Jorge, Duke of Coimbra

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Jorge, Duke of Coimbra was an illegitimate but politically significant son of King John II of Portugal, who became a prominent noble and military figure in late 15th-century Portugal.

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Jorge, Duke of Coimbra canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese noble ⓘ
illegitimate royal child ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
associatedWith Order of Aviz (Portugal) ⓘ
linked to: Order of Aviz

Order of Santiago (Portugal) ⓘ
linked to: Order of Santiago
birthDate 1481 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
burialPlace Portugal ⓘ
citizenship Portuguese ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
deathDate 1550 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
era Early 16th century ⓘ
Late 15th century ⓘ
father John II of Portugal ⓘ
fullName Jorge de Lencastre ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legitimacyStatus illegitimate son of the king ⓘ
mother Ana de Mendonça ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Aviz ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Coimbra ⓘ
notableFor being a politically significant illegitimate son of King John II of Portugal ⓘ
leadership in Portuguese military and noble affairs in the late 15th and early 16th centuries ⓘ
politicalRole rival claimant to influence against Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Coimbra ⓘ
Master of the Order of Aviz (Portugal) ⓘ
Master of the Order of Santiago (Portugal) ⓘ
relative Eleanor of Viseu ⓘ
Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialStatus high nobility ⓘ
supportedBy John II of Portugal ⓘ
titleGrantedBy John II of Portugal ⓘ
uncle Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John II of Portugal → child → Jorge, Duke of Coimbra ⓘ
subject linked to: the Perfect Prince
Eleanor of Viseu → child → Jorge, Duke of Coimbra ⓘ