Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal
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)| Maria Manuela | |
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Duchess consort of Milan | |
| Tenure | 12 November 1543 – 12 July 1545 |
| Born | 15 October 1527 Coimbra |
| Died | 12 July 1545 (aged 17) Valladolid |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Carlos, Prince of Asturias |
| House | Aviz |
| Father | John III of Portugal |
| Mother | Catherine of Austria |
Princess of Portugal
as heir presumptive to the Portuguese throne between 1527 and 1535.
Early life
Maria was born in Coimbra on 15 October 1527 and was one of the two children of John III to survive childhood.[2] In her youth, Maria received a humanistic education that was considered typical for a princess of her time.[3]
Marriage and later life
She married her double first cousin
Infanta of Portugal, their wedding became one of the most remarkable in the history of Spain due to its opulence. Contemporary writers have left detailed descriptions of the journey from Madrid to Badajoz to Salamanca to receive the princess and of the luxuries she was given by the Duke of Medina Sidonia
in Badajoz.
She gave birth to their son
haemorrhage.[1] She was initially buried in the Royal Chapel of Granada on 30 March 1549 but was later transferred to Royal Crypt of the Monastery of El Escorial
.
Ancestry
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Notes
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- ^ a b Kamen 1998, p. 20.
- ^ a b McMurdo, Edward (1889). The history of Portugal, from the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign of Alfonso III. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. pp. 152–153. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ISBN 9789004250482.
- ^ Kamen 1998, p. 12.
- ^ ISBN 9780722224731. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b Jordan, Annemarie (1994). The Development of Catherine of Austria's Collection in the Queen's Household: Its Character and Cost. Providence, R. I.: Brown University. p. 700.
- ^ ISBN 9780812293203.
- ^ Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 112 – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
References
- ISBN 978-0-300-07800-8..