Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Isabel of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
House
  
Braganza

Parents
  
Jaime, Duke of Braganza

Mother
  
Leonor Pérez de Guzmán

Isabel of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Father
  
Jaime, Duke of Braganza

Died
  
16 September 1576, Vila Viçosa, Portugal

Spouse
  
Duarte of Portugal, 4th Duke of Guimarães (m. 1537)

Children
  
Catarina, Duchess of Braganza, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Infante Duarte, 5th Duke of Guimarães

Grandchildren
  
Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Odoardo Farnese, Margherita Farnese

Similar
  
Duarte of Portugal - 4th Duke, Jaime - Duke of Braganza, Edward - King of Portugal, Fernando II - Duke of Braganza, Teodósio I - Duke of Braganza

Dona Isabel of Braganza (1514 – 16 September 1576) was a member of the House of Braganza, daughter of Jaime, Duke of Braganza (a nephew of Manuel I of Portugal) and Leonor Pérez de Guzmán.

Contents

Marriage

Isabel married her cousin Infante Duarte a son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon in 1537. Isabel was dowried with the Dukedom of Guimarães, which had belonged to her brother Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza. After the marriage, Infante Duarte became the 4th Duke of Guimarães.

Her younger daughter Catherine became the Duchess of Braganza and had a claim to the throne of Portugal. She was also part of the succession crisis.

Issue

This marriage produced three children:

  • Mary of Guimarães (1538–1577), married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza.
  • Infanta Catherine of Guimarães (1540–1614), Duchess of Braganza, married to John, 6th Duke of Braganza, she was a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580 (See: 1580 Portuguese succession crisis).
  • Infante Duarte II, 5th Duke of Guimarães (1541–1576)

    • References

    Isabel of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA