Infanta Maria of Portugal
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The Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu (Lisbon
, 18 June 1521 – Lisbon
, 10 October 1577; mɐˈɾiɐ; Mary) was a Portuguese
infanta (princess) daughter of King Manuel I
and his wife Eleanor of Austria.
Maria was born on June 18, 1521 in Lisbon
. She is often referred (like her mother) as a protector of the arts and writing. She was at one point considered as a second wife for her nephew and cousin
(the future Philip II of Spain
).
Her father died in 1521 and her mother married King Francis I of France
in 1530. Maria would not see her mother for 20 years; when they finally reunited in 1557, upon her mother's retirement to Spain, Maria refused to come to live with her and only remained with her for three weeks before returning to Lisbon
.
Maria died unmarried and childless in Lisbon
on October 10, 1577, and is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Luz.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 18 June 1521 – Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 10 October 1577; mɐˈɾiɐ; Mary) was a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
infanta (princess) daughter of King Manuel I
Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal...
and his wife Eleanor of Austria.
Maria was born on June 18, 1521 in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. She is often referred (like her mother) as a protector of the arts and writing. She was at one point considered as a second wife for her nephew and cousin
Pedigree collapse
In genealogy, pedigree collapse describes how reproduction between two individuals who knowingly or unknowingly share an ancestor causes the number of distinct ancestors in the family tree of their offspring to be smaller than it could otherwise be. Robert C...
(the future Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain
Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....
).
Her father died in 1521 and her mother married King Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
in 1530. Maria would not see her mother for 20 years; when they finally reunited in 1557, upon her mother's retirement to Spain, Maria refused to come to live with her and only remained with her for three weeks before returning to Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
.
Maria died unmarried and childless in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
on October 10, 1577, and is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Luz.