Person noble grand master of the Order of Christ king of Portugal
Manuel I
D. Manuel, Duque de Beja
noble · grand master of the Order of Christ · king of Portugal
Duke of Beja, lord of Madeira and grand master of the Order of Christ, who in 1486 ordered a square, council house and pillory to be built on the Campo do Duque. On becoming King Manuel I he brought the Order's main rights in Madeira to the Crown.
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- Order of Christ — Grand master who became king, bringing the Order's main rights in Madeira to the Crown.
- Town hall — Duke and lord of Madeira (later King Manuel I), who ordered in 1486 that a square, council house and pillory be built on the Campo do Duque.
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