Martim Afonso de Melo

Martim Afonso de Melo
Lord
Noble family Mello
Born 1360
Évora, Portugal
Died 1432
Portugal
Religion Roman Catholic

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

Biography

Born in Évora, was the son of Vasco Martins de Melo and Maria Afonso de Brito.[3] Martim married twice, the first with Beatriz Pimentel.[4] The second marriage was to Briolanja de Sousa, granddaughter of Vasco Martins de Sousa and Inês Dias, descendant of Ferdinand III of Castile.[5]

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