In my earlier post, I showed how I connected to Antonio Medeiros Cordeiro. Antonio is sort of anchor ancestor who connects me to several noble family trees in the Azores and throughout Europe. One of the well known noble characters in my tree is Goncalo Vaz Botelho, “O Grande”. He was one of the original…
Tag: Nobility
More On My Noble Roots
Earlier, I wrote about how most Azoreans will find nobility in their tree. My ancestor, Antonio Medeiros Cordeiro, leads off into a few different noble lines. This includes a connection to Goncalo Vaz Botelho, O Grande, who connects to European royalty. How am I and Antonio Cordeiro Medeiros? Antonio descends from my de Braga ancestry…
Azoreans and Royalty
Since we’ve had the royal wedding this week, I thought it would be good to talk about royal roots. Not many Azorean genealogists realize the rich history of the islands and how they were first populated by Portuguese nobility. If you’ve got Azorean roots, there is a very good chance you also have royal blood….
New Book: Noble Families of Portugal: Abreu
Thanks to Luis Pontes for sending me a note about this (and I apologize for taking so long to post the information!) A new book for Portuguese genealogist has been published. It’s called “Nobel Families of Portugal, Volume One: Abreu” by Manoel Jose da Costa Felgueiras Gaio. The book has been translated by Luis Pontes….