Alvaro de Portugal-Braganca, sn de Melo, de Tentugal, de Cadaval, de Peral e de Ferreira, Chancellor and Justice Minister of Portugal, *1439, +Toledo 1504, bur Evora; m.there 1479 Filippa de Melo-Villena e Menezes, sna de Ferreira de Aves (+1516, bur Evora); they left issue, bearing the surname "de Melo":

• A1. Rodrigo, Marques de Ferreira de Aves, *1488, +Evora 1545, bur there; 1m: 1510 Leonor d'Almeida e Pereira (+ca 1525); 2m: ca 1530 Brites de Menezes e Almada (+Evora 1585, bur there)
  • B1. Alvaro II, sn de Tentugal e Ferreira, *1512, +Evora 1538; m.1536 Maria de Villena da Sylva (+after.11.1553)
    • C1. Alvaro III, sn d'Arega e Codesceiro, *1538, +k.a.at Alcacer 1578; m.1551 Maria d'Alcacova (*1540)
  • B2. Francisco, Marques de Ferreira, *1513, +Evora 1588, bur there; m.Villa Vicosa 1549 Eugenia de Braganca (*1525, +Lisbon 1559)
    • C1. Simao, *1550, +k.a.Malta 1565
    • C2. Rodrigo II, *1551, +k.a.Alcacer 1578; m.ca 1572 Catarina de Eca e Noronha (+Lisbon 1573, bur Evora)
      • D1. Francisco, *1573, living 1588
    • C3. Nuno I, Cde de Tentugal, *1553, +Evora 1597, bur there; m.1586 Mariana de Castro Osorio (+Lisbon 1626, bur Evora)
      • D1. Francisco II, Marques de Ferreira, Constable of Portugal, *Villa Villava 1588, +Lisbon 1645, bur Evora; 1m: 1610 Maria de Moscoso (+Evora 1630, bur there); 2m: 1635 Juana Pimentel (+Lisbon 1657, bur Evora)
        • E1. Nuno II, Duque de Cadaval, *Evora 1638, +Lisbon 29.1.1727, bur Evora; 1m: Evora 1660 Maria de Faro, Cdsa de Faro e Odemira (*1635, +Lisbon 1664, bur Luz); 2m: Paris 7.2.1671 Pss Marie Angelique de Lorraine-Harcourt (*1646 +10.6.1674); 3m: Versailles 25.7.1675 Pss Marguerite de Lorraine-Armagnac (*17.11.1662 +15.12.1730); their descendants took the surname "Alvares Pereira de Melo"
          • F1. [1m.] a son, *1663, +young
          • F2. [1m.] a son, *1664, +young
          • F3. [2m.] Francisco, *and +Lisbon 1674, bur Evora
          • F4. [3m.] Francisco, *Lisbon 1677, +1678
          • F5. [3m.] Luis Ambrosio, Duque de Cadaval, *Lisbon 1679, +there 1700, bur Evora; m.Lisbon 1695 Pss Luiza de Carnide, natural dau.of King Pedro II of Portugal (*Lisbon 1679, +Evora 1732, bur there)
          • F6. [3m.] Dom Jayme I Alvares Pereira de Melo, Duque de Cadaval, *Lisbon 1.9.1684, +Lisbon 29.5.1749, bur Evora; 1m: 16.9.1702 Luiza of Portugal, Pss de Carnide (his brother's widow) (*Lisabon 9.1.1679, +Evora 23.12.1732); 2m: Paris 12.8.1739 Pss Henriette Julienne de Lorraine-Lambesc, Mlle de Braine (*3.10.1724 +24.3.1761)
            • G1. [2m.] Dom Nuno Caetano Pereira de Melo, 4.Duque de Cadaval, *Pedroucos 17.11.1741, +Lisbon 29.2.1796, bur there; m.Lisbon 10.8.1761 Dona Maria Eleonora da Cunha e Tavora (*Lisbon 10.8.1741, +there 24.3.1796, bur there), dau.of Dom Miguel Carlos da Cunha e Tavora, Conde de Sao Vicente and Rosa Leonor de Ataide
