Juan Alfonso de la Cerda de Castilla, señor de Gibraleón

don Juan Alfonso de la Cerda

Señor de Gibraleón

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FMG MedLands Vizcaya

-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CASTILE.htm#JuanAlfonsoCerdadied1347

5. JUAN Alfonso de la Cerda (in France [1295]-7 Aug 1347). He lived most of his life in Portugal. Señor de Gibraleón, Huelva, Real de Manzanares y Deza. "Juan de la Cerda, hijo de Alonso de la Cerda" confirmed the privileges of Gibraleón by charter dated 15 Feb 1320[1449]. "Luis de la Cerda y Juan de la Cerda su hermano" agreed a division of property by charter dated 15 Nov 1327[1450]. He finally left Portugal in 1337 to serve Alfonso XI King of Castile. He fought at the battle of Salado near Tarifa 30 Oct 1340, which marked the end of the Muslim invasions.

m firstly ([1310]) dona MARIA Afonso de Portugal, illegitimate daughter of DINIZ King of Portugal & his mistress Marina Gómez (-before 1340).

m secondly (Gibraleón 24 May 1340) as her second husband, MARÍA Fernández de Luna, widow of JUAN Alfonso de Haro Señor de Cameros, daughter of ARTAL de Luna [Ricohombre de Aragón] & his wife Constanza de Aragón Señora de Segorbe (-[1347]).

Juan & his first wife had two children:

*a) BEATRIZ de la Cerda (in Portugal [1311]-early 1325). Betrothed to Infante don PEDRO de Aragón, Conde de Ribagorza y Ampurias, son of JAIME II King of Aragon & his second wife Blanche of Sicily (1305-Pisa 4 Nov 1381).

• b) ALPHONSE de la Cerda (in Portugal [1313]-in battle Quimperlé 1342). He fought with his cousin Louis de la Cerda in the war of succession in Brittany.

  Juan had [two] illegitimate children by an unknown mistress or mistresses: 

Martim Fernandes de Lacerda, era filho de D. Afonso Fernandes de Lacerda, Senhor de de Almendra e de sua mulher D. Luiza de Menezes.

D. Afonso Fernandes de Lacerda era filho de D. João Affonso de Lacerda, Duque de Angoulême, Condeslavel de França, Senhor de Gibralion e de Guelva, que morreu em 1357 e de sua mulher D. Maria de Portugal, filha natural do Rei D. Dini z de Portugal.

O Duque de Angoulême, era filho de D. Mathilde de Norbone e de D. Afonso de Lacerda, bem conhecido na historia por ter sido aclamado Rei de Castela, trono que pela força lhe tirou seu irmão o Rei Sancho IV.

D. A!fonso de Lacerda era filho de D. Fernando de Lacerda e de sua mulher a Infanta D. Branca, filha de São Luiz, Rei de França.

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