Andrade's Castle Galicia Spain #1 Art Print

Fernan Perez de Andrade or Fernan Peres d'Andrade (? - 1397) is a Galician knight. His birthdate is unknown but is presumably before 1330. His death date fell between July 28 and August 21, 1397. The fourth son of Ruy Freyre de Andrade and Ines Rodriguez de Sotomayor, he belonged to a family associated with the knights of the Orden de la Banda (Order of the Sash) since its founding by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1332. He was married to Dona Sancha Rodrjguez, daughter of Aras Pardo and Tareyga Affonso, and with whom he was known to have had two daughters, Maria and Ines Fernandez, nuns of the Order of Saint Clare, and a son (whose name is unconfirmed, though some sources mention Nuno) who died at an early age, leaving the family without a direct male heir.
Pires de Andrade was a knight always ready for battle who enjoyed hunting, poetry and chivalric books, as befitted the tastes of those days. He was a sponsor and protector of the Catholic Church, though it is well documented that he...

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