              • H1. Jayme Alvares Pereira de Melo, 12.Cde de Tentugal, *Lisbon 1762, +there 30.1.1766, bur there
              • H2. a son, *1763, +Lisbon 1766, bur there
              • H3. Dom Miguel Caetano Alvares Pereira de Melo, 5.Duque de Cadaval, *Lisbon 6.2.1765, +Bahia, Brazil 14.3.1808, bur there; m.Lisbon 7.10.1791 Medleine de Montmorency-Luxembourg (*Paris 13.4.1778, +Pombal, Portugal 30.8.1833, bur Muge); for his descendants see HERE
              • H4. Nuno Caetano, Marques de Cadaval, *Lisbon 14.4.1766, +there 25.11.1821, bur S.Alberto, Lisabon
              • H5. Jose Caetano, *Lisbon 28.10.1767, +there 24.3.1799, bur there
              • H6. Luis Caetano, Marques de Cadaval, *Lisbon 18.5.1770, +there 13.2.1834, bur Muge
              • H7. Anna, *Lisbon 1769, +there 15.2.1770, bur there
            • G2. [2m.] Dona Joana Caetana, *Lisbon 9.9.1743, +there 20.9.1745, bur there
            • G3. [2m.] Dona Margarida Caetana, *Lisbon 15.6.1745; m.ca 1770 Diego Jose de Menezes Coutinho, 5.Marques de Marialva, Cde de Cantanhede (+14.4.1795)
            • G4. [2m.] Dona Luiza, *Lisbon 15.12.1747; m.Manuel da Cunha, 6.Cde de Sao Vicente (+4.12.1795)
          • F7. [3m.] Alvaro, *Lisbon 1685, +there 1701
          • F8. [3m.] Rodrigo, Marques de Cadaval, *Lisbon 1688, +Villa de Torres Vedras 1713, bur there; m.1711 Anna de Lorena de Saa e Menezes (*1691 +after 1740)
            • G1. Margarida, *1711, +1712
            • G2. Maria Margarida, *1713, +1764; 1m: Lisbon 1726 Joaquim de Saa Almeida, Marques de Fontes e d'Abrantes 2m: 1757 Joao da Ben Posta (+1780)
          • F9. [1m.] Joana, Cdsa de Tentugal, de Faro e de Odemira, *1661, +1669, bur Evora
          • F10. [2m.] Isabella Henriquetta, *Lisbon 1672, +Evora 1699, bur there; m.1690 Rodrigo de Saa e Menezes, Marques de Fontes e d'Abrantes (+1733)
          • F11. [3m.] Catarina, *and +1678
          • F12. [3m.] Anne, *1681, +after 2.12.1721; m.1695 Luiz Alvares de Tavora, Cde de San Joao (+1718)
          • F13. [3m.] Eugenia Rosa, *1683, +1724; m.1698 Manuel Tellez de Silva, Marques d'Alegrete (+1736)
          • F14. [3m.] Joana, *1687, +after 1740; m.1699 Bernardo de Tavora, Cde d'Alvor (+after 1740)
          • F15. [3m.] Filippa Angelina, *1694, +1713; m.1711 Joaquim de Saa e Menezes, Marques de Fontes e d'Abrantes (+1756)
        • E2. Teodosio, a chaplain at the royal court, *Lisbon 1642, +Coimbra 1672, bur Xabregas
        • E3. Maria, *1612, +young, bur Evora
        • E4. Isabella, *Evora 1640, bur there 1650
      • D2. Rodrigo, administrator of the diocese of Evora, *Villa Ruyva 1589, +Lisbon 1652, bur Evora
      • D3. Joao, *1597, +1600, bur Evora
      • D4. Eugenia, *1587, +Evora 1603
      • D5. Anna, *1591, +Evora 1592, bur there
      • D6. Isabella, *1593, +1601
      • D7. Leonor, *1594, +nr Naples 1641; m.Manuel de Moura Corte Real, Marques de Castello-Rodrigo
