George, 1st Duke of Torres Novas

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As heir of the Dukes of Aveiro, he was 3rd Marquis of Torres Novas and, due to King Philip I's special grant, he also became the 1st Duke of Torres Novas.

However, he never inherited the Dukedom of Aveiro, once he died before his mother.

He married twice:

  • in 1619, with Ana Dória Colonna (who died in 1620, daughter of André Dória, 3rd Prince of Melfi. They had no issue.
  • the 2nd marriage with Ana Manrique de Cádenas (who died in Madrid in 1660) daughter of the Spanish 3rd Dukes of Maqueda. They had four children:
Portuguese nobility
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Armas dos Lencastres, Duques de Aveiro e Marqueses de Torres Novas
Marquis of Torres Novas

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Armas dos Lencastres, Duques de Aveiro e Marqueses de Torres Novas
Duke of Torres Novas

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Bibliography

  • ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, page 446. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.