Martim Afonso de Melo

Portuguese nobleman

Died1432 (aged 71–72)
Portugal

Martim Afonso de Melo
Lord
Coat of Arms of Mello
Born	1360 (1360) Évora, Portugal
Died	1432 (aged 71–72) Portugal
Noble family	Mello

Martim Afonso de Melo (1360–1432) was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Arega and Barbacena. He served as Alcaide of Évora,^[1] and Guarda-mor of John I of Portugal.^[2]

Born in Évora, he was the son of Vasco Martins de Melo and Maria Afonso de Brito.^[3] Martim married twice, the first with Beatriz Pimentel,^[4] daughter of Juan Afonso Pimentel y Vasques da Fonseca, Count of Benavente, and Joana Telles de Menezes.^[5]

His second marriage was to Briolanja de Sousa, granddaughter of Vasco Martins de Sousa and Inês Dias Manuel,^[6] daughter Sancho Manuel de Villena and Inés Díaz de Toledo. She was granddaughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, and Inés de Castañeda.^[7]

References

↑ Bibliotheca Lusitana historica, critica, e cronologica. Dio(go Barbosa Machado. 1966.
↑ Monumenta Henricina Volume VI (1437-1439). By UC Biblioteca Geral.
↑ Os Pinto Coelho Da Cunha. By Wendel Albert Oliveira Pereira. 9 July 2007.
↑ Comendador Guilherme Telles Ribeiro: ascendência e descendência : Açores - Brasil. Paulo Fernando Telles Ribeiro, Eliana Quintella de Linhares. 2003. ISBN 9788590325710.
↑ Beatriz de Portugal: la pugna dinástica Avís-Trastámara. César Olivera Serrano. 2005. ISBN 9788400083434.
↑ Estudos em homenagem a José Amadeu Coelho Dias (2 Vol.). By Dctp, Dhepi - Flup. 2006. ISBN 9789728932176.
↑ Os nossos costados: costados, subsídios biográficos e genealógicos. Alberto Coelho de Araújo Sousa Machado. 1980.

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