Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
Eleanor of Aragon | |
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Queen consort of Portugal | |
Tenure | 14 August 1433 – 9 September 1438 |
Coronation | 15 August 1433 |
Born | 2 May 1402 Medina del Campo |
Died | 19 February 1445 Toledo | (aged 42)
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Spouse | |
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House | Trastámara |
Father | Ferdinand I of Aragon |
Mother | Eleanor of Alburquerque |
Eleanor of Aragon (2 May 1402 – 19 February 1445) was Queen of Portugal from 1433 to 1438 as the spouse of King Edward.[1] After Edward's death, she served as regent in 1438-1440 for her son Afonso V.[2] She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque.
Biography
Eleanor's brother,
When her husband died on 9 September 1438, Eleanor was appointed regent of Portugal in his will,
Eventually, the Cortes appointed Peter the sole regent.[2] Eleanor continued conspiring, but decided to flee to Castile in December 1440,[11] bringing her infant daughter Joan with her.[12]
Dependent on charity and longing to be reunited with her children,[13] Eleanor was deeply unhappy in Castile.[14] In 1444, she applied to return to Portugal,[15] but died at Toledo in February 1445. There were rumors that she was poisoned.[16] In 1457, Afonso V ordered the transfer of her remains to Batalha, Portugal, where she is now buried alongside her husband in the Batalha Monastery.[17]
Issue
Eleanor had a total of nine children, five of whom survived to adulthood.[18]
- Infante John, 15 October 1429 – 14 August 1433.
- Infanta Philippa, 27 November 1430 – 24 March 1439.
- King of Portugal.
- Infanta Maria, 7 December 1432 – 8 December 1432.
- Infante Ferdinand, 17 November 1433 – 18 September 1470; Duke of Viseu and father of future king Manuel I of Portugal.
- Infanta Eleanor, 18 September 1434 – 3 September 1467; married Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Infante Edward, 12 July 1435 – 12 July 1435.
- Infanta Catherine, 26 November 1436 – 17 June 1463.
- Infanta Joan, 31 March 1439 – 13 June 1475; married King Henry IV of Castile.
References
Citations
- ^ Leonora of Aragon (1405–1445) Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
- ^ a b Lawler, Jennifer (2001). Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 102.
- ^ Pereira & Rodrigues 1904, p. 166.
- ^ a b Pereira & Rodrigues 1904, p. 167.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 413.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 416.
- ^ Livermore 1976, p. 113.
- ISBN 0-231-08353-X.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, pp. 417–418.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 418.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 433.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 431.
- ^ Pereira & Rodrigues 1904, p. 168.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 437.
- ^ Livermore 1976, p. 114.
- ^ Livermore 1976, p. 115.
- ^ McMurdo 1889, p. 438.
- ^ de Sousa 1735, pp. 492–496.
Sources
- de Sousa, Antonio Caetano (1735). Historia genealogica da casa real portugueza [Genealogical History of the Royal House of Portugal] (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisboa Occidental.
- Livermore, H.V. (1976). A New History of Portugal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521095716.
- McMurdo, Edward (1889). The history of Portugal, from the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign of Alfonso III. Vol. II. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- Pereira, Esteves; Rodrigues, Guilherme (1904). Portugal: diccionario historico, chorographico, heraldico, biographico, bibliographico, numismatico e artistico (in Portuguese). Vol. IV. Lisboa: J. Romano Torres. pp. 166–168.