Gonçalo (Gonçalves) Pereira
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Dom Gonçalo Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga (1326–1349) was a Portuguese
clergyman, politician and audacious warrior.
Raised at the palaces of King Denis of Portugal
and student at the University of Salamanca
, he returned to Portugal
and was nominated Dean of the see of Porto and charged with negotiations with the Curia Romana.
Elected 27th Bishop of Lisbon on August 21, 1322, he was elevated to Archbishop of Braga in 1326. He mediated the disagreements between Denis and his son Afonso IV of Portugal
, being an auxiliar of Queen Elizabeth of Aragon
on her peacemaking mission. In 1338 he was as the Ambassador
of Afonso IV of Portugal
to Castile
to obtain the peace between the two Kingdoms. He fought at the famous Battle of Salado. He died on March 6, 1358.
He was the father of Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
by Teresa Peres Vilarinho and the paternal grandfather of the Saint Constable of Portugal
Nuno Álvares Pereira
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
clergyman, politician and audacious warrior.
Raised at the palaces of King Denis of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
Dinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was...
and student at the University of Salamanca
University of Salamanca
The University of Salamanca is a Spanish higher education institution, located in the town of Salamanca, west of Madrid. It was founded in 1134 and given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the oldest founded university in Spain and the third oldest European...
, he returned to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and was nominated Dean of the see of Porto and charged with negotiations with the Curia Romana.
Elected 27th Bishop of Lisbon on August 21, 1322, he was elevated to Archbishop of Braga in 1326. He mediated the disagreements between Denis and his son Afonso IV of Portugal
Afonso IV of Portugal
Afonso IV , called the Brave , was the seventh king of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal by his wife Elizabeth of Aragon.-Biography:...
, being an auxiliar of Queen Elizabeth of Aragon
Elizabeth of Aragon
Elizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:...
on her peacemaking mission. In 1338 he was as the 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....
of Afonso IV of Portugal
Afonso IV of Portugal
Afonso IV , called the Brave , was the seventh king of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal by his wife Elizabeth of Aragon.-Biography:...
to Castile
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
to obtain the peace between the two Kingdoms. He fought at the famous Battle of Salado. He died on March 6, 1358.
He was the father of Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Prior of Crato, Portugal, was born to Gonçalo Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga and Teresa Peres Vilarinho. at a very young age, he entered the Order of St. John of the Hospitallers...
by Teresa Peres Vilarinho and the paternal grandfather of the Saint Constable of Portugal
Constable of Portugal
Constable of Portugal or Constable of the Kingdom was a title created by the King of Portugal Ferdinand I in 1382, to substitute the title Alferes Mór do Reino. The constable was the second most powerful person in the kingdom, after the King of Portugal...
Nuno Álvares Pereira
Nuno Álvares Pereira
Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. , also spelled Nun'Álvares Pereira, was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile...
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