      • D8. Joana, *1595, +1624; m.ca 1620 Manrique da Sylva, Marques de Gouvea (+1648)
    • C4. Joao, Bp of Viseu, *Agua de Peixes 1555, +Evora 1609, bur there
    • C5. Constantino, sn de Maranhao, *1558, +Lisbon 1607, bur Evora; 1m: ca 1585 Maria de Mendoza de Menezes (+1590, bur Evora); 2m: ca 1593 Brites de Silveira de Castro (bur Evora 1639)
      • D1. Francisco, Marques de Tordelaguna, Viceroy of Sicily, Aragon and Catalonia, Stattholder of Milan, *1597, +Madrid 1651; m.Madrid ca 1625 Antonia de Villena-Soua (*Porto 1601, +there)
        • E1. Gasparo Constantino, Marques de Tordelaguna, *1630, +1683; m.ca 1660 Antonia Nunho-Henriquez de Ribera
        • E2. Brites Apollonia, *1626; m.Joao Fernandez de Heredia, Marques de Mora
        • E3. Mencia, *1628; m.Pedro Zuniga de la Cueva Ramirez, Marques de Florez d'Avila
        • E4. Maria Teresa, *1632; m.Ciego d'Avila-Coello de Castilla, Marques de Naval-Morquende
      • D2. Fernando, a chaplain at the royal court in Lisbon, *1598, +Madrid 1635
      • D3. Alvaro, *1599, +after 1643
      • D4. Joao, a monk, *Villa Estremoz 1601, +Madrid 1638
      • D5. Maria, *1595, bur Evora
    • C6. Joana, a nun, *1556, +Villa Vicosa 1616, bur there
  • B3. Alvaro, a priest, *1532, +k.a.Alcacer 1578
  • B4. Filippa, *1511; m.Alvaro da Sylva, Cde de Portalegre (+1580)
  • B5. Isabella, a nun, *1515, +1587
  • B6. Joana, a nun, *1516
  • B7. Maria, *1535, +1605; m.1562 Constantino de Portugal (+1575)
• A2. Jorge de Portugal, Cde de Gelves, *Lisbon 1490, +ca 1543, bur Gelves; 1m: 1526 Guyomar d'Athaide-Sylva (+1529, bur Gelves); 2m. Seville 1531 Isabella de Colon de Toledo, granddau.of Christobal Colon (i.e.Christopher Columbus)
  • B1. Cde Alvaro I de Gelves, *Seville 1532, +Gelves 1581, bur there; m.ca 1559 Leonor del Mila y Cordoba-Aragon (*1536)
    • C1. Cde Jorge Alberto de Gelves, *Seville 1560, +Gelves 1583, bur there; m.1581 Bernardina de Vincentello
      • D1. Cdsa Leonor de Gelves, *1583, +Madrid 1618; 1m: ca 1606 Fernando de Castro y Portugal (+1608); 2m: ca 1610 Diego Pimentel (+after 1620)
    • C2. Nugno "Colon de Portugal", Duque de Veraguas, de la Mota y de la Vega, Marques de Jamaica, *Seville 1562, +Madrid 1622, bur there; m.Madrid 1593 Aldonza Portocarrero y La Bastide; His descendants adopted the surname Colon de Portugal
      • D1. Duque Alvaro II de Varagas y de la Vega, etc, *1598, +Madrid 1636, bur Gelves; m.Madrid 1624 Catalina de Portugal-Castro, Cdsa de Gelves (*Madrid 1607 +Seville 1634)
        • E1. Duque Pedro I Nuno de Veraguas, etc, Viceroy of Mexico, *Madrid 1628, +Mexico 1673, bur Gelves; 1m: Madrid 1645 Isabella Fernandez de la Cueva (+Madrid 1657, bur there); 2m: Madrid 1663 Maria Luiza de Castro-Portugal (*1636 +1670)
