Maria of Portugal, Marchioness of Tortosa
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Maria | |
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Marchioness of Tortosa | |
Born | 6 April 1342 Évora, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | after 1375 Aveiro, Kingdom of Portugal |
Burial | Convent of Saint Claire of Coimbra, Portugal |
Spouse | Infante Fernando, Marquis of Tortosa |
House | Portuguese House of Burgundy |
Father | Peter I |
Mother | Constanza Manuel |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Maria of Portugal (6 April 1342, in Évora, Kingdom of Portugal[1] – after 1375, in Aveiro, Kingdom of Portugal[2] Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), first daughter of King Peter I of Portugal and his Queen consort Constanza Manuel.
Maria was born in Évora on 6 April 1342. In 1354, when she was only twelve years old, she married , marquis of Tortosa, a marriage arranged by her grandfather, King Alfonso IV, to strengthen the alliance between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Aragon. Fernando was the son of King Alfonso IV and of his second wife, Eleanor of Castile.
Fernando was murdered by his half-brother Peter IV of Aragon in 1363. Maria then returned to Portugal where she died in the city of Aveiro after 1375. She is buried in Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha in Coimbra.
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References[]
- ^ Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 249.
- ^ Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 255.
Bibliography[]
- Caetano de Souza, Antonio (1735). Historia Genealógica de la Real Casa Portuguesa (PDF) (in Portuguese). Vol. Vol. I. Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, na oficina de Joseph Antonio da Sylva. ISBN 978-84-8109-908-9.
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has extra text (help) - Lopes, Fernão (1735). Joze Pereira Bayam (ed.). Chronica del Rey D. Pedro I (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental. OCLC 560418350.
- Rodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal. Dezassete mulheres, duas dinastias, quatro séculos de História (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. ISBN 978-989-626-261-7.
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- House of Burgundy-Portugal
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