Rui Gomes de Abreu

Rui Gomes de Abreu
Lord of Elvas
Coat of Arms of Abreu
Born	15th-century Portugal
Died	16th-century Portugal
Spouse(s)	Inês Brandão

Rui Gomes de Abreu (c.1460–1530?) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as Alcaide Mayor of Elvas.^[1]

Biography

Rui was the son of Pedro Gomes de Abreu and Catarina de Eça, a noble lady, who was Abbess of the Convent of Lorvão. She was the daughter of Infante Fernando, Lord of Eça and Leonor de Teive.^[2]

Rui Gomes de Abreu was married to Inês Brandão, daughter of Fernão Brandão Sanches, comendador of Afife and Cabanas, and Catarina Fagundes, belonging to noble Portuguese Galician family.^[3]

References

1. Corografia portuguesa, e descripçam topografica do famoso reyno de Portugal. Antonio Carvalho da Costa. 1708.
2. Revista portuguesa de história, Volume 31. 1996.
3. fasc. 1. Abreus-Acciaiuolis. Cönego Fernando de Meneses Vaz, Ernesto Gonçalves, Luiz Peter.lon Clode. 1964.