Gaspar de Bettencourt, (O Frances)

El Francés. Llamado por su tía Doña María de Béthencourt al Mayorazgo que esta señora fundó en la isla de Madera. Yace enterrado con su mujer en la capilla mayor de la iglesia antigua de San Francisco de Punta Delgada.

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39. Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês (Henri, Regnault Bethencourt, Jean, Jean, Jean, Regnault, Philippe, Jean) (number designation added for clarification)288,289,290,291,9,12,201,274,9,201 was also known as Gaspar de Bettencourt.291,218 He was also known as Gaspar Betancur This seems to be in error since an email from Joseph de Herrerra states that "It appears the Lerianda was also married to Maciot's brother Henri and had no issue by him."292,136 He was also known as Gaspar de Bettencourt o Francês.293,9,83,294 He was also known as Gaspard de Bethencourt (I) suffix added for clarification.295 He was also known as Gaspar de Bethencourt.55 He was also known as Gaspar de Bethancourt.38,39 He was also known as Gaspar de Betencurt.212 He was born circa 1440 at France.288 He immigrated in 1448 to Madeira with his uncle.38,198,39,43,41,196,83 He married Dona Guiomar de Sá, daughter of João Rodrigues de Sá and Dona Isabel de Sousa, at Lisboa, Portugal, they were married in the house of Dona Violanta, Guiomar's first cousin, wife of the Count of Castanheira. Fructuoso, in his Saudades da Terra, relates an entertaining story concerning the couple: Guiomar de Sá was walking in the Court, making a certain devotion to Saint John, or another saint, expecting that, on the last day, the first man she heard named by the same name would be the husband she would marry, whether he were Portuguese or not. As is the custom of women, or the superstitious, or the intemperate, very desirous of knowing what will happen to them, the devil responds as successor, God permitting that they be deceived by him, or sometimes upheld. It followed on the day and time that Gaspard de Bettencourt was to kiss the king's hand, dressed in green, and on the day before he saw him, Guiomar de Sá heard, a sound coming to her ears, that the man she would marry would be French, and the first time she saw him, he would be dressed in green, as he was. With successes like these, the devil many times deceives many women, they become very superstitious, like this one.38,39,292,293,296,55,212,9,218 Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês and Dona Guiomar de Sá founded a chapel in the Sé of Lisboa or Basilica of Santa Maria Maior in which they placed a full-size image of Our Lady of Bettencourt. Much later, the stone image was clothed and crowned; Our Lady of Bettencourt.224 He and Dona Guiomar de Sá were the ancestors of the Bettencourt e Sáa line of the Açores (São Miguel) at Nueva Granada.297,83

    Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês and Dona Maria de Bethencourt were the first Bettencourts to reach the Açores, whose settlement, begun in 1444, was not far advanced.220 He and Dona Guiomar de Sá had seven children.224 He and Maria Dias were in a relationship that produced a son, Gaspar Perdomo.298,299,300 Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês was first administrator of the entail of Água de Mel, Madeira.39,293,301,294 He inherited the rights to the soap trade of Madeira from his aunt and uncle.224,294 On 1 Apr 1505 Gaspard (I) obtained confirmation from King D. Manuel I of the Bettencourt blazon of amrs.302,57,303,201 He went in his aunt's company to the island of São Miguel.57,9 In 1513 he formed part of the force which, under the command of D. Jaime, Duke of Bragança, conquered Azemmour, Morocco.224 On 12 May 1521 he was a noble knight of the Household of the King by decree.218 He died in 1522 at São Miguel, Açores.12,304,226,231,218 He was buried in the chancel of the mother church of São Sebastião (Matriz), Ponta Delgada, with license from the king for a tomb for him, his wife, and his children, as well as permission to hang above the tomb his coat of arms with a banner hanging down, as it was for some years, until the church was demolished to enlarge it.305,306,218

Dona Guiomar de Sá38,39,292,55,212,9,12,294,39,292,293,12,231 was also known as Dona Guiomar de Sáa.307 She was born circa 1450.9 She was Dama do Paço.218 She married Fernão Alvares da Maia after 1522 at Madeira.39,305 She left a will on 1 Aug 1543.218 She died in 1547 at São Miguel.299,12,218 She was buried in the chancel of São Sebastião (Matriz), Ponta Delgada, with her husband Gaspar.299

Children of Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês and Dona Guiomar de Sá were as follows:

   * +  75  i.   Henrique de Bettencourt was born circa 1475 at São Miguel. He married Dona Maria de Azevedo, daughter of Manuel de Oliveira, at Évora.

