Pedro Álvares Pereira
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Dom Pedro Álvares Pereira (13?? – 14 August 1385) was a Portuguese
noble of the 14th century.
He was the son of Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal and Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
, to whom he succeed after his death as patriarch of the Pereira
family and as Prior of Crato
(leader of the Knights Hospitaller
in Portugal
). He was the older brother of the Constable of Portugal
, Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira
.
He became an ally of Dona Leonor Teles
, and during the Portuguese crisis of 1383–1385 he supported the claims to the Portuguese throne of John I of Castile
, who would nominate him Master of the Castilian Order of Calatrava
.
Fighting for John I of Castile
, he participated in the Battle of Atoleiros
where he was defeated by his brother, Nuno Álvares Pereira, and was one of the few survivors from the Castilian
army. In the Battle of Aljubarrota
he led a Castilian charge against the Portuguese rearguard, but he died soon after while running away from his brother's army.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
noble of the 14th century.
He was the son of Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal and 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...
, to whom he succeed after his death as patriarch of the Pereira
Pereira (surname)
Pereira is a common surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages, namely in Portugal, Brazil, and Galicia. It was originally a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal possession of Pereira , which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'. The name also exists in variations such...
family and as Prior of Crato
Prior of Crato
The Prior of Crato , was the traditional title given to the head of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in Portugal...
(leader of the Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
in 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...
). He was the older brother of the 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...
, Dom 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...
.
He became an ally of Dona Leonor Teles
Leonor Telles de Menezes
Leonor Telles de Menezes was a queen consort of Portugal and regent during the years 1383–1385. She was the wife of a Portuguese nobleman from whom she was forcibly divorced by King Ferdinand I, who afterward married her...
, and during the Portuguese crisis of 1383–1385 he supported the claims to the Portuguese throne of John I of Castile
John I of Castile
John I was the king of Crown of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile...
, who would nominate him Master of the Castilian Order of Calatrava
Order of Calatrava
The Order of Calatrava was the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming the Order of Calatrava as a Militia was given by Pope Alexander III on September 26, 1164.-Origins and Foundation:...
.
Fighting for John I of Castile
John I of Castile
John I was the king of Crown of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile...
, he participated in the Battle of Atoleiros
Battle of Atoleiros
The Battle of Atoleiros took place on 6 April 1384, between a Portuguese force and a punitive expedition from Castile sent by John I. The battle took place near the population centre of the same name in Alentejo...
where he was defeated by his brother, Nuno Álvares Pereira, and was one of the few survivors from the Castilian
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...
army. In the Battle of Aljubarrota
Battle of Aljubarrota
The Battle of Aljubarrota was a battle fought between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile on 14 August 1385. Forces commanded by King John I of Portugal and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira, with the support of English allies, opposed the army of King John I of Castile with its...
he led a Castilian charge against the Portuguese rearguard, but he died soon after while running away from his brother's army.
See also
- History of PortugalHistory of PortugalThe history of Portugal, a European and an Atlantic nation, dates back to the Early Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire including possessions in South America, Africa, Asia and...
- Kingdom of PortugalKingdom of PortugalThe Kingdom of Portugal was Portugal's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe and existed from 1139 to 1910...
- House of Avis
- House of BurgundyHouse of BurgundyThe House of Burgundy was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France....
- Hundred Years War