Pedro, Infante of Portugal, 1392-1449
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Name (Latin)
Pedro, Infante of Portugal, 1392-1449
Other forms of name
Coimbra, Pedro, Duque de, 1392-1449
Pedro, Duque de Coimbra, 1392-1449
Pedro, Regente de Portugal, 1392-1449
Pedro, de Portugal, 1392-1449
Portugal, Pedro de, 1392-1449
Date of birth
1392-12-09
Date of death
1449-05-20
Occupation
Princes
Regents
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Santisteban, G. de. Libro del infante don Pedro de Portugal, 1962:p. i (D. Pedro, Duque de Coimbra, Regente de Portugal)
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Wikipedia description:
Dom Peter, Duke of Coimbra, KG (Portuguese: Pedro Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu]; 9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King Dom John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. In Portugal, he is known as Infante Dom Pedro das Sete Partidas [do Mundo], "of the Seven Parts [of the World]" because of his travels. Possibly the best-travelled prince of his time, he was regent between 1439 and 1448. He was also 1st Lord of Montemor-o-Velho, Aveiro, Tentúgal, Cernache, Pereira, Condeixa and Lousã.
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