Diogo Gil Moniz
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Life
He was the eldest son of Gil Aires MonizGil Aires Moniz
-Life:He was an honoured man at the time of King John I of Portugal and a Escrivão da Puridade of the 2nd Constable of Portugal Nuno Álvares Pereira, and some say also his relative....
and wife Maria Pires.
He was Vedor
Comptroller
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of the Fazenda
Treasury
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of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, brother of King Afonso V of Portugal
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:...
and father of King Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal...
.
Marriage and issue
He married Leonor da Silva, daughter of Rui Gomes da Silva, of the LordLord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
s of a Chamusca, and wife Branca de Almeida, and had:
- Francisca Pereira or da Silva, wife of DomDom (title)Dom is a title of respect prefixed to the given name. It derives from Latin Dominus.It is used in English for certain Benedictine and Carthusian monks, and for members of certain communities of Canons Regular. Examples include Benedictine monks of the English Benedictine Congregation...
Sancho de Noronha, 3rd CountCountA count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of Odemira, and had extant issue - Pedro or Pero Moniz da SilvaPedro Moniz da Silva-Life:He was the eldest son of Diogo Gil Moniz and wife Leonor da Silva, of the Lords of a Chamusca.For some time he was a Reposteiro-Mór of King Manuel I of Portugal, he had a Command at the Order of Christ and later was the Mordomo-Mór -Life:He was the eldest son of Diogo Gil Moniz and wife...
- António of St. Thomas, a Hieronymite monkMonkA monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
, a reformer of the MonasteryMonasteryMonastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
of TomarTomarTomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
Sources
- Manuel João da Costa Felgueiras Gaio, "Nobiliário das Famílias de Portugal", Tomo Vigésimo Primeiro, Título de Monizes, § 17, § 18 e § 19
- Various Authors, "Armorial Lusitano", Lisbon, 1961, pp. 370-372
- Dom Augusto Romano Sanches de Baena e Farinha de Almeida Portugal Sousa e Silva, 1.º Visconde de Sanches de Baena, "Archivo Heraldico-Genealógico", Lisbon, 1872, Volume II, p. CXV
- Cristóvão Alão de Morais, "Pedatura Lusitana", Volume I (reformulated edition), pp. 668-670