Ferdinand of Portugal, Lord of Eça facts for kids
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Ferdinand of Portugal
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Coat of Arms of the Eça family, founded by Ferdinand of Portugal
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| Born | c. 1378 |
| Died | c. 1460 (aged 81–82) Eça, Galicia
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| Title | ' Lord of Eça ' |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel de Dávalos |
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Ferdinand of Portugal (also known as Fernando in Portuguese), later called Ferdinand of Eça or Eza, was born around 1378. He was an important figure in Portuguese history. Ferdinand was the son of Infant João, a Portuguese prince. His father, João, was the son of King Peter I of Portugal and a famous lady named Inés de Castro. She was known as "the Queen who ruled after her death" because of her dramatic story.
Ferdinand's father, Prince João, was born in 1349. He was officially recognized as a Prince of Portugal. He became the Duke of Valencia de Campos in Castile, a region in Spain. This happened through his marriage to Constanza de Castilla, who was the daughter of King Henry II of Castile. Prince João had first married Maria Téllez de Menezes in 1376. Sadly, she passed away shortly after in 1378. After her death, Prince João married Constanza de Castilla in 1378. Constanza became Ferdinand's stepmother and the Duchess of Valencia de Campos.
Life of Ferdinand
Ferdinand became the first Lord of Eza in Galicia. This is where he got his family name, Eça, which is the Portuguese way of saying Eza. He received this title from Fadrique de Castilla, who was the first Duke of Arjona.
Family and Children
Ferdinand of Portugal had a large family. He was known to have many children. The name of one of his main partners was Isabel Dávalos. She was the daughter of Pedro López Dávalos, a leader in Murcia, and the granddaughter of Ruy López Dávalos, a high-ranking official in Castile.
With Isabel Dávalos, Ferdinand had several children, including:
- Duarte de Eça (born around 1415), who became a clergyman.
- Pedro de Eça (born around 1430), who was the first Alcaide-Mór (a type of castle governor) of Moura. He later became the second Lord of Aldeia Galega da Merceana. He married Leonor Casca de Camões.
- Branca de Eça (born around 1420), who married Vasco Fernandes de Lucena. She later married João Rodrigues de Azevedo.
- Inês de Eça (born around 1450), who married Garcia de Sousa Chichorro.
- Catarina de Eça (born around 1440), who became the Abbess (head nun) of the Monastery of Lorvão.
Ferdinand also had children with other women, including:
- Fernando de Eça (born around 1410), who was the first Alcaide-Mór of Vila Viçosa. He worked for the Duke of Braganza.
- Garcia de Eça (born around 1410), who was the first Alcaide-Mór of Muge.
- Leonor da Guerra or de Eça (born around 1410), who married Galiote Leitão, a nobleman.
- João de Eça (born around 1420), who was the first Alcaide-Mór of Moreira.
- Diogo of Eça (born around 1410).
- Brites or Beatriz de Eça (born around 1415), who became the Abbess of the Monastery of Celas in Coimbra.
- Maria of Portugal, who became a nun.
- Inês of Portugal (born around 1415), who married Gonzalo Fernández de Hijar.
- Isabel of Portugal (born around 1415), who married Juan de Sotomayor.
- João de Eça, a Commander of Cardiga.
- Diogo de Eça, who passed away young.
- Antão de Eça, who became a monk.
- Beatriz of Portugal.
- Catarina de Eça.
- João de Eça (born around 1420).
It is said that Ferdinand of Portugal had as many as 42 children in total.
Later Life
Towards the end of his life, Ferdinand became very religious. He started wearing a rope from the habit of Saint Francis of Assisi. This rope was part of his burial clothes and is even shown in the Coat of Arms of his family.
See also
In Spanish: Fernando de Portugal, señor de Eza para niños
