The Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal , of the House of Aviz , left a lasting mark on Portuguese history and royalty, and European history and royalty as a whole. Manuel married three times, each time providing children. He first married Isabel of Aragon and Castile , followed by Maria of Aragon and Castile and lastly Eleanor of Austria .
King Manuel I of Portugal and the Algarves.
His descendants can be found in both reigning and non-reigning royal families all over Europe.
This article deals with the children of Manuel I and in turn their senior heirs.
Family of D. Manuel I at the Fons Vitae ; 1518
Manuel, born on 31 May 1469 at the Royal Palace at Alcochete , was the second son of Duke Ferdinand I of Viseu and Beja and Infanta Beatriz of Reguengos .
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During Manuel's youth, his cousin John II of Portugal was King. John II went through a large process trying to eliminate the powers and wealth of the Portuguese nobility , of which Manuel was a prominent part of. John II had both Duke Diogo I of Viseu and Beja and Duke Fernando II of Braganza put on trial and executed. After Diogo's death, the Dukedoms of Viseu and Beja passed to Manuel, causing Manuel to fear for his own being.
In 1491, Afonso, Prince of Portugal was killed in a horse riding accident. John II only had one other child, Jorge, Duke of Coimbra , but he was illegitimate. After countless failed efforts by John II to legitimize Jorge, he finally sent a royal order to Manuel in 1493.
Once Manuel heard a royal order was on its way to him, he initially thought it to be a summons for a trial, and likely execution, and Manuel worried. However, when the order reached Manuel, he was greatly relieved as the order made Manuel the heir to John II's throne.
John II died on 25 October 1495 and Manuel became monarch of Portugal . During his reign, Manuel expanded the Portuguese Empire , making it the most formidable power in all of Europe at the time.
From his countless riches from India, after Vasco da Gama discovered the maritime passage to there, Manuel created the most luxurious court in all Europe and founded countless architectonic wonders throughout Portugal in the Manueline style , named for the king. It is this wealth, power, and prestige that made Manuel's children prime candidates for royal marriages throughout Europe.
After King Manuel's death, his descendants would hold a great importance to Portuguese sovereignty and European history. Almost all of Manuel's descendants would become crucial beings in the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 , the Iberian Union , and later the Portuguese Restoration War , as all the claims to the Portuguese throne during these events originated from descendancy from Manuel I.
On 13 September 1497, Manuel I married Isabel of Aragon and Castile, Princess of Asturias . The couple had 1 child:
Miguel, Prince of Asturias and Portugal
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On 30 October 1501, Manuel I married Maria of Aragon and Castile . The couple had 8 children:
John III of Portugal
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Infanta Isabel of Portugal
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Infanta Isabel 1503– 153924 October 1503Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 10 March 1526 5 children1 May 1539Toledo aged 35
Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain 1527– 159821 May 1527Valladolid son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Manuel of Portugal 14 November 1543 1 childMary I of England 25 July 1554 no childrenElisabeth of Valois 22 June 1559 2 childrenAnna of Austria 24 January 1570 4 children13 September 1598El Escorial aged 71
Carlos, Prince of Asturias 1545– 15688 July 1545Valladolid son of Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain and Maria Manuel of Portugal never married 24 July 1568Madrid aged 23
Philip II of Portugal, III of Spain 1578– 162114 April 1578Madrid son of Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain and Anna of Austria Margaret of Austria 18 April 1599 8 children31 March 1621Madrid aged 42
Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain 1605– 16658 April 1605Valladolid son of Philip II of Portugal, III of Spain and Margaret of Austria Elisabeth of France 25 November 1615 7 childrenMariana of Austria 7 Octobre 1649 5 children17 September 1665Madrid aged 60
Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias and Portugal 1629– 164617 October 1629Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France never married 9 October 1646Zaragoza aged 16
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias 1657– 1661November 28, 1657Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria never married November 1, 1661Madrid aged 3
Charles II of Spain 1661– 17006 November 1661Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria Marie Louise of Orléans 30 August 1679 no childrenMaria Anna of Neuburg 28 August 1689 no children1 November 1700Madrid aged 38
John of Austria 1629– 16797 April 1629 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and María Calderón never married 17 September 1679Madrid aged 50
Maria Theresa of Spain 1638– 168310 September 1638Madrid daughter of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France Louis XIV of France 9 June 1660 6 children30 July 1683Versailles aged 44
