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Manuel I King Of PORTUGAL

Male 1469 - 1521


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  • Name Manuel I King Of PORTUGAL  [1] 
    Birth Between 31 May and 01 Jun 1469  Alconchette Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Between 1495 and 1521  King of Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 13 Dec 1521  Belem Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • Manuel I, King of Portugal KG KGF (pron. IPA [m?nu'??]); Archaic Portuguese: Manoel I, English: Emanuel I), the Fortunate (Port. o Venturoso), 14th king of Portugal and Algarves (Alcochete, May 31, 1469 ? December 13, 1521 in Lisbon) was the son of Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu , by his wife, Beatrice of Aveiro, princess of Portugal. His mother was the granddaughter of King John I of Portugal; his father was the second surviving son of King Duarte of Portugal. Manuel succeeded his first cousin John II of Portugal who was also his brother-in-law in 1495.

      Manuel grew up among the conspiracies of the aristocratic high nobility against king John II. He watched many people being killed and exiled. His older brother Diego, the duke of Viseu, was murdered by the king himself. Thus, when receiving a royal order in 1493 to present himself to the king, Manuel had every reason to worry. Without reason: John II wanted to name him heir to the throne, after the death of his son, prince Afonso of Portugal, and the failed attempts to legitimise George, Duke of Coimbra, his illegitimate son. As a result of this stroke of luck he was nicknamed the Fortunate.

      Manuel would prove a worthy successor to John II, supporting the Portuguese exploration of the Atlantic Ocean and the development of Portuguese commerce. During his reign, the following was achieved:

      1498 ? Vasco da Gama discovers the maritime route to India
      1500 ? Pedro ”lvares Cabral discovers Brazil
      1505 ? Francisco de Almeida becomes the first viceroy of India
      1503-1515 ? Afonso de Albuquerque, an admiral, secures the monopoly of the Indian ocean and Persian Gulf maritime routes for Portugal
      All these events made Portugal rich on foreign trade whilst formally establishing its empire. Manuel used the wealth to build a number of royal buildings (in the Manueline style) and to attract scientists and artists to his court. Commercial treaties and diplomatic alliances were forged with China and the Persian Empire. The Pope received a monumental embassy from Portugal during his reign, designed to be a show of the newly acquired riches to all Europe.

      Coat of Arms of Manuel I, according to the Livro do Armeiro-Mor c. 1509In Manuel's reign, royal absolutism was the method of government. The cortes (parliament of the kingdom) only met three times during his reign, always in Lisbon, the king's seat. He reformed the courts of justice and the municipal charters with the crown, modernizing taxes and the concepts of tributes and rights.

      Manuel was a very religious man and invested a large amount of Portuguese income to sponsor missionaries in their journeys to the new colonies, such as Francisco Alvarez, and the construction of religious buildings, such as the Monastery of JerŪnimos. Manuel also endeavoured to promote another crusade, against the Turks. His relationship with the Jews started out well. At the outset of his reign, he released all the Jews who had been made captive during the reign of Jo„o II. Unfortunately for the Jews, he decided that he wanted to marry princess Isabella of Aragon, then heiress of the future united crown of Spain (widow of his nephew Afonso of Portugal). Ferdinand and Isabel had expelled the Jews in 1492, and would never marry their daughter to the king of a country that still tolerated their presence. In December 1496, it was decreed that any Jew who did not convert to Christianity would be expelled from the country. However, those expelled could only leave the country in ships specified by the king. When those who chose expulsion arrived at the port in Lisbon, they were met by clerics and soldiers who used force, coercion, and promises in order to baptize them and prevent them from leaving the country. This period of time technically ended the presence of Jews in Portugal. Afterwards, all converted Jews and their descendants would be referred to as "New Christians", and they were given a grace period of thirty years in which no inquiries into their faith would be allowed; this was later to extended to end in 1534. A popular riot in 1504 would end in the death of two thousand Jews; the leaders of this riot were executed by Manuel.

      Isabella died in childbirth in 1498, putting a damper on Portuguese ambitions to rule in Spain, which various rulers had had since the reign of Fernando I (1367-1383). Manuel and Isabella's young son Miguel was for a period the heir apparent of Castile and Aragon, but his death in 1500 ended these ambitions. Manuel's next wife, Maria of Aragon, was also a Spanish princess, but not the oldest. This was Joanna of Castile, known as Joanna the Mad.

      The Monastery of JerŪnimos in Lisbon houses Manuel's tomb. His son Jo„o succeeded him as king.
    Person ID I45015  Main Tree

    Father Ferdinand Duke Of VIZEU,   b. 17 Nov 1433, Almeirim Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1470 (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Beatrice Of PORTUGAL,   b. 1430   d. 1506 (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage 1447  [2] 
    Family ID F07041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Isabella of Asturias Isabel Of ARAGON,   b. 02 Oct 1470   d. Between 24 and 25 Aug 1498, Saragossa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1497  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Maguel Da Paz Prince Of PORTUGAL,   b. 24 Aug 1498   d. 19 Jul 1500 (Age 1 year)  [Natural]
    Family ID F07042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Leonor Of CASTILE,   b. 24 Nov 1498, Brussels Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1558, Talavera Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1518  [2] 
    Married 07 Mar 1519  Lisbon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. LeonorEleonora Of CASTILE   d. 1525  [Birth]
     2. Isabel Of CASTILE  [Natural]
     3. James Duke Of VISEO  [Natural]
     4. John Duke Of VISEO  [Natural]
    Family ID F07048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Maria Of ARAGON,   b. 29 Jun 1482   d. 07 Mar 1517 (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1500  Alcazar De Sol Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Beatrice Of PORTUGAL,   b. 31 Dec 1504, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jan 1538 (Age 33 years)  [Natural]
     2. Anthony Prince Of PORTUGAL,   b. 09 Sep 1516, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1516  [Natural]
     3. Louis Duke Of BEJA,   b. 03 Mar 1506, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1555 (Age 49 years)  [Natural]
     4. John III King Of PORTUGAL,   b. 06 Jun 1502, Lisbon, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1557, Lisbon, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
     5. Maria Of PORTUGAL,   b. 1511, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1513 (Age 2 years)  [Natural]
     6. Ferdinand Duke Of GUARDA,   b. 05 Jun 1507, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Nov 1534 (Age 27 years)  [Natural]
     7. Alfonso Of PORTUGAL,   b. 23 Apr 1509, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1540 (Age 30 years)  [Natural]
     8. Edward Duke Of GUIMARAES,   b. 07 Oct 1515, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1540 (Age 24 years)  [Natural]
     9. Henry Of PORTUGAL,   b. 31 Jan 1512, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1580 (Age 68 years)  [Natural]
     10. Isabella Of PORTUGAL,   b. 04 Oct 1503, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 May 1539 (Age 35 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F07044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 31 May and 01 Jun 1469 - Alconchette Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1495 and 1521 - King of Portugal Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Oct 1500 - Alcazar De Sol Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 07 Mar 1519 - Lisbon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Dec 1521 - Belem Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S01910] Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399 by. T. Anna Leese.

    2. [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.


  

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