Fernão Lopes

Fernão Lopes (* 1380, † 1460 ) was a Portuguese historian.

Life

Lopes is first mentioned in 1418 as a royal archivist. 1434 commissioned him to the Portuguese King Edward I with a chronicle of the earlier rulers; the 1357-1411 section was preserved. Lopes masterpiece " Crónica de Dom João I " took up a lot of documentary evidence and material of other contemporary chronicles. Lopes was critical, open and a good reporter of the crucial historical events; he is also an excellent representative of the Portuguese prose of the 15th century.

Works (selection)

• Crónica de Dom Pedro ( Chronicle of King Peter I the Cruel )
• Crónica de Dom Fernando ( Chronicle of King Ferdinand I the Beautiful )
• Crónica de Dom João I ( Chronicle of King John I. )
• Crónica dos reis de Portugal ( History of the Kings of Portugal)