Louis, Dauphin of France 1661– 17111 November 1661Fontainebleau son of Maria Theresa of Spain and Louis XIV of France Maria Anna of Bavaria 28 January 1680 3 childrenMarie Émilie of Choin 1695 no children14 April 1711Meudon aged 49
Louis, Duke of Burgundy 1682– 171216 August 1682Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Anna of Bavaria Marie Adélaïde of Savoy 6 December 1697 3 children18 February 1712Marly-le-Roi aged 29
Louis, Duke of Brittany 1707– 17128 January 1707Versailles son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy never married 8 March 1712Versailles aged 5
Louis XV of France 1710– 177415 February 1710Versailles son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Marie Leszczyńska 5 September 1725 10 children10 May 1774Versailles aged 64
Louis, Dauphin of France 1729– 17654 September 1729Versailles son of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska Maria Teresa of Spain 18 December 1744 1 childMaria Josepha of Saxony 9 February 1747 8 children20 December 1765Fontainebleau aged 36
Louis XVI of France 1754– 179323 August 1754Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony Marie Antoinette of Austria 16 May 1770 4 children21 January 1793Paris aged 38
Louis, Dauphin of France 1781– 178922 October 1781Versailles son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria never married 4 June 1789Meudon aged 7
Louis XVII of France 1785– 179527 March 1785Versailles son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria never married 8 June 1795Paris aged 10
Marie Thérèse of France 1778– 185119 December 1778Versailles daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria Louis, Duke of Angoulême 10 June 1799 no children19 October 1851Nova Gorica aged 72
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Infanta Beatriz of Portugal
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Infanta Beatriz of Portugal 1504– 153831 December 1504Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile Charles III, Duke of Savoy 29 September 1521 1 childJanuary 8, 1538Nice aged 33
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy 1528– 15808 July 1528Chambéry son of Beatrice of Portugal and Charles III, Duke of Savoy Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry 10 July 1559 1 child30 August 1580Turin aged 52
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy 1562– 163012 January 1562Castle of Rivoli son of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry Catalina Micaela of Spain 18 March 1585 10 children30 August 1580Savigliano aged 68
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy 1587– 16378 May 1587Turin son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain Christine Marie of France 10 February 1619 7 children7 October 1637Turin aged 50
Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy 1632– 163814 September 1632Castello del Valentino son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France never married 4 October 1638Castello del Valentino aged 6
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy 1634– 167520 June 1634Turin son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans 4 March 1663 no childrenMarie Jeanne of Savoy 10 May 1665 1 child12 June 1675Turin aged 40
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia 1666– 173214 May 1666Turin son of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and Marie Jeanne of Savoy Anne Marie d'Orléans 10 April 1684 6 childrenAnna Canalis di Cumiana 12 August 1730 1 child31 October 1732Turin aged 66
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia 1701– 177327 April 1701Turin son of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and Anne Marie d'Orléans Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach 15 March 1722 1 childElisabeth Therese of Lorraine 5 March 1737 1 childPolyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg 23 July 1724 6 children20 February 1773Turin aged 71
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia 1726– 179626 June 1726Turin son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain 12 April 1750 9 children16 October 1796Turin aged 70
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia 1751– 181924 May 1751Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain Marie Clotilde of France 27 August 1775 1 child6 October 1819Rome aged 68
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 1759– 182424 July 1759Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 25 April 1789 4 children10 January 1824Turin aged 64
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy 1792–18406 December 1792 daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este Francis IV, Duke of Modena 20 June 1812 4 children15 September 1840 aged 48
Francis V, Duke of Modena 1819–18751 June 1819Modena son of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria 30 March 1842 1 child20 November 1875Vienna aged 56
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este 1821–184920 July 1821Modena son of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria 4 December 1846 1 child15 December 1849Brno aged 28
Maria Theresia of Austria-Este 1849–19192 July 1849Brno daughter of Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria Ludwig III of Bavaria 13 children7 November 1919Chiemgau aged 69
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria 1869–195518 May 1869Munich son of Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este and Ludwig III of Bavaria Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria 10 July 1900 4 childrenPrincess Antonia of Luxembourg 7 April 1921 6 children 2 August 1955Schloß Leutstetten aged 86
