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Ferdinand, Prince of Portugal, Duke of Viseu ( IPA //) was the third son of Portuguese King Edward Of Portugal and his wife Leonor Of Aragon . Ferdinand was born in Almeirim on November 17 1433 . He became Duke Of Viseu when his uncle Henry The Navigator died in 1460 . He also succeeded his uncle as Master of the Order Of Aviz and responsible for the Discoveries ( 1460 - 1470 ). He married his cousin , daughter of John, Duke Of Aveiro (his uncle). From that marriage Ferdinand had nine children:
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