Jaime or James of Portugal (17 September 1433 – 27 August 1459), also known as James of Coimbra, James of Lusitania, was a Portugueseinfante (prince) of the House of Aviz, and a bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
James of Coimbra
bishop of Arras and of Paphos
Coat of Arms of James of Portugal, combining his father coat of arms (Aviz-Coimbra) with his mother's (Aragon).
James was taken captive after the battle, but he escaped and, together with his brother John and his sister Beatrice, took refuge in Burgundy, under the protection of his aunt, Isabella of Portugal (the consort of Duke Philip III the Good). He spent most of his remaining decade of life in Italy.
James of Portugal studied in Flanders and, on 23 March 1453, was appointed Bishop of Arras. On his aunt’s advice, he traveled to Rome, where Pope Nicholas V, hearing of the disgraces inflicted upon his family after Alfarrobeira, resolved to appoint the young James as the new Archbishop of Lisbon, which had been recently vacated by the death of D. Luís Coutinho. However, not being old enough to be consecrated to the dignity, James was only appointed administrator in perpetuity of the Archdiocese on 30 April 1453. Given the political situation in Portugal, James was unable to return to Lisbon to take possession of it, and so remained in Italy and governed his archdiocese from afar, via the vicar-general Luís Anes.
Following the death of Callixtus III, James of Portugal participated in the conclave that elected Pius II as the new pope. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, number 58, at the 9th Chapter of the order, held in 1456 at The Hague.
The Portuguese art historian António Bélard da Fonseca, in his multi-volume O Mistério dos Painéis (1957-1967), controversially claimed that it is James of Portugal, and not St. Vincent, who is depicted as the radiant saintly figure in the central panels of the famous Saint Vincent Panels of Nuno Gonçalves.
While travelling from Rome to Mantua, James of Portugal fell ill and died in Florence on 27 August 1459, at the age of twenty-five. He was buried in the basilica of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, the only tomb in that church. Some of the best artists in Renaissance Florence were commissioned to design and decorate the chapel of the "Cardinale del Portogallo" in San Miniato, including the Cardinal of Portugal's altarpiece by the Pollaiuolo brothers.
"Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil", Vol. I, page 271. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989
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Genealogical information on Jaime of Portugal (in Portuguese)
"Jaime Cardinal de Portugal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
January 01, 1970
james, portugal, jaime, september, 1433, august, 1459, also, known, james, coimbra, james, lusitania, portuguese, infante, prince, house, aviz, bishop, cardinal, roman, catholic, church, james, coimbrabishop, arras, paphoscoat, arms, combining, father, coat, a. Jaime or James of Portugal 17 September 1433 27 August 1459 also known as James of Coimbra James of Lusitania was a Portuguese infante prince of the House of Aviz and a bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church James of Coimbrabishop of Arras and of PaphosCoat of Arms of James of Portugal combining his father coat of arms Aviz Coimbra with his mother s Aragon archbishop of LisbonBorn17 September 1433Died27 August 1459HouseAvizFatherPeter Duke of CoimbraMotherIsabella of UrgellReligionRoman Catholicism James was the 3rd son of Infante Pedro Duke of Coimbra and Isabella of Urgell among other kinships he was the great grandson of the English prince John of Gaunt At the age of just 14 he took part in the battle of Alfarrobeira 1449 where his father s army was defeated by the Portuguese royal army and his father killed James was taken captive after the battle but he escaped and together with his brother John and his sister Beatrice took refuge in Burgundy under the protection of his aunt Isabella of Portugal the consort of Duke Philip III the Good He spent most of his remaining decade of life in Italy Contents 1 Church career 2 Death and burial 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksChurch career editJames of Portugal studied in Flanders and on 23 March 1453 was appointed Bishop of Arras On his aunt s advice he traveled to Rome where Pope Nicholas V hearing of the disgraces inflicted upon his family after Alfarrobeira resolved to appoint the young James as the new Archbishop of Lisbon which had been recently vacated by the death of D Luis Coutinho However not being old enough to be consecrated to the dignity James was only appointed administrator in perpetuity of the Archdiocese on 30 April 1453 Given the political situation in Portugal James was unable to return to Lisbon to take possession of it and so remained in Italy and governed his archdiocese from afar via the vicar general Luis Anes Nicholas V having died in early 1455 the new Pope Calixtus III elevated James to a cardinal deacon of the Church despite not having the requisite 30 years of age for the office assigning him the titular diaconate of Santa Maria in Portico Octaviae soon substituted for the diaconate of Sant Eustachio Callixtus III also gave James the Bishopric of Paphos in Cyprus where his brother John had married Charlotte of Lusignan Princess of Cyprus Following the death of Callixtus III James of Portugal participated in the conclave that elected Pius II as the new pope He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece number 58 at the 9th Chapter of the order held in 1456 at The Hague The Portuguese art historian Antonio Belard da Fonseca in his multi volume O Misterio dos Paineis 1957 1967 controversially claimed that it is James of Portugal and not St Vincent who is depicted as the radiant saintly figure in the central panels of the famous Saint Vincent Panels of Nuno Goncalves Death and burial edit nbsp His tomb by Antonio Rossellino While travelling from Rome to Mantua James of Portugal fell ill and died in Florence on 27 August 1459 at the age of twenty five He was buried in the basilica of San Miniato al Monte in Florence the only tomb in that church Some of the best artists in Renaissance Florence were commissioned to design and decorate the chapel of the Cardinale del Portogallo in San Miniato including the Cardinal of Portugal s altarpiece by the Pollaiuolo brothers Catholic Church titles Preceded byFortigario di Piacenza Apostolic Administrator of Arras1453 Succeeded byJean Jouffroy Preceded byLuis Coutinho Apostolic Administrator of Lisbon1453 1459 Succeeded byAfonso Nogueira Preceded by Apostolic Administrator of Paphos1457 1459 Succeeded byGuillaume GonemeAncestry editAncestors of James of Portugal8 Peter I of Portugal4 John I of Portugal9 Teresa Lourenco2 Peter Duke of Coimbra10 John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster5 Philippa of Lancaster11 Blanche of Lancaster1 Jaime of Aviz 6th Archbishop of Lisbon12 Peter II Count of Urgell6 James II Count of Urgell13 Margaret of Montferrat3 Isabella of Urgell14 Peter IV of Aragon7 Isabella of Aragon15 Sibila de FortiaReferences edit Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil Vol I page 271 Published by Zairol Lda Lisbon 1989External links editGenealogical information on Jaime of Portugal in Portuguese Jaime Cardinal de Portugal Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved February 29 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James of Portugal amp oldid 1168950757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
