Telles, Maria (d. 1379)

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Telles, Maria (d. 1379)

Duchess of Valencia. Name variations: Maria de Menezes; Maria de Telles. Murdered by her husband in 1379; dau. of Martin Afonso Telles de Meneses and Aldonza de Vasconcelhos also spelled Aldonsa de Vasconcelos; older sister of Leonora Telles (c. 1350–1386); m. John (c. 1349–1397), duke of Valencia, in 1376.

See also Women in World History.

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