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He also claimed the title of Duke of Coimbra. His brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is the current head of the House of Braganza.
Duke of Coimbra (Portuguese: Duque de Coimbra) was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of royal dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese royal house, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to his 2nd male son, Infante Pedro.
A Sacra e Militar Ordem Constantiniana de São Jorge foi convidada a fazer-se representar nas exéquias de Sua Alteza o Senhor D. Henrique de Bragança, Infante de Portugal e Duque de Coimbra, Bailio Grã-Cruz da Ordem, que tiveram lugar na igreja de São Vicente de Fora, em Lisboa.
- Early Life
- European Travels
- Alleged Rebellion
- Marriage and Issue
- Bibliography
From the time he was born, Peter was one of John I's favourite sons. Along with his siblings, he received an exceptional education rarely seen in those times for the children of royalty. Close to his brothers Edward, the future king of Portugal, and John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Peter grew up in a calm environment free of intrigues. On 14 Au...
In 1425, Peter travelled to France and England and visited the universities of Paris and Oxford before arriving in Flanders in 1426, where he spent the next two years at the Burgundian court. After the death of the second wife of Philip the Good of Burgundy in 1425, Peter recommended his sister Isabella to him as a wife. Philip sent a delegation to...
On 9 June 1448, Peter returned control of the country to the king. Influenced by Afonso, the Duke of Braganza, Afonso V nullified all of Peter's edicts, including the ones that concentrated power in the figure of the king. The following year, under accusations that years later would prove false, Afonso V declared Peter a rebel. The situation became...
In 1428 Peter married Isabella of Urgell, daughter of James II, Count of Urgell, and candidate to the throne of the Crown of Aragon at the Compromise of Caspe. The couple had the following children: 1. Infante Peter (1429–1466), Constable of Portugal, Count of Barcelona and disputed King of Aragon. 2. Infante John (1431–1457), married Charlotte of ...
The Dukes of CoimbraGeneral Books LLC, 2010.Elbl, Ivana, "Friendship, Disasters, and Social Capital: The Silva Meneses, 1415-1481" – Portuguese Studies Review, Volume 30, Issue 1, 2022, pages 39–82. Available at https://trentu.academia.edu/i...Galvão, António (1563), Tratado... dos diuersos & desuayrados caminhos, por onde nos tempos passados a pimenta & especearia veyo da India às nossas partes, & assi de todos os descobrimentos antigos...Galvano, Antonio (1862) [Portuguese version 1563, original translation 1601], The Discoveries of the World, from Their First Original unto the Year of Our Lord 1555, Translated & edited by Richard...6 de dic. de 2006 · He is the namesake of Infante D. Henrique, the Navigator, son of King John I and Philipa of Lancaster and half-brother of D. Afonso, count of Barcelos and 1st duke of Bragança. The latter’s brother Infante D. Pedro, was 1st duke of Coimbra and Regent of Portugal, during the minority of his nephew king D. Afonso V.
On July 4, 2018, the feast day of Santa Isabel of Portugal, Infanta Maria Francisca received the title of Duchess of Coimbra from her father, the Duke of Bragança, in a ceremony held at the monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova in Coimbra, succeeding her uncle, Infante D. Henrique.
15 de feb. de 2017 · The youngest brother of the head of the House of Bragança, Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra has passed away on February 14 at the age of 67. Infante Henrique had suffered from cancer for some time.
