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{{Infobox Biography
{{Infobox person
| name = Lopo de Almeida
| name = Lopo de Almeida
| birth_date = [[1416]]
| image = File:LopoAlmeida.jpg
| death_date = [[1486]]
| birth_date = 1416
| death_date = 1486
| resting_place = [[Abrantes]], [[Portugal]]
| resting_place = [[Abrantes]], [[Portugal]]
| occupation = [[Count of Abrantes]]
| occupation = [[Count of Abrantes]]
| years_active = [[1476]] - [[1486]]
| years_active = 1476–1486
| successor = D. João de Almeida
| successor = D. João de Almeida
| spouse = Brites da Silva
| spouse = Brites da Silva
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}}
}}


'''Lopo de Almeida''' ([[1416]] - [[1486]]) was the first [[Count of Abrantes]] bessowed with the title on the [[June 13|13th of June]] of [[1476]] by [[List of Portuguese monarchs|king]] [[Afonso V of Portugal|D. Afonso V]].
'''Lopo de Almeida''' (1416–1486) was the first [[Count of Abrantes]] bestowed with the title on June 13, 1476 by [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King]] [[Afonso V of Portugal|D. Afonso V]] of Portugal.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[Fidalgo]] of the portuguese court during the reigns of kings D. Afonso V and [[John II of Portugal|D. João II]], he was a [[knight]], [[diplomat]], [[Finance Minister]], businessman and benefactor, beyond Mayor of [[Abrantes]], [[Punhete]], Amêndoa, the [[castle of Torres Novas]], lord of [[Sardoal]] and [[Mação]] and member of the [[His Most Faithful Majesty's Council|Royal Counsil]], governour of the lands of the Queen and other high roles on the Portuguese Court.
[[Fidalgo]] of the Portuguese court during the reigns of kings D. Afonso V and [[John II of Portugal|D. João II]], he was a [[knight]], [[diplomat]], [[Finance Minister]], businessman and benefactor, beyond Mayor of [[Abrantes]], [[Punhete]], Amêndoa, the [[castle of Torres Novas]], lord of [[Sardoal]] and [[Mação]] and member of the [[His Most Faithful Majesty's Council|Royal Counsil]], governor of the lands of the Queen and other high roles on the Portuguese Court.

Lopo de Almeida was a grandson of Fernão Álvares de Almeida, knight of Avis and a son of Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, both very important fidalgos of the Portuguese Court.
Lopo de Almeida was a grandson of Fernão Álvares de Almeida, knight of Avis and a son of Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, both very important fidalgos of the Portuguese Court.


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== Wedding and posterity ==
== Wedding and posterity ==
D. Lopo married Brites da Silva in 1442, lady of queen [[Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|D. Leonor of Aragon]]'s court. She was daughter of Pedro Gonçalves Malafaia, finance minister of king [[John I of Portugal|D. João I]] and his [[ambassador]] to [[Castille]]. They had twelve children:
D. Lopo married Brites da Silva in 1442, lady of queen [[Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|D. Leonor of Aragon]]'s court. She was daughter of Pedro Gonçalves Malafaia, finance minister of king [[John I of Portugal|D. João I]] and his [[ambassador]] to [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]. They had twelve children:


# D. João de Almeida (1443-1512), second Count of Abrantes.
# D. João de Almeida (1443-1512), second Count of Abrantes.
# D. Pedro de Almeida (d.1512), commander of the Order of Avis.
# D. Pedro de Almeida (d.1512), commander of the Order of Avis.
# D. Fernando de Almeida ([[Lisbon]] [[1467]]?- 1500), [[bishop of Ceuta]], [[apostolic nuncio]] to [[Pope Alexander VI|Alexander VI]], he was one of the three deputies that in Valois cancelled the marriage of Louis XII of France and Joanne of Valois so the king could marry [[Anne of Brittany|Anne]] [[Duchess of Brittany|duchess of Britany]]. He might have been poisoned by [[Cesare Borgia]].
# D. Fernando de Almeida ([[Lisbon]] [[1467]]?- 1500), [[bishop of Ceuta]], [[apostolic nuncio]] to [[Pope Alexander VI|Alexander VI]], he was one of the three deputies that in Valois cancelled the marriage of Louis XII of France and Joanne of Valois so the king could marry [[Anne of Brittany|Anne]] [[duchess of Brittany]]. He might have been poisoned by [[Cesare Borgia]].
# D. Diogo Fernandes de Almeida (d.1508),was the sixth [[prior of Crato]], [[grand huntsman]] of king [[D. João II]] and [[mayor]] of Torres Novas.
# D. Diogo Fernandes de Almeida (died 1508), was the sixth [[prior of Crato]], {{ill|Grand Huntsman (Portugal)|lt=Grand Huntsman|pt|Monteiro-mor}} of King [[D. João II]] and [[mayor]] of Torres Novas.
# D. Jorge de Almeida ([[1458]]-[[1543]]), Bishop of Coimbra, second Count of Arganil. He baptized [[Henry, King of Portugal|infante D. Henrique]], future king of Portugal, and had many votes to be Pope. First [[Grand Inquisitor]] of the [[Portuguese Inquisition]].
# D. Jorge de Almeida (1458–1543), Bishop of Coimbra, second Count of Arganil. He baptized [[Henry, King of Portugal|infante D. Henrique]], future king of Portugal, and had many votes to be Pope. First [[Grand Inquisitor]] of the [[Portuguese Inquisition]].
# D. [[Francisco de Almeida]], first [[viceroy]] of [[Portuguese India|India]].
# D. [[Francisco de Almeida]], first [[viceroy]] of [[Portuguese India|India]].
# D. Afonso de Almeida.
# D. Afonso de Almeida.
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# D. Catarina da Silva, subprioress at the Jesus Monastery of Aveiro.
# D. Catarina da Silva, subprioress at the Jesus Monastery of Aveiro.
# D. Branca Gil de Almeida
# D. Branca Gil de Almeida
# D. Briolanja de Almeida ([[1430]] - [[1480]]) .
# D. Briolanja de Almeida (1430–1480).
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== Further reading ==
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== Bibliography ==


