Jaime, Duke of Braganza

Jaime
D. Jaime I; Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
Duke of Braganza
Tenure	20 June 1483 – 20 September 1532
Predecessor	Fernando II
Successor	Teodósio I
Born	1479 Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	20 September 1532 Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse	Leonor of Pérez de Guzmán Joana of Mendoça
Issue among others...	Isabella, Duchess of Guimarães Teodósio I Constantino, 7th Viceroy of India
House	House of Braganza
Father	Fernando II
Mother	Isabella of Viseu
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Dom Jaime of Braganza (1479 – 20 September 1532) was the 4th Duke of Braganza and the 2nd Duke of Guimarães, among other titles. He is known for reviving the wealth and power of the House of Braganza, which was confiscated by King João II of Portugal.

Life

Born in 1479, Jaime was young when he witnessed the arrest and execution of his father, Fernando II, Duke of Braganza, and of his uncle, Diogo I of Beja and Viseu. They were both executed for treason, when King João II of Portugal discovered a plot among the nobility against the Crown. After his father's death, Jaime's family, the House of Braganza, were banished to Castile and their properties and vast wealth were seized by the Portuguese Crown.

After King João II's death in 1495, the throne passed to João II's cousin, Manuel, Duke of Beja and Viseu. In 1498, Manuel I, having been a powerful nobleman before his ascension to the throne, forgave the House of Braganza and welcomed them back to Portugal. He returned all their possessions and then some, but demanded devout loyalty from the Duke of Braganza, Jaime. With all his wealth returned, Jaime saw to demonstrate the power of the House of Braganza by building the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, a sumptuous Portuguese Renaissance palace in the Alentejo province of Portugal.

Royal favour

Later in 1498, Manuel I was to go on a trip of duty to Castile, but at the time Manuel I had no heirs to throne, and Portugal had just seen a sort of succession crisis when Manuel I came to the throne. As Jaime was the son of Isabel of Beja and Viseu, Manuel I's sister, Manuel I had the parlamentry cortes name Jaime as heir presumptive to the throne of Portugal, a sign of true loyalty to the king, of which Jaime accepted.

Jaime married Leonor Pérez de Guzmán y Pérez de Guzmán, daughter of Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia. She was murdered in 1512, as per order by Jaime for he suspected her of adultery. To escape imprisonment, Manuel I demanded Jaime to prepare a fleet, funded solely by the Duke, to conquer the city of Azamor, on the Moroccan Atlantic coast. The city was easily conquered by the Duke's forces and he returned to Portugal forgiven and a hero.

Marriages and children

In 1500, Jaime married Leonor of Pérez de Guzmán, daughter of Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia. They had two children before she was killed in 1512.

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Isabel	1510	16 September 1576	Married Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães
Teodósio I	1503	22 September 1563	12th Count of Barcelos, 9th Count of Ourém, 6th Count of Arraiolos and Neiva, 5th Duke of Braganza, 4th Marquis of Vila Viçosa

In 1520, Jaime married Joana of Mendoça, daughter of Diogo of Mendonça, High-Alcaide of Mourão. They had eight children, most of whom saw successful lives.

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Joana	1521	1588	Married Bernardino de Cardenas, 3rd Marquis of Elche
Jaime	1523	1562	Clergyman
Eugénia	1525	1559	Married Francisco de Melo, 2nd Marquis of Ferreira
Maria	1527	1586	Abbess at the Monastery of the Five Wounds of Vila Viçosa
Constantino	1528	1575	7th Viceroy of India, 9th Captain of Ribeira Grande
Fulgêncio	1529	1582	Grand-Prior of the Collegiate of Guimarães
Teotónio	1530	1602	Archbishop of Évora, Bishop of Fez, parliamentary member of the Portuguese Cortes of Tomar (1581) and Lisbon (1583)
Vicência	1532	1603	Abbess at the Monastery of the Five Wounds of Vila Viçosa

Ancestry

Family of Jaime, Duke of Braganza

16. John I of Portugal (=#24, 28)               8. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza (=#30)                       17. Inês Pires (=#25, 29)               4. Fernando I, 2nd Duke of Braganza                             18. Nuno Álvares Pereira               9. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim (=#31)                       19. Leonor de Alvim               2. Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza                                   20. Pedro de Castro, Lord of Cadaval               10. João de Castro, Lord of Cadaval                       21. Leonor de Menezes               5. Joana de Castro                             22. Martim Vasques da Cunha, Count of Valencia de Camp               11. Leonor da Cunha                       23. Teresa Tellez-Giron, Lord of El Frechoso               1. Jaime, 4th Duke of Braganza                                         24. John I of Portugal (=#16, 28)               12. Edward of Portugal                       25. Philippa of Lancaster (=#29)               6. Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu                             26. Ferdinand I of Aragon               13. Eleanor of Aragon                       27. Eleanor of Alburquerque               3. Isabella of Viseu                                   28. John I of Portugal (16, 24)               14. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz                       29. Philippa of Lancaster (25)               7. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal                             30. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza (=#8)               15. Isabella of Braganza                       31. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim (=#9)

See also

• List of Dukes of Braganza

Bibliography

• ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. II, page 442 to 445. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
• Genealogy of Jaime, 4th Duke of Braganza, in Portuguese

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Jaime, Duke of Braganza House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz Born: 1479 Died: 1532
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by Fernando II	Duke of Braganza and Guimarães; Marquis of Vila Viçosa; Count of Barcelos, Ourém, Neiva, and Arraiolos 1498–1532	Succeeded by Teodósio I