Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
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Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Prior of Crato, was born to Gonçalo Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga and Teresa Peres Vilarinho. At a very young age, he entered the Order of St. John of the Hospitallers. A
Tomb of D. Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
John I of Castile
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John I was King of Castile and León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II and Juana Manuel of Castile. John ascended to the throne in 1379, and in 1383, he married Beatrice, the daughter of
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
…he had 32 children, including: Pedro Álvares Pereira, Prior of Crato and Master of Calatrava who died at the Battle of Aljubarrota fighting for King John I of Castile in 1385; Nuno Álvares Pereira; Rodrigo Álvares Pereira, legitimized by King Peter I of Portugal and one of the most respected noblemen under Portuguese…
Depiction of John as young infante by Jaume Serra (c. 1375)
Battle of Aljubarrota: The victorious Portuguese are on the right
João I (John I of Portugal)
Sepulchre of John I of Castile in the Cathedral of Toledo