Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Teodósio I

| image = Teodósio I.png

| caption = D. Teodósio I; Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa

| succession = Duke of Braganza

| reign = 20 September 1532 – {{nowrap|22 September 1563}}

| reign-type = Tenure

| predecessor = Jaime I

| successor = João I

| spouse = Isabel of Lencastre
Beatriz of Lencastre

| issue = João I, Duke of Braganza

| issue-link = #Marriage and issue

| issue-pipe = among others...

| house = House of Braganza

| father = Jaime I, Duke of Braganza

| mother = Leonor Pérez de Guzmán

| birth_date = 1510

| birth_place = Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal

| death_date = 22 September 1563

| death_place = Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal

|}}

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Dom Teodósio I of Braganza ({{langx|pt|Teodósio de Bragança}}; 1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza, among other titles. He is known for ceding the title of Duke of Guimarães to Infante Duarte of Aviz, alongside some of the wealth and properties of the House of Braganza.

Biography

The Duke Teodósio I was an educated and refined man, a typical Renaissance prince. He loved painting and sculpture.

Marriage and issue

In 1542, he married his 1st cousin Isabel of Lencastre (1513–1558), daughter of his uncle Dinis, and had John (João) I of Braganza, who succeeded him as 6th Duke of Braganza.

In 1559, he remarried with Beatriz of Lencastre (1542–1623), granddaughter of Infante George of Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra. Their first child, Jaime of Braganza, died without issue in 1578, in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir. Their second child, Isabel, married the 1st Duke of Caminha.

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João I	1543	22 February 1583	13th Count of Barcelos, 10th Count of Ourém, 7th Count of Arraiolos and Neiva, 6th Duke of Braganza, 5th Marquis of Vila Viçosa
Jaime	unknown	4 August 1578	Died at the Battle of Alcacer Quibir; never married; no issue
Isabel	1560	unknown	Married Miguel Luis de Meneses, 1st Duke of Caminha

Ancestry

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|1= 1. Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

|2= 2. Jaime, Duke of Braganza

|3= 3. Leonor de Guzmán y Velasco

|4= 4. Fernando II, Duke of Braganza

|5= 5. Isabel of Viseu

|6= 6. Juan Alonso, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia

|7= 7. Isabel de Velasco y Mendoza

|8= 8. Fernando I, Duke of Braganza

|9= 9. Joana de Castro, 3rd Lady of Cadaval

|10= 10. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu

|11= 11. Beatrice of Portugal

|12= 12. Enrique, 2nd Duke of Medina Sidonia

|13= 13. Leonor de Ribera y Mendoza

|14= 14. Pedro, 2nd Count of Haro

|15= 15. Mencía de Mendoza y Figueroa

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Bibliography

"Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil" Vol. II, page 445. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989.
[http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=2815 Genealogy of Duke Teodósio I of Braganza (in Portuguese)]
VILA-SANTA, Nuno, "O Duque como conselheiro: D. Teodósio e a Coroa em meados de Quinhentos" [https://www.academia.edu/36374337/_O_Duque_como_conselheiro_D_Teod%C3%B3sio_e_a_Coroa_em_meados_de_Quinhentos_in_De_Todas_as_Partes_do_Mundo_O_patrim%C3%B3nio_do_5o_duque_de_Bragan%C3%A7a_D_Teod%C3%B3sio_I_coordena%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_Jessica_Hallet_e_Nuno_Senos_vol_I_Lisboa_Tinta_da_China_2018_pp_57_70]

External links

{{S-ttl|title=Duke of Braganza; Marquis of Vila Viçosa;
Count of Barcelos, Ourém, Neiva, and Arraiolos|years=1532–1563}}

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