Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches
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1390 – 1449
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Who was Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches?
Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches KG was an illustrious Portuguese knight and nobleman, with a long and illustrious career abroad in England. He was invested by the English king as the 1st Count of Avranches and made a Knight of the Garter. He died at the Battle of Alfarrobeira in 1449. His likeness appeared on the now-obsolete Portuguese five-escudo banknote.
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- Born
- 1390
Kingdom of Portugal - Children
- Died
- May 20, 1449
Alverca do Ribatejo
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on July 23, 2013
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