Dona
Dona may refer to:
* Feminine form for don (honorific) (Spanish: doña, Portuguese: dona; Italian: donna), a Spanish, Portuguese, southern Italian, and Filipino title, given as a mark of respect
* Feminine form for dom (title), titled nobility in ...
Isabel of Braganza (1514 – 16 September 1576) was a member of the
House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza ( pt, Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (''Dinastia Brigantina''), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Ame ...
, daughter of
Jaime, Duke of Braganza
Jaime of Braganza (1479 – 20 September 1532) was the 4th Duke of Braganza and the 2nd Duke of Guimarães, among other titles. He is known for reviving the wealth and power of the House of Braganza which had been confiscated by King John II of ...
(a nephew of
Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, a ...
) and Leonor Pérez de Guzmán.
Marriage
Isabel married her cousin
Infante Duarte a son of Manuel I and
Maria of Aragon in 1537. Isabel was dowried with the
Dukedom of Guimarães, which had belonged to her brother
Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
Dom Teodósio I of Braganza ( pt, Teodósio de Bragança; 1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza, among other titles. He is known for ceding the title of Duke of Guimarães to Infante Duarte of Aviz, alongside some of the weal ...
. After the marriage, Infante Duarte became the 4th Duke of Guimarães.
Her younger daughter Catherine became the Duchess of Braganza and had a claim to the throne of Portugal. She was also part of the succession crisis.
Issue
This marriage produced three children:
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Mary of Guimarães (1538–1577), married
Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Alessandro
* Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter
* Alessandro Baricco ...
.
*
Infanta Catherine of Guimarães (1540–1614),
Duchess of Braganza
The title of Duchess of Braganza has existed in Portugal since the 15th century. This title designates the female head of the House of Braganza.
Duchess of Braganza House of Braganza
Nominal Duchess of Braganza House of Braganza
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, married to
John, 6th Duke of Braganza, she was a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580 (''See:
1580 Portuguese succession crisis
The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 ( pt, Crise de sucessão de 1580) came about as a result of the deaths of young King Sebastian I of Portugal in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578 and his successor and great-uncle Henry I in 1580. As ...
'').
*Infante
Duarte II, 5th Duke of Guimarães Duarte may refer to:
* Duarte (surname), person's surname (or composed surname) and given name
* Duarte, California, United States
* Duarte Province, Dominican Republic
* Pico Duarte, mountain in the Dominican Republic
See also
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(1541–1576)
Ancestry
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1514 births
1576 deaths
Isabel
Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...
16th-century Portuguese people
Portuguese duchesses
16th-century Portuguese women
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