Pedro de Lencastre
5th Duque de Aveiro
(1608–73)

Biographical

5th Duque de Aveiro 1668–73†
3rd Duke de Torres Novas 1668–73†
Titular Archbishop of Side 1671–73†
Inquisitor General of the Kingdom of Portugal 1671–73†
State Councillor 1648
President of the Royal Court of Appeals 1651

Although elected to the offices of Archbishop of Évora and Braga and Bishop of Guarda, Pedro never received papal confirmation because diplomatic relations between Portugal and the Holy See had been suspended. As a result, he was granted the titular see of Sida, as the bull establishing the Holy Office stipulated that the Inquisitor General had to be a clergyman. He remained in the service of the King in Portugal, while some of his family members left for Spain. Pedro took legal action to recover his nephews’ confiscated estates and honours and was eventually successful.

Place of birth: Azeitão

Son of Álvaro de Lencastre and Juliana de Lencastre