Beatrice of Portugal, Countess of Alburquerque

For other uses, see Beatrice of Portugal (disambiguation).

Beatrice of Portugal (c. 1347 – (1381-07-05)5 July 1381) was Countess of Alburquerque as the wife of Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque. She was the daughter of Peter I of Portugal and his wife Inês de Castro.

Beatrice of Portugal
Countess of Alburquerque
Tenure	c. 1373–19 February 1374 (1374-02-19)
Born	c. 1347[1] Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	5 July 1381(1381-07-05) (aged 33–34) Ledesma, Crown of Castile
Spouse	Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque
Issue	Eleanor, Queen of Aragon
House	Burgundy-Portugal
Father	Peter I of Portugal
Mother	Inês de Castro

Life

Beatrice's entitlement to be considered an Infanta of Portugal is debatable. Some historians consider her a natural daughter of Peter I, so that title could never be attributed to her. Other opinions assert that after inheriting the throne, the Prince admitted that he had married Inês secretly, and she was thus a lawful Queen of Portugal.

Beatrice became Countess of Alburquerque when she married Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque in 1373. Beatrice held this title for a year, until her husband died on 19 February 1374.

Children

Beatrice and Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque had one daughter:^[2]

• Eleanor of Alburquerque (c. 1374–(1435-12-16)16 December 1435). Married Ferdinand I of Aragon.

It was rumored that she also had an illegitimate daughter from an incestuous relationship with her half-brother, Ferdinand I^[3][4]

• Isabel of Portugal, Lady of Viseu (c. 1364 – 4 April 1435). Married Alfonso Enríquez, Count of Gijón and Noreña, natural son of Henry II of Castile.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Beatrice of Portugal, Countess of Alburquerque
8. Denis I of Portugal 4. Afonso IV of Portugal 9. Elizabeth of Aragon 2. Peter I of Portugal 10. Sancho IV of Castile 5. Beatrice of Castile 11. María de Molina 1. Beatrice of Portugal 12. Fernando Rodríguez de Castro 6. Pedro Fernández de Castro 13. Violante Sánchez de Castilla 3. Inês de Castro 14. Lourenço Soares de Valadares 7. Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares 15. Sancha Nunes de Chacim

References

1. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 262.
2. Olivera Serrano, César (2005). "Beatriz de Portugal. La pugna dinástica Avís-Trastámara" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 293–294.
3. de Mello Vaz de São Payo, Luíz (2007). "Escandaloso incesto na corte portuguesa do século XIV". Revista de Estudos Transmontanos e Durienses. 13.
4. Trevisan, Mariana Bonat (13 July 2020). "Das representações às experiências femininas vividas: As irmãs Maria e Leonor Teles na corte e na cronística portuguesas da Baixa Idade Média" [From representations to lived female experiences: Sisters Maria and Leonor Teles at the Portuguese Court and chronicles in the Late Middle Ages]. De Medio Aevo (in Portuguese). 9. Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 69–82. doi:10.5209/dmae.69916. ISSN 2255-5889. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

Bibliography

• Rodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal. Dezassete mulheres, duas dinastias, quatro séculos de História (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. ISBN 978-989-626-261-7.