João Afonso Esteves de Azambuja, Bishop of Silves, Porto, Coimbra, Archbishop of Lisbon

  1. Son of Afonso Esteves de Azambuja.
  2. Prior of the fortress of Santarém and Bachelor in Laws. Accompanied Dom João Anes do Amaral, Bishop of Évora, as envoy to the Curia to obtain Papal letters confirming the dispensation asked for by King João I of Portugal (1389). [João2, ch. 124]
  3. Bishop of Silves (1389-1390).
  4. Bishop of Porto (1391-1398).
  5. Bishop of Coimbra (1398-1402). 
  6. Archbishop of Lisbon (1402-1415).
  7. Member of King João I's Royal Council.

Chronicle entries in which João Afonso Esteves de Azambuja, Bishop of Silves, Porto, Coimbra, Archbishop of Lisbon appears:

Crónica de D. João I, part 2, ch. 124
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