          • F1. Duque Pedro II de Veraguas, etc, Viceroy of Valencia and Sicily, *Madrid 1651, +there 1710, bur Gelves; m.Madrid 1674 Teresa de Ayala-Fonseca de Toledo, Cdsa de Ayala y Villalonso, Marquesa de la Mota y San Leonardo (+Madrid 1714, bur Gelves)
            • G1. Duque Pedro III de Veraguas, etc, Viceroy of Jamaica, Sardinia and Navarra, *Madrid 1676, +there 1733; m.there 1702 Maria del Pilar Fernandez de Cordova (*Madrid 1688 +Madrid 1712)
              • H1. Pedro Antonio, Marques de Jamaica, *Madrid 1707, +there 1711
              • H2. Antonio Felicio, Marques de Jamaica, *Madrid 1711, +there 1714
              • H3. Maria Teresa, *Madrid 1709, +there 1714
            • G2. Catalina Ventura, Duquesa de Veraguas y de la Vega, *Madrid 14.7.1690, +3.10.1739; 1m: Madrid 1709 Francisco Pimentel de Toledo, Marques de Tavera (+1710); 2m: Madrid 1716 Francis James FitzJames, Duke of Berwick (*21.10.1696 +2.6.1738)
          • F2. Francisco, *1664, +Madrid 1680
          • F3. Alvaro, *1668, +Barcelona 1699
          • F4. Catalina, *1666, +Madrid 1700; m.there 1685 Isidro de Zuniga Avellaneda, Duque de Penaranda (+1691)
        • E2. Fernando Francisco, *1631, +as a soldier at Burgos
        • E3. Leonor, Marquesa de Villanueva del Ariscal, *1625; m.Agostino Homodei y Lurana, Marques de la Piovera Almonacid
        • E4. Leonor, *and +1634
      • D2. Cristobal, *1600
      • D3. Leonor Maria, a nun, *1594
      • D4. Luisa, a nun, *1595
      • D5. Filippa, a nun, *1597
  • B2. Diego, *1534; m.ca 1565 Isabelle Boti
    • C1. Diego, *1570, +after 1618; m.ca 1598 Isabella de Medina y Guzman (+after 1618)
      • D1. Diego, Marques de Sauzeda, Gov of Gibraltar, *1600, living 1680
    • C2. Isabelle, *1566; m.Juan Gutierez de Toledo y Tello de Sandoval
    • C3. Anna, *1568; m.Francisco Tello de Guzman
  • B3. Jorge, *1536; m.ca 1560 Genoveva Boti
    • C1. Jorge, *1562, +murdered ?
    • C2. Diego, *1563, +Seville; m.ca 1587 Guyomar Colon de Toledo y Ortegon (*1570)
      • D1. Diego, *1598
      • D2. Antonio, a monk, *1595
      • D3. Luiz, a monk, *1597
      • D4. Anna Francisca, *1590, +Madrid 1677; m.Seville ca 1625 Diego de Cardenas Valda y Zarate
      • D5. Maria, *1599, +young
      • D6. Francisca, *1602; m.Seville 1631 Carlos Pacheco de Corva y Bocanega, Marques de Villamayor de las Iviernas
    • C3. Alvaro, a priest, *1566
    • C4. Cristobal, a priest, *1568
    • C5. Isabella, a nun, *1564
  • B4. Antonio, a monk, *1537
  • B5. Luiz, *1539
  • B6. Maria, *1533
  • B7. Filippa, *1538
  • B8. Isabella, *1541
• A3. Isabella, *1481; m.1497 Affonso de Sotomayor, Cde de Belalcazar
• A4. Brites, *1483, +1535; m.1500 Jorge de Lancastre, Duque de Coimbra (+1550)
• A5. Joana, *1486, +1559; m.ca 1516 Francisco Luiz de Portugal, Cde de Vimioso (+1549)
• A6. Maria, *1491; m.Lisbon 1505 Joao da Sylva, Cde de Portalegre

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