Leonardo Estêvão de Nápoles

Leonardo Estêvão de Nápoles

Leonardo Estêvão de Nápoles (c.1350-1421) was a Portuguese nobleman and military, the eldest (and probably only) son of Stephen of Durazzo (an Italian crusader known in Portugal as Estêvão de Nápoles). Because of his (as well as his father's) deeds in battle, he received an extraordinary amount of Lordships ("Senhorios") from king Afonso IV: among these were those of Corjas, Penela and Seia. He was also granted full domain over a large extension of land around Braga, known as Veiga de Santa Maria. Because of this, in contemporary sources he is also referred to as "Leonardo Estêvão da Veiga"). These donations made him one of the wealthiest land owners of his time in Portugal.

Leonardo Estêvão de Nápoles is the second known member of the Portuguese Nápoles family, a secondary branch of the royal Capetian House of Anjou, of the kings of Naples.

Marriage and Children

Leonardo Estêvão de Nápoles married Margarida Anes de Menezes, daughter of João Afonso Teles de Menezes, 4th Count of Barcelos. Their only known son was João Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles.

References

*Pereira Marques, António Augusto. "Os Senhores das Honras de Molelos e o Asilo da Folhadosa". Guarda, 1953; pp. 6-8.


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