* + 76 ii. João de Bettencourt e Sá was born circa 1475 at Madeira. He married Dona Guiomar de Sãopayo, daughter of Goncallo Vaz Botelho o Moço, at São Miguel.
* 77 iii. Rafael de Bettencourt e Sáa308,292,224,309,310,292,309 was also known as Rafael Betancur.292 He was also known as Rafael de Bettencourt.310 He was born after 1477 at São Miguel.292,309 In contradiction to other sources, according to Genealogias de S. Miguel e Santa Maria, Rafael, although dull-witted, married Margarida Gonçalves who made a will 18 Dec 1555, while her husband was still living. Nevertheless, all sources agree that he died childless. Genealogias also states that Rafael was illegitimate, not the son of Guiomar de Sá.310,309 He died after 18 Dec 1555.310,292,224
* 78 iv. Dona Brites de Sá292,292,311,312,9,292,288,312,9 was also known as Dona Beatriz de Sá.312,294 She was also known as Brites de Bettencourt.9 She was also known as Brites de Bettencourt e Sáa.308 She was born circa 1475 at Madeira.292,9 The three sisters, Brites, Guimar, and Isabel moved to Lisbon.304 King João III, reigned 1521-1557, lived between 1502 and 1557.313 Dona Brites was brought up with King João III.312 She married Pedro Lasso la Vega at Castile.292,301,312,9,294 She was Lady-in-waiting to Queen D. Maria, second wife of D. Manuel I, o Venturoso at Lisboa.304 King Manuel I gave her six moios of wheat each year as a pension, produce from the land of Martin Vaz, accountant. Later, after her death, this favor was transferred to her sister, Dona Izabel.312 She and Pedro Lasso la Vega had no children.292,312,294 She was the prettiest lady of the Portuguese Court, having ballads that are dedicated to her in the Cancioneiro de Garcia de Resende.294 She was a lady-in-waiting of the Empress Isabel, wife of Charles V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor at Castile.301,312,294 She witnessed the move of Isabella of Portugal, to marry Charles V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor on 11 Mar 1526 at Castile.314 By the missive of 2 Dec 1526, D. João III made her a grant of the white and black soap factories of São Miguel, the same way that his brother Henrique had done and conceded other grants to her.294 She died at Castile.292
Pedro Lasso la Vega315 was also known as Pedro Lasso de Vega.294 He was also known as Pedro Lasso de Lavega.292 He was also known as Pedro Laço de la Vega.304 He was also known as Pedro Lasso da Veiga.312 He was also known as Pedro Lasso de La Vega.9 He was born circa 1470 at Castile.292 Pedro Lasso la Vega was Lord of Arcos Brateris, and Carcos.292,304 His titles were confiscated to be Head of the Comunidades of Castile.292,304 His titles were restored by his marriage through the influence of the Empress.292,316,312 He married Isabel de Bettencourt e Sáa (brother- and sister-in-law), daughter of Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês and Dona Guiomar de Sá, at Castile.292,301,312,9,317 He and Isabel de Bettencourt e Sáa had no children.292,312,317
* + 79 v. Dona Guiomar de Sá was born circa 1475 at Madeira. She married António Juzarte de Mello, son of Pedro Juzarte, at Madeira. She married Dom Fernando de Castro at São Miguel. She married Diogo Juzarte de Monte Mor o Velho at Madeira.
* 80 vi. Isabel de Bettencourt e Sáa308,292,318,312,9,292,288,312,9 was also known as Dona Izabel de Sá.292,319,320 She was also known as Isabel de Bettencourt.9 She was also known as Isabel de Sá.294 She was born circa 1475 at Madeira.292,9 The three sisters, Brites, Guimar, and Isabel moved to Lisbon.304 Isabel de Bettencourt e Sáa was chief lady-in-waiting who brought up the Queen of Bohemia, wife of Emperor Maximilian II.292,321 She was a lady-in-waiting of the Empress Isabel, wife of Charles V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor at Castile.301,312,294 She witnessed the move of Isabella of Portugal, to marry Charles V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor on 11 Mar 1526 at Castile.314 She married Dom Fernando Sanegos at Castile (he was her sister's widowed husband).301,9,294 She and Pedro Lasso la Vega had no children.292,312,317 She married Pedro Lasso la Vega (brother- and sister-in-law) at Castile.292,301,312,9,317 She gave the land for the chapel of Corpo Santo in Ponta Delgada.317 She died in 1574 at Castile.299,294
Dom Fernando Sanegos301,9 was born circa 1500 at Madeira Islands.315
Pedro Lasso la Vega315 was also known as Pedro Lasso de Vega.294 He was also known as Pedro Lasso de Lavega.292 He was also known as Pedro Laço de la Vega.304 He was also known as Pedro Lasso da Veiga.312 He was also known as Pedro Lasso de La Vega.9 He was born circa 1470 at Castile.292 Pedro Lasso la Vega was Lord of Arcos Brateris, and Carcos.292,304 His titles were confiscated to be Head of the Comunidades of Castile.292,304 He married Dona Brites de Sá, daughter of Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês and Dona Guiomar de Sá, at Castile.292,301,312,9,294 He and Dona Brites de Sá had no children.292,312,294 His titles were restored by his marriage through the influence of the Empress.292,316,312
* + 81 vii. Margarida de Bettencourt e Sáa was born circa 1480 at Madeira. She married Pedro Rodrigues da Câmara, son of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara and Maria Rodrigues, at São Miguel.
Maria Dias292 was born circa 1470 at Madeira.292

Children of Gaspard de Bettencourt (I) o Francês and Maria Dias were:

   * +  82  i.   Gaspar Perdomo was born illegitimate circa 1500 at São Miguel. He married Brites Velho, daughter of João Affonso Carcos and Leonor Velho, at Ponta Delgada.

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Bettencourts 1200-2000 - Generation Nine. Disp. em: http://web.meganet.net/bettenco/bett0009.htm#id19340

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Foi para a ilha da Madeira com seu tio Meciot de onde passou aos Açores, ilha de São Miguel. Encontra-se sepultado na Igreja Matriz de Ponta Delgada, ilha de São Miguel. 1º Senhor do Morgado de Água de Mel, Madeira. Instituiu com sua mulher a capela de Nossa Senhora de Bettencourt, no cláustro da Sé de Lisboa. Participou, sob o comando de D. Jaime, duque de Bragança, na conquista de Azamor, em 1513. Fidalgo Escudeiro da CASA Real por alvará de 12.05.1521