Isabel of Barcelos

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Burial Batalha Monastery Religion Roman Catholicism		Name Isabel Barcelos House House of Braganza

Father Afonso I, Duke of Braganza Mother Beatriz Pereira de Alvim Died October 26, 1465, Arevalo, Spain Spouse John, Constable of Portugal (m. 1424) Children Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu Parents Afonso, Duke of Braganza, Beatriz Pereira de Alvim Similar People Isabella of Portugal - Queen of, Alfonso - Prince of Asturias, Philippa of Lancaster, John II of Castile, Catherine of Lancaster

Isabel of Barcelos (October 1402 – 26 October 1466), also known as Isabel of Braganza (her father was originally the Count of Barcelos before becoming Duke of Braganza). She was the daughter of Afonso I, Duke of Braganza and Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, she married Infante John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz, her half-uncle, son of John I of Portugal.

Issue

Isabel and Infante John had four children:

Infante Diogo of Portugal (1425–1433) – 4th Constable of Portugal and 11th Master of the Order of St. James;

Infanta Isabella of Portugal (1428–1496), married John II of Castile, mother of Isabella I of Spain

Infanta Beatrice of Portugal (1430–1506), married Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, mother of Manuel I of Portugal

Infanta Phillipa of Portugal (1432–1444), Lady of Almada

Isabel died in the town of Arévalo on 26 October 1466 at the age of sixty-four. She was buried in the Batalha Monastery alongside her husband.

References

Isabel of Barcelos Wikipedia

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