- Master of the Order of Christ entrusted by King Pedro with the upbringing of his son Dom João, future master of Avis and eventually king of Portugal. In his earlier years, Dom João had been brought up by Lourenço Martins da Praça.
- "Later, he [King Pedro] entrusted his [João's ] upbringing to Dom Nuno Freire de Andrade, Master of Chivalry of the Order of Christ." [Pedro, ch. 1: 64-66].
Nuno Freire d'Andrade