João Afonso de Albuquerque

João Afonso de Albuquerque, (c.1304  28 September 1354), Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque in Spanish and nicknamed "o do Ataúde", 6th Lord of Alburquerque, was a member of the highest ranks of the nobility of the Kingdom of Portugal, an astute politician, and descendant from the royal houses of both Portugal and Castile, although through illegitimate lines.

João Afonso de Albuquerque
Lord of Alburquerque and of Meneses
Born1304
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died28 September 1354
Medina del Campo, Kingdom of Castile, Crown of Castile
BuriedMonastery of la Santa Espina in Castromonte (Valladolid)
Noble familyTéllez de Meneses
Spouse(s)Teresa Martins Telles
FatherAfonso Sanches
MotherTeresa Martins de Meneses

Count of Alburquerque, Lord of Azagala, Codosera, Alconchel, Medellín, Meneses and Tiedra, he was the Alférez of King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (1333  1336), Chancellor of Castile between 1350 and 1353, and Mayordomo mayor of Infante Peter, later King Peter I of Castile, who is suspected of having him poisoned in 1354.

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