Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1531–1537)

For other people named Manuel of Portugal, see Manuel of Portugal (disambiguation).

Manuel (11 November 1531 – 14 April 1537), was the Hereditary Prince of Portugal from 1535 to his death in 1537. He was the fifth child and second son of king John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria.

Manuel
Hereditary Prince of Portugal
Born	11 November 1531 Alvito, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	14 April 1537 (age 5) Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
House	Aviz
Father	John III of Portugal
Mother	Catherine of Austria

In 1535, his father officially designated him as Prince of Portugal, taking the place of his eldest sister Infanta Maria Manuela. However, after his premature death at five years old, his younger brother Infante Filipe became the next Prince of Portugal.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1531–1537)

8. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu[1] 4. Manuel I of Portugal[1] 9. Beatrice of Portugal[1] 2. John III of Portugal 10. Ferdinand II of Aragon[2] 5. Maria of Aragon[1] 11. Isabella I of Castile[2] 1. Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal 12. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor[3] 6. Philip I of Castile[4] 13. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy[3] 3. Catherine of Austria 14. Ferdinand II of Aragon[5] (= 10) 7. Joanna I of Castile[4] 15. Isabella I of Castile[5] (= 11)

References

1. Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The Story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 139, 279. ISBN 9780722224731.
2. Liss, Peggy K. (10 November 2015). Isabel the Queen: Life and Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780812293203.
3. Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp I. der Schöne von Oesterreich" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 112 – via Wikisource.
4