Beatrice of Portugal ( – ) was
Countess of Alburquerque as the wife of
Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque. She was the daughter of
Peter I of Portugal
Peter I (; 8 April 1320 – 18 January 1367), known as Peter the Just () or Peter the Cruel (), was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death in 1367. Early life
Born on 8 April 1320 in Coimbra, Peter was the fifth child of Afonso of Portuga ...
and his wife
Inês de Castro.
Life
Beatrice's entitlement to be considered an ''
Infanta
Infante (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as "infant" or translated as "prince", is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to the ...
'' of Portugal is debatable. Some historians consider her a natural daughter of
Peter I, so that title could never be attributed to her. Other opinions assert that after inheriting the throne, the Prince admitted that he had married Inês secretly, and she was thus a lawful Queen of Portugal.
Beatrice became
Countess of Alburquerque when she married
Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque in 1373. Beatrice held this title for a year, until her husband died on 19 February 1374.
Children
Beatrice and
Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque had one daughter:
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Eleanor of Alburquerque
Eleanor of Alburquerque (1374 – 16 December 1435) was a Castilian noblewoman, Countess of Alburquerque, who became List of Aragonese consorts, Queen of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. She was the regent of Aragon during th ...
(–). Married
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Ferdinand I (Spanish: ''Fernando I''; 27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416 in Igualada, Òdena) named Ferdinand of Antequera and also the Just (or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and (nominal) Corsica and king of Sicil ...
.
It was rumored that she also had an illegitimate daughter from an
incestuous relationship with her half-brother,
Ferdinand I
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Isabel of Portugal, Lady of Viseu (c. 1364 – 4 April 1435). Married
Alfonso Enríquez, Count of Gijón and Noreña, natural son of
Henry II of Castile
Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (''el Fratricida''), was the first List of Castilian monarchs, King of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from the House of Trastámara. He became ...
.
Ancestry
References
Bibliography
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Portuguese infantas
1350s births
1381 deaths
House of Burgundy-Portugal
Castilian House of Burgundy
14th-century Portuguese women
14th-century Portuguese nobility
Daughters of kings
Children of Peter I of Portugal
Year of birth uncertain
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