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Beatriz de Meneses, 2nd Countess of Loulé

Beatriz de Meneses, 2nd Countess of Loulé

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Brites or Beatriz de Meneses (c.1470-1530) Countess of Loulé and Marialva,[1] was a Portuguese noblewoman, granddaughter of Fernando I, Duke of Braganza.[2]

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Biography

She was born in Guarda, Portugal, daughter of Henrique de Meneses, 4th Count of Viana and Guiomar of Braganza, a noble lady, daughter of the Duke Fernando I and Joana de Castro, belonging to the powerful lineage of the House of Castro.[3]

Beatriz de Meneses got married in the 1490s to Francisco Coutinho, 4th count of Marialva,[4] with whom she had two children: Diogo Coutinho, husband of Joana Carvalho, and Guiomar Coutinho,[5] who was married to Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda, son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon.[6]

References

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    Brasões Da Sala de Sintra, Volume 1, Anselmo Braamcamp Freire, 1921
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    D. Manuel I, 1469-1521, João Paulo Oliveira e Costa, 2007, ISBN 9789727599202
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    Os grandes vultos da restauração de Portugal, Francisco da Rocha Martins, 1940
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    Epitome de las historias portuguesas, Manuel de Faria y Sousa, 1628
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    Beira Alta, Assembleia Distrital de Viseu, 1968
  6. [6]
    Brotéria: cultura e informaçao, Volume 44, Domingos Maurício Gomes dos Santos, 1947
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