Peter, Duke of Coimbra

Infante Peter
Duke of Coimbra
Detail from the St Vincent Panels by Nuno Gonçalves, often believed to be a portrait of Peter
Regent of Portugal
Tenure1439 – 1448
MonarchAfonso V
Born9 December 1392
Lisbon, Portugal
Died20 May 1449(1449-05-20) (aged 56)
Alverca, Portugal
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1428)
Issue
HouseAviz
FatherJohn I of Portugal
MotherPhilippa of Lancaster
SignatureInfante Peter's signature

Dom Peter, Duke of Coimbra, KG (Portuguese: Pedro Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu]; 9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King Dom John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. In Portugal, he is known as Infante Dom Pedro das Sete Partidas [do Mundo], "of the Seven Parts [of the World]" because of his travels. Possibly the best-travelled prince of his time, he was regent between 1439 and 1448. He was also 1st Lord of Montemor-o-Velho, Aveiro, Tentúgal, Cernache, Pereira, Condeixa and Lousã.


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