Everything about John 6th Duke Of Braganza totally explained
John I, 6th Duke of Braganza KGF (
1543-
Vila Viçosa 1583). In
1563 he married
Catherine, Princess of Portugal, his cousin and daughter of
Prince Edward, Duke of Guimarães and Isabel of Braganza (John's aunt).
After the disaster of the
Battle of Alcazarquivir, where heirless
King Sebastian of Portugal died, the aged Cardinal
Henry of Portugal had become King. Because Henry was old and wasn't allowed to have legitimate children, a
dynastical crisis occurred even before the death of the Cardinal. The Duke of Braganza supported his wife's claim to the throne (she was a granddaughter of King
Manuel I).
Philip II of Spain (another grandson of Manuel I and also claimant to the throne), tried to bribe him to abandon his wife's pretensions, offering him the Vice-Kingdom of
Brazil, the post of Grand-Master of the
Order of Christ, a license to send a personal ship to
India every year, and the marriage of his eldest son
D. Teodosio of Braganza to one of his daughters (either
Isabella Clara Eugenia or
Catarina Micaela). The Duke of Braganza, influenced by his wife, refused the proposal.
When the Cardinal-King died, the Duke accompanied the governors of the Kingdom to
Lisbon and
Setúbal, trying to assure recognition for his wife's claim, but ultimately gave up and accepted the rule of Philip II (future Philip I of Portugal). After the civil war that followed,
Anthony, Prior of Crato was defeated at the
Battle of Alcântara, and Philip II entered Portugal and was confirmed by the
Cortes of
Tomar, where John occupied the post of Constable.
When Philip departed to Spain, he endowed the post of Constable of Kingdom to John's heir
Teodósio, 7th Duke of Braganza, a marquessate (
Flexilla-Xarandilla) to his second son, dom Duarte, and a commendment and many concessions to the third, dom Alejandro, who was destined to become an ecclesiastic. He confirmed John's title of
His Excellency and his rights of chancellery.
Descendancy
Of
Catherine, Duchess of Braganza:
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