Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre

Summary

Infante Afonso of Portugal (8 February 1263, in Lisbon – 2 November 1312, in Lisbon;[1] Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonzo or Alphonse) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the second son of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile.[2] He was titled Lord of Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, Arronches, Marvão[3] and Lourinhã.

Infante Afonso
Lord of Portalegre
Born8 February 1263
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died2 November 1312(1312-11-02) (aged 49)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Dominican monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
SpouseViolante Manuel
IssueSee Issue
HousePortuguese House of Burgundy
FatherAfonso III
MotherBeatrice of Castile

Afonso was born on 8 February 1263 and in 1287 married Violante Manuel, daughter of Castilian Infante Manuel of Castile.

Afonso died on 2 November 1312 in Lisbon.[1]

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By his wife Violante Manuel he had five children:[2]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Biblos: revista de Faculdade de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Univ. de Coimbra, Biblioteca da Fac. de Letras. 1934. p. 341. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Zlatic, Carlos (2017). A condição política de infante no reino português : D. Afonso, Senhor de Portalegre (1263-1312) (Graduate Program thesis). UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ. pp. 30, 172. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ Almeida, Fortunato de (1922). História de Portugal (in Brazilian Portuguese). F. de Almeida. p. 236. Retrieved 5 February 2024.