Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda

Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda (Portuguese: Fernando, Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]; 5 June 1507 – 7 November 1534) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon.

Infante Ferdinand
Duke of Guarda
Born	5 June 1507 Abrantes, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	7 November 1534(1534-11-07) (aged 27) Abrantes, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes
Spouse	Guiomar Coutinho
Issue	Infanta Luisa
House	Aviz
Father	Manuel I of Portugal
Mother	Maria of Aragon

Biography

Ferdinand was born in Abrantes on 5 June 1507.^[1][2] He was Lord of Alfaiates, Sabugal and Abrantes, and Mayor of Trancoso, Lamego and Marialva.

On 5 October 1530, Ferdinand was made Duke of Guarda by his brother, John III.^[1] He married Guiomar Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva and 3rd Countess of Loulé, a rich heiress from a Portuguese noble family.^[1][2] The marriage was arranged by John III. The couple settled in Abrantes, where their two children were born: a daughter, Luisa (born in 1531), and a son, born on 1 August 1533, who died shortly after his birth.

Luisa, his only surviving child, died in October 1534. Ferdinand himself died one month later, on 7 November 1534, in Abrantes.^[1] He is buried in the Church of Saint Dominique of Abrantes. His widow, Guiomar Coutinho, died one month later, on 9 December.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda
8. Edward I of Portugal[3] 4. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu[4] 9. Eleanor of Aragon[3] 2. Manuel I of Portugal 10. John, Constable of Portugal[5] 5. Beatrice of Portugal[4] 11. Isabel of Barcelos[5] 1. Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda 12. John II of Aragon[6] 6. Ferdinand II of Aragon[5] 13. Juana Enríquez[6] 3. Maria of Aragon 14. John II of Castile[7] 7. Isabella I of Castile[5] 15. Isabella of Portugal[7]

See also

• Duke of Guarda
• Count of Loulé
• Count of Marialva
• Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal

Notes

1. Pereira, Esteves; Rodrigues, Guilherme (1904). Portugal : diccionario historico, chorographico, heraldico, biographico, bibliographico, numismatico e artistico (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Lisboa: J. Romano Torres. p. 385.
2. McMurdo, Edward (1889). The history of Portugal, from the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign of Alfonso III. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. p. 114. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
3. Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The Story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 139. ISBN 9780722224731.
4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Emanuel I." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
5. Liss, Peggy K. (10 November 2015). Isabel the Queen: Life and Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780812293203.
6. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ferdinand V. of Castile and Leon and II. of Aragon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
7. Isabella I, Queen of Spain at the Encyclopædia Britannica

Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda House of Aviz Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy Born: 1507 Died: 1534
Portuguese nobility
New title	Duke of Guarda 1530–1534	Title extinct