Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

The Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso (1507–1534; pron. IPA2|fɨɾ'nɐ̃du; English: "Ferdinand") was a Portuguese infante son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife Maria of Aragon.

Ferdinand was born in Abrantes on June 5th, 1507. He was made Duke of Guarda by his father. He was also Duke of Trancoso and 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. The couple settled in Abrantes, when their two children were born: a daughter, Luisa (born in 1531), and a son, born on August 1st, 1533, and died shortly after his birth.

Luisa, his only surviving child, died on October 1534. Ferdinand himself died one month later, on November 7th, 1534, in Abrantes, and is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar, died one month later, on December 9th [ [http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/l1/LANG=span/INDEX=I50591 I50591: Guyomare de Coutinho ] ] .

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Duke of Guarda

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