Count of Penamacor
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D. Lopo de Albuquerque was made First Conunt of Penamacor by King Afonso V of Portugal
on August 24, 1476 by which letter the Count was also given the towns of Penamacor
and Abiul.
D. Lopo de Albuquerque was Lord Chamberlain of King Afonso V, and from 1463 was also the king's Falconeer and Captain of the Royal Guard.
He accompanied King Afonso V to France
in 1477 where he had been sent as Ambassador earlier and was Ambassador
toRome
to negotiate Afonso V's marriage to Queen Joana, La Beltraneja, Queen Isabel's nemesis.
He was accused of treason in 1484 by King John II and went into exile into Spain where he used the assume didentity of Pedrio Nunes. He was arrested in London in 1488 by John II's request and released on 1492 by Queen Isabel's intervention. He was killed in Seville around 1492 by John II's agents.
He married D. Catarina de Noronha (niece of Filipa Moniz future wife of Cristóbal Colón
), daughetr of D. Pedro de Noronha and of Branca Dias Perestrelo, daughter of Bartolomeu Perestrelo
and of his Second wife Branca Dias.
D. Catarina de Noronha is mentioned in Diego Colon's Last Will.
The Counts of Penamacor had the following children:
They also had an adopted son named Diego Mendez de Segura who became Admiral Colon's secretary.
Afonso V of Portugal
Afonso V KG , called the African , was the twelfth King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to his conquests in Northern Africa.-Early life:...
on August 24, 1476 by which letter the Count was also given the towns of Penamacor
Penamacor
Penamacor is a municipality in Portugal with an area of 563.9 km² and a population of 6,160 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 12 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco....
and Abiul.
D. Lopo de Albuquerque was Lord Chamberlain of King Afonso V, and from 1463 was also the king's Falconeer and Captain of the Royal Guard.
He accompanied King Afonso V to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1477 where he had been sent as Ambassador earlier and was Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
toRome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
to negotiate Afonso V's marriage to Queen Joana, La Beltraneja, Queen Isabel's nemesis.
He was accused of treason in 1484 by King John II and went into exile into Spain where he used the assume didentity of Pedrio Nunes. He was arrested in London in 1488 by John II's request and released on 1492 by Queen Isabel's intervention. He was killed in Seville around 1492 by John II's agents.
He married D. Catarina de Noronha (niece of Filipa Moniz future wife of Cristóbal Colón
Cristobal Colon
Cristobal Colon may refer to:*Cristobal Colon, Spanish version of the name of the explorer Christopher Columbus*Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon , a Spanish unprotected cruiser that foundered off Cuba in 1895...
), daughetr of D. Pedro de Noronha and of Branca Dias Perestrelo, daughter of Bartolomeu Perestrelo
Bartolomeu Perestrelo
Bartolomeu Perestrello , 1st Capitão Donatário, Lord and Governor of the Island of Porto Santo was a Portuguese navigator and explorer that is claimed to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira...
and of his Second wife Branca Dias.
D. Catarina de Noronha is mentioned in Diego Colon's Last Will.
The Counts of Penamacor had the following children:
- D. Garcia de Albuquerque (1470 -?) married Leonor Perestrelo,
- D. Afonso de Albuquerque,
- Luís de Albuquerque,
- Inês (ou Guiomar) de Noronha (c. 1470 -?) married Rui de Melo, MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of ElvasElvasElvas is a Portuguese municipality, an episcopal city and frontier fortress of Portugal, located in the district of Portalegre in Alentejo. It is situated about 230 km east of Lisbon, and about 15 km west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz, by the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon railway...
, - D. Isabel de Noronha (1480 -?) married Nuno Vaz de Castelo-Branco, Admiral of PortugalAdmiral of PortugalThe high office of Admiral of the Kingdom of Portugal as the head of the Portuguese navy was created by King Denis of Portugal in 1317 for the Genoese nobleman and naval officer Manuel Pessanha . Although there is evidence that such a title existed before The high office of Admiral of the...
. - D. Pedro de Noronha
They also had an adopted son named Diego Mendez de Segura who became Admiral Colon's secretary.