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Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz
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| John I
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| Children
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| Prince Edward
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| Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
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| Henry the Navigator
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| Princess Isabel
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| John, Duke of Aveiro
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| Fernando, the Saint Prince
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| Afonso, Duke of Braganza
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| Princess Beatrice
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| Edward
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| Children
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| Prince Afonso
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| Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
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| Princess Leonor
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| Princess Catherine
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| Princess Joan
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| Grandchildren include
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| Manuel, Duke of Beja
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| Afonso V
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| Children include
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| Saint Joan Princess
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| Prince John
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| John II
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| Prince Afonso
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| George, Duke of Coimbra (natural son)
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| Manuel I
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| Children include
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| Miguel da Paz
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| Prince John
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| Princess Isabella
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| Princess Beatrice
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| Louis, Duke of Beja
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| Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda
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| Cardinal-Prince Afonso
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| Cardinal Henry
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| Edward, Duke of Guimarães
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| Princess Maria
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| Grandchildren include
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| Philip I (II of Spain)
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| Anthony, Prior of Crato
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| Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
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| Great-Grandchildren include
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| Teodosio, Duke of Braganza
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| Great-Great-Grandchildren include
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| John, Duke of Braganza
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| John III
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| Children include
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| Princess Maria
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| Prince John
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| Grandchildren include
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| Prince Sebastian
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| Don Carlos
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| Sebastian
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| Cardinal Henry
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| Anthony
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Ferdinand, Prince of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (Portuguese: Fernando) was the third son of Portuguese King Edward of Portugal and his wife Leonor of Aragon.
Ferdinand was born in Almeirim on November 17 1433. He became Duke of Viseu when his uncle Henry the Navigator died in 1460. He also succeeded his uncle as Master of the Order of Aviz and responsible for the Discoveries (1460-1470).
He married his cousin Beatrice of Portugal (Portuguese: Beatriz) in 1447, daughter of John, Duke of Aveiro (his uncle).
From that marriage Ferdinand had nine children:
- João (1448-1472), 3rd Duke of Viseu, 2nd Duke of Beja, 6th general of the kingdom.
- Diogo (1450-1484), 4th Duke of Viseu, 3rd Duke of Beja.
- Duarte
- Dinis
- Simão
- Leonor of Portugal (1458-1525), married John II of Portugal and became Queen of Portugal.
- Isabel of Portugal (1459-1521), married Ferdinand II, Duke of Braganza,
- Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal after the death of his cousin John II of Portugal
- Catarina
