Fernão Velho

Fernão Velho
Senhor de Veleda
brasao de armas of Velhos
Born14th-century
Portugal
Died15th-century
Portugal
Noble familyVelhos

Fernão Velho (born 14th-century) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served during the Kingdom of Portugal as Alcaide of Veleda.[1] and squire of Peter, Duke of Coimbra.[2]

Biography

Fernão was born in Portugal, the son of Gonçalo Anes Velho, o Contador, and Margarida Annes Durró, belonging to a noble Portuguese family.[3] His wife was Maria Álvares Cabral,[4] daughter or granddaughter of Álvaro Gil Cabral, Lord of Belmonte, and Catarina Anes de Loureiro, a noble lady, belonging to the Casa do Loureiro.[5]

Fernão Velho and Maria Álvares Cabral were the parents of Gonçalo Velho Cabral, the discoverer of the Santa Maria and São Miguel Islands.[6]

References

  1. ^ As duas Americas. Cándido Costa, Enrique Onffroy de Thoron (vicomte.) Onffroy de Verez family-. 1900.
  2. ^ A Batalha de Alfarrobeira: antecedentes e significado. Humberto Baquero Moreno. 1973.
  3. ^ Frei Gonçalo Velho, Volume 1. Ayres de Sá. 1899.
  4. ^ Historia e memorias da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa: 2a Classe, Sciencias Moraes e Politicas, e Bellas Lettras, Volume 8, Part 2. Typographia da Academia. 1900.
  5. ^ Revista trimensal do Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e ... Instituto Histórico, Geográphico e Etnográphico do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) -. 1872.
  6. ^ Frei Gonçalo Velho - Volumen1. Ayres de Sá. 1899.


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