* {{Cite book|last=ALMEIDA|first=Andreia da Silva|title=D. Lopo de Almeida. Memórias do 1.º Conde de Abrantes|publisher=Câmara Municipal de Abrantes|year=2010|isbn=9789729133435}}
* {{Cite book|last=ALMEIDA|first=Andreia da Silva|title=D. Lopo de Almeida. Memórias do 1.º Conde de Abrantes|publisher=Câmara Municipal de Abrantes|year=2010|isbn=9789729133435}}


== Ligações externas ==
== External links ==

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* [http://www.academia.edu/1346402/D._Lopo_de_Almeida._Memorias_do_Primeiro_Conde_de_Abrantes%7CD. Lopo de Almeida - Memórias do 1.º Conde de Abrantes] (in Portuguese)

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* [http://www.academia.edu/1346402/D._Lopo_de_Almeida._Memorias_do_Primeiro_Conde_de_Abrantes%7CD. Lopo de Almeida - Memórias do 1.º Conde de Abrantes] (in portuguese)
[[Category:16th-century Portuguese military personnel]]
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[[Category:1486 deaths]]

Latest revision as of 20:42, 12 March 2022

Lopo de Almeida
Born1416
Died1486
Resting placeAbrantes, Portugal
OccupationCount of Abrantes
Years active1476–1486
SuccessorD. João de Almeida
SpouseBrites da Silva
Children
  • João de Almeida
  • Pedro de Almeida
  • Fernando de Almeida
  • Diogo Fernandes de Almeida
  • Jorge de Almeida
  • Francisco de Almeida
  • Afonso de Almeida
  • Duarte de Almeida
  • Isabel da Silva
  • Catarina da Silva
  • Branca Gil de Almeida
  • Briolanja de Almeida

Lopo de Almeida (1416–1486) was the first Count of Abrantes bestowed with the title on June 13, 1476 by King D. Afonso V of Portugal.

Biography

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Fidalgo of the Portuguese court during the reigns of kings D. Afonso V and D. João II, he was a knight, diplomat, Finance Minister, businessman and benefactor, beyond Mayor of Abrantes, Punhete, Amêndoa, the castle of Torres Novas, lord of Sardoal and Mação and member of the Royal Counsil, governor of the lands of the Queen and other high roles on the Portuguese Court.

Lopo de Almeida was a grandson of Fernão Álvares de Almeida, knight of Avis and a son of Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, both very important fidalgos of the Portuguese Court.

During his lifetime, D. Lopo provided several services to Country and Crown. In 1451 he accompanied infanta D. Leonor, older sister of king D. Afonso V, to Rome, where she married Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. In this trip he wrote a series of letters to the king, which he sent one every month, describing the journey, the people and the landscape, which were edited for the first time in 1739.

Wedding and posterity

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D. Lopo married Brites da Silva in 1442, lady of queen D. Leonor of Aragon's court. She was daughter of Pedro Gonçalves Malafaia, finance minister of king D. João I and his ambassador to Castile. They had twelve children:

  1. D. João de Almeida (1443-1512), second Count of Abrantes.
  2. D. Pedro de Almeida (d.1512), commander of the Order of Avis.
  3. D. Fernando de Almeida (Lisbon 1467?- 1500), bishop of Ceuta, apostolic nuncio to Alexander VI, he was one of the three deputies that in Valois cancelled the marriage of Louis XII of France and Joanne of Valois so the king could marry Anne duchess of Brittany. He might have been poisoned by Cesare Borgia.
  4. D. Diogo Fernandes de Almeida (died 1508), was the sixth prior of Crato, Grand Huntsman [pt] of King D. João II and mayor of Torres Novas.
  5. D. Jorge de Almeida (1458–1543), Bishop of Coimbra, second Count of Arganil. He baptized infante D. Henrique, future king of Portugal, and had many votes to be Pope. First Grand Inquisitor of the Portuguese Inquisition.
  6. D. Francisco de Almeida, first viceroy of India.
  7. D. Afonso de Almeida.
  8. D. Duarte de Almeida.
  9. D. Isabel da Silva, first countess of Penela.
  10. D. Catarina da Silva, subprioress at the Jesus Monastery of Aveiro.
  11. D. Branca Gil de Almeida
  12. D. Briolanja de Almeida (1430–1480).

Further reading

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  • ALMEIDA, Andreia da Silva (2010). D. Lopo de Almeida. Memórias do 1.º Conde de Abrantes. Câmara Municipal de Abrantes. ISBN 9789729133435.
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