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Ferdinand I of Portugal
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Ferdinand I of Portugal

King of Portugal (r. 1367–1383)

Ferdinand I (Portuguese: Fernando; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome (o Formoso) or occasionally the Inconstant (o Inconstante), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. He was also briefly made King of Galicia, in 1369 (a claim which he would maintain until 1373).2

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Born Oct 31, 1345, died Oct 22, 1383.1

About

Facing a lack of legitimate male heirs, his death led to the 1383–85 crisis, also known as the Portuguese interregnum.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: monarch.5

Personal life

  • BornOct 31, 1345, Santarém6
  • DiedOct 22, 1383, Lisbon7
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Portugal8
  • SpouseLeonor Teles de Menezes married 13719

Fernando married Leonor Teles de Meneses, formerly the wife of the nobleman João Lourenço da Cunha, Lord of Pombeiro, and daughter of Martim Afonso Telo de Meneses, by whom he had his only surviving legitimate child, Beatrice. He also had a natural daughter, Isabel, whose mother's identity is unknown, though it was rumored that the latter was his own half-sister, Beatrice, Countess of Albuquerque.

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