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria 1905–19963 May 1905Munich son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan 1930 4 children Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich von Buzin 1971 No children 8 July 1996Castle Berg aged 91
Franz, Duke of Bavaria 1933–present14 July 1933Munich son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich von Traskotjan not married
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Infante Luís, Duke of Beja
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Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso
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Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal
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Henrique I of Portugal
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Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães
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Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães 1515– 1540October 7, 1515Lisbon son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile Isabel of Braganza 1537 3 childrenSeptember 20, 1540Lisbon aged 24
Infante Duarte II, Duke of Guimarães 1542– 1576March 1541Almeirim son of Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães I and Isabel of Braganza never married 28 November 1576Évora aged 34
Maria of Guimarães 1538– 157712 August 1538Ribeira Palace daughter of Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães I and Isabel of Braganza Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma 11 November 1565 3 children7 September 1577Parma aged 39
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma 1569– 162228 March 1569Parma son of Maria of Guimarães and Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma Margherita Aldobrandini 7 May 1600 5 children5 March 1622Parma aged 52
Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma 1612– 164628 April 1612Parma son of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita Aldobrandini Margherita de' Medici 11 October 1628 4 children11 September 1646Parma aged 34
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma 1630– 169417 September 1630Parma son of Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita de' Medici Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy 29 April 1660 2 childrenIsabella d'Este 18 February 1664 3 childrenMaria d'Este 1 October 1668 9 children11 December 1694Parma aged 64
Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma 1666– 169312 August 1666Parma son of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma and Isabella d'Este Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg 3 April 1690 two children6 September 1693Parma aged 27
Elisabeth Farnese 1692– 176625 October 1692Parma daughter of Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma and Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg Philip V of Spain 24 December 1714 7 children11 July 1766Aranjuez aged 73
Charles III of Spain 1716– 178820 January 1716Madrid son of Elisabeth Farnese and Philip V of Spain Maria Amalia of Saxony 1738 13 children14 December 1788Madrid aged 72
Charles IV of Spain 1748– 181911 November 1748Portici son of Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Maria Luisa of Parma 10 October 1846 14 children20 January 1819Paris aged 70
Ferdinand VII of Spain 1784– 183314 October 1784El Escorial son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies 4 October 1802 No childrenMaria Isabel of Portugal 1816 1 childMaria Josepha Amalia of Saxony 20 October 1819 No childrenMaria Christina of the Two Sicilies 11 December 1829 2 children29 September 1833Madrid aged 48
Isabella II of Spain 1830– 190410 October 1830Madrid daughter of Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Francis of Spain 10 October 1846 12 children10 April 1904Paris aged 73
Alfonso XII of Spain 1857– 188528 November 1857Madrid son of Isabella II of Spain and Francis, Duke of Cádiz Mercedes of Orléans 23 January 1878 No childrenMaria Christina of Austria 29 November 1879 3 children25 November 1885 El Pardo aged 27
Alfonso XIII of Spain 1886–194117 May 1886Madrid son of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg 31 May 1906 7 children28 February 1941Rome aged 54
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1908–197523 June 1908Segovia son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg Emmanuelle de Dampierre 4 March 1935 2 children 20 March 1975St. Gallen aged 67
Alfonso, Duke of Cádiz 1936–198920 April 1936Rome son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Emmanuelle de Dampierre María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco 8 March 1972 2 children30 January 1989Beaver Creek aged 53
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou 1974–present25 April 1974Madrid son of Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz and María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco Maria Margarita, Duchess of Anjou 5 November 2004 3 children
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On 16 July 1518, Manuel I married Eleanor of Austria . The couple had 2 children:
Infante Carlos
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Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu
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