George, 2nd Duke of Aveiro

Jorge de Lencastre, or George of Lencastre (1548–1578), was the older son of Dom John of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Aveiro and of his wife Juliana de Lara, daughter of the 3rd Marquis of Vila Real.

George of Lencastre
Coat of arms of Lencastre dukes of Aveiro
2nd Duke of Aveiro
Reign1571 - 1578
PredecessorJoão
SuccessorAlvaro and Juliana
Born1548
Died1578
SpouseMadalena Girón
IssueJuliana, 3rd Duchess of Aveiro
HouseHouse of Aviz
FatherJoão, 1st Duke of Alveiro
MotherJuliana de Lara

Until his father's death, he used the title of Marquis of Torres Novas, and also succeeded him as 2nd Duke of Aveiro in 1571.

He was a close adviser to King Sebastian I of Portugal and he escorted him, both to the Guadalupe interview (where Sebastian met his uncle, King Philip II of Spain) and to the Portuguese campaign to Morocco. George was killed in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir, together with the King, in 1578.

Before, he had married Madalena Girón, sister of the Spanish 1st Duke of Ossuna, from whom he had a single daughter:

Portuguese nobility
Preceded by Armas dos Lencastre, titulares do Ducado de Aveiro
Marquis of Torres Novas

1548—1571
Succeeded by
Preceded by Armas dos Lencastre, titulares do Ducado de Aveiro
Duke of Aveiro

1571—1578
Succeeded by

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Bibliography

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  • ”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil” – Vol. II, page 343. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.