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John of Portugal ( IPA //) ( Santarém , January 13 1400 – October 18 1442 , Alcácer Do Sal ) was a Prince of Portugal of the House Of Aviz , son of King John I Of Portugal and his wife Philippa Of Lancaster . He was General of the Kingdom, after the death of Nuno Álvares Pereira . He was also Lord of Reguengos, Colares and Belas. In 1424 , John married his niece Isabella Of Braganza , daughter of his half-brother Afonso, Duke Of Braganza . During the reign of his brother Edward , John joined his brother Pedro, Duke Of Coimbra against the expedition to Tangier that would end in a disaster. After the disaster he defended that the recently conquered Ceuta should be offered in exchange for his brother Ferdinand, The Saint Prince , that was captive in Tangier, something that was against Ferdinand's wishes. In the beginning of his nephew Afonso V 's reign, the regency of the kingdom was delegated on Queen Mother Leonor Of Aragon (his sister-in-law). This decision in the will of late King Edward was controversial and soon popular discontentment grew. It was John who installed himself in the capital Lisbon and avoided a rebellion. After that he refused the proposals for an alliance with Leonor of Aragon and his half-brother Afonso, Duke of Braganza, and defended the summoning of the ''Cortes'' to name Pedro, Duke of Coimbra the new regent. ISSUE
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