Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal

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Miguel da Paz
Capilla Real, Granada
HouseAviz
FatherManuel I of Portugal
MotherIsabella, Princess of Asturias
Iberian kingdoms during Miguel da Paz's lifetime. Had he survived, he would have united the three kingdoms (Castile and León, Aragon, and Portugal) and brought about an Iberian Union.

Miguel da Paz, Hereditary Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (Portuguese: Miguel da Paz de Trastâmara e Avis, Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl ˈpaʃ]; Spanish: Miguel de la Paz de Avís y Trastámara, "Michael of Peace") (23 August 1498 – 19 July 1500) was a Portuguese royal prince, son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his first wife, Isabella of Aragon, Princess of Asturias (1470–1498).[1]

Life and death

Miguel da Paz was born in

Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias and Prince of Girona
.

Miguel died in

Capilla Real
, in Granada.

In October 1500, Miguel's father married

Maria of Aragon, who was also the younger sister of Miguel's mother. Maria gave birth to Manuel's eventual successor, John III and to several other children.[4]

The hopes of Isabella I and Ferdinand II to unite all of the Iberian kingdoms vanished with Miguel's death.[1] His aunt Joanna inherited Castile, León and Aragon, and it was her grandson Philip II who established a short-lived Iberian Union.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fernández Álvarez 2003, p. 387.
  2. ^ Downey 2014, p. 331.
  3. ^ Downey 2014, p. 332.
  4. ^ Downey 2014, p. 376.

Bibliography

  • Downey, Kirsten (2014). Isabella: the Warrior Queen. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. .
  • Fernández Álvarez, Manuel (2003). Isabel la Católica (in Spanish). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S.A. .
Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal
Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
Born: 23 August 1498 Died: 19 July 1500
Preceded by
James
Hereditary Prince of Portugal
1498–1500
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Isabella
Prince of Asturias
1498–1500
Vacant
Title next held by
Joanna
Preceded by Prince of Girona
1498–1500