for several times, disrespected Edward's rank. When the King didn’t invite Edward to a royal bull-fighting, in Xabregas (Lisbon), Edward was quite upset and, finally, he retired to Évora where, some months later, he died single and without issue.

Edward had two sisters, both married to remarkable Renaissance princes:

  • Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538-1577), also known as Maria de Portugal, married to the Italian prince Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza;
  • Infanta Catherine of Guimarães (1540-1614), also known as Catarina de Portugal, married to the Portuguese prince John, 6th Duke of Braganza.

Once she was married to a Portuguese, Infanta Catherine of Guimarães inherited her brother estates and rights to the Dukedom of Guimarães. During the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis, Catherine and her husband, John I of Braganza, were important claimants to the Portuguese throne.

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Ancestry

See also

External links

Bibliography

”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. II, page 651. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.

Portuguese nobility
Preceded by
Duarte I, 4th Duke of Guimarães
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Duke of Guimarães

1541—1576
Succeeded by
John II of Braganza, 6th Duke of Guimarães



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