Died November 17, 1240 Name Infanta Lady | Religion Roman Catholicism House House of Burgundy | |
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Parents Sancho I of Portugal, Dulce of Aragon Cousins Peter II of Aragon, Constance of Aragon, Alfonso II, Count of Provence Grandparents Afonso I of Portugal Similar People Sancho I of Portugal, Dulce of Aragon, Berengaria of Portugal, Mafalda of Portugal, Afonso II of Portugal |
Branca of Portugal (1198 – Guadalajara, c. 1240; [ˈbɾɐ̃kɐ]; English: Blanche) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), eighth child of Portuguese King Sancho I and Dulce of Aragon, was probably the twin sister of Berengaria, she was raised in the court with her father and his mistress "a Ribeirinha" and, when she was eight or ten years old, was sent to live with her sisters at the Monastery of Lorvão. She was a nun at a convent in Guadalajara and was interred at the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra where her mother was buried.
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