http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Duke_of_GuardaDuke of Guarda - Revision history2026-05-15T02:22:56ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.1http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Duke_of_Guarda&diff=7089368&oldid=previmported>Woko Sapien: /* See also */2024-10-02T18:34:31Z<p><span class="autocomment">See also</span></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Arms of Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda.svg|thumb|150px|right|The coat of arms of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda]]<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
The title of '''Duke of [[Guarda, Portugal|Guarda]]''' (in Portuguese, ''Duque da Guarda'') was granted by a royal decree dated from October 5, 1530, by [[John III of Portugal|King John III]] to his younger brother, [[Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda|Infante Ferdinand]].<br />
<br />
Some authors say the [[Infante]] was also made '''Duke of [[Trancoso Municipality, Portugal|Trancoso]]''' (in Portuguese, ''Duque de Trancoso'') at the same date (according to ''Arquivo do Conselho Nobiliárquico de Portugal'', Vol I, 78).<br />
<br />
However, the majority of historians maintain that the Dukedom of Trancoso did not exist, and that the confusion comes from the fact that Infante Ferdinand (''Fernando'', in Portuguese) was also Lord of [[Trancoso Municipality, Portugal|Trancoso]].<br />
<br />
Finally, others say he was '''Duke of Guarda and Trancoso''' (a joint dukedom).<br />
<br />
Whatever the truth of this, it is certain that [[Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda|Infante Ferdinand]] was the sole bearer of the title of '''Duke of Guarda'''.<br />
<br />
According to the will of his father, [[Manuel I of Portugal|King Manuel I]], Infante Ferdinand was intended to marry the rich and prestigious heiress ''Dona'' Guiomar Coutinho, 5th [[Count of Marialva|Countess of Marialva]] and 3rd [[Count of Loulé|Countess of Loulé]].<br />
<br />
But when the Infante's marriage was announced, the [[Marquis of Torres Novas]] (who later became the 1st [[Duke of Aveiro]]) declared that he had already secretly married the rich heiress. The scandal in the [[Court (royal)|Court]] ended when [[John III of Portugal|King John III]] ordered the imprisonment of the marquis for several years, allowing the celebration of the Infante Ferdinand's marriage.<br />
<br />
The marriage was short but apparently happy: the couple had two children (a boy and a girl), who died at a very young age, before their parents.<br />
<br />
==List of dukes of Guarda==<br />
#[[Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda|Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda]] (1507–1534), [[Manuel I of Portugal|King Manuel I]]'s third son from his second marriage.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Count of Marialva]]<br />
*[[Count of Loulé]]<br />
*[[Dukedoms in Portugal]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.geneall.net/P/tit_page.php?id=614 Genealogy of the Duke of Guarda]<br />
<br />
{{Portuguese royalty}}<br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. I, page 385. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guarda}}<br />
[[Category:Dukes of Guarda| ]]<br />
[[Category:Dukedoms of Portugal]]<br />
[[Category:Portuguese noble titles|Guarda]]<br />
[[Category:1530 establishments in Portugal]]</div>imported>Woko Sapien