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Diogo, Duke of Viseu

Diogo, Duke of Viseu

D. Diogo

Duke of Viseu · grand master of the Order of Christ · lord of Madeira · noble · lord-proprietor of Madeira

Main article Diogo (Duke Dom) Duke of Viseu who inherited the lordship of the Madeira archipelago from his father, the Infante D. Fernando, and was killed by King João II in 1481; the lordship then passed to his brother, the future King Manuel I.

Son of the Infanta D. Beatriz, Duke of Viseu and grand master of the Order of Christ, who held the lordship of Madeira under his mother's guardianship.

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2Chronology

  1. D. Diogo, Duke of Viseu and lord of Madeira, was killed by King João II, and the lordship passed to his brother D. Manuel.

3Places mentioned

Map: Europe (1)
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