Duke of Viseu

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The Duke of Viseu was a prominent Portuguese noble title associated with the royal House of Aviz and closely linked to early 15th-century maritime exploration and expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese noble title
associatedWith House of Aviz
Order of Christ (Portugal)
Portuguese discoveries
coatOfArmsUsedBy House of Aviz
surface form: House of Aviz cadet branches
country Kingdom of Portugal
createdBy John I of Portugal NERFINISHED
createdFor Infante Henry the Navigator NERFINISHED
creationDate 1415
dynasty House of Aviz NERFINISHED
firstHolder Infante Henry the Navigator NERFINISHED
heldBy Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu NERFINISHED
Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu NERFINISHED
Henry the Navigator
surface form: Infante Henry the Navigator

Infante John, Duke of Viseu NERFINISHED
Manuel I of Portugal NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 15th century
house House of Aviz NERFINISHED
languageOfName Portuguese
linkedTo Age of Discoveries NERFINISHED
Portuguese expansion
Portuguese maritime exploration
linkedToEvent Conquest of Ceuta
surface form: Portuguese conquest of Ceuta
locatedIn Viseu NERFINISHED
namedAfter Viseu
nobleRank Duke
notableHolder Infante Henry the Navigator NERFINISHED
Manuel I of Portugal NERFINISHED
politicalRole royal family apanage
precedes King of Portugal (Manuel I) NERFINISHED
rankInNobility high nobility
region Beira (Portugal) NERFINISHED
sphereOfInfluence Atlantic exploration
Portuguese royal court
surface form: Portuguese court
status extinct title
succession male-preference hereditary succession
territorialAssociation Viseu District NERFINISHED
titleType hereditary title

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King Manuel I of Portugal father Duke of Viseu
this entity surface form: Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
Henry the Navigator positionHeld Duke of Viseu
John II of Portugal sibling Duke of Viseu
this entity surface form: Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu