Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre
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Infante Afonso of Portugal (Lisbon
, 8 February 1263 – Lisbon
, 2 November 1312; ɐˈfõsu; or ) was a Portuguese
infante (prince), son of King Afonso III of Portugal
and his second wife Beatrice of Castile
. He was titled Lord of Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, Arronches
, Marvão
and Lourinhã
.
Afonso was born on 8 February 1263 and in 1287 married Violante of Castile, daughter of Castilian
Infante Juan Manuel of Castile
.
Afonso died on 2 November 1312 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...
, 8 February 1263 – 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...
, 2 November 1312; ɐˈfõsu; or ) 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....
infante (prince), son of King Afonso III of Portugal
Afonso III of Portugal
Afonso III , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , the Bolognian , the fifth King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249...
and his second wife Beatrice of Castile
Beatrice of Castile (1242-1303)
Beatrice Alfonso of Castile-León was the second Queen consort of Afonso III of Portugal. She was an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X of Castile and his mistress Mayor Guillén de Guzmán.She was married to Afonso III in 1253...
. He was titled Lord of Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, Arronches
Arronches
Arronches is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 314.8 km² and a total population of 3,278 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 3 parishes, and is located in Portalegre District....
, Marvão
Marvão
Marvão is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 154.9 km² and a total population of 3,739 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in Portalegre District....
and Lourinhã
Lourinhã
Lourinhã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 147.2 km² and a total population of 24,601 inhabitants. The seat of the municipality is the village of Lourinhã, with a population of 8,800 inhabitants....
.
Afonso was born on 8 February 1263 and in 1287 married Violante of Castile, daughter of Castilian
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
Infante Juan Manuel of Castile
Juan Manuel, Lord of Villena
Juan Manuel was the son of Ferdinand III of Castile and his wife Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen....
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Afonso died on 2 November 1312 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...
.
Issue
By his wife Violante Manuel of Castile he had five children:- Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria
- Infanta Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduña
- Infanta Isabel, Lady of Penela
- Infanta Constança of Portalegre
- Infanta Beatriz, Lady of Lemos