Name Beatrice Coimbra Died 1462 | Uncles Henry the Navigator | |
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Parents Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra, Peter, Duke of Coimbra Grandparents John I of Portugal, Philippa of Lancaster, James II, Count of Urgell, Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell Great-grandparents John of Gaunt, Teresa Lourenco Similar People Peter - Duke of Coimbra, Philippa of Lancaster, John I of Portugal, Henry the Navigator |
Infanta Beatrice of Coimbra (1435–1462) was the 5th child of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Urgell.
After the battle of Alfarrobeira, where her father's army was defeated by the Portuguese royal army, she left the country and took refuge in Burgundy, under her aunt’s protection: Isabella of Portugal was married to Duke Philip III the Good.
In 1453, Beatrice married Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein, nephew of the Duke Philip III the Good. They had issue:
She died in Bruges of suspected poisoning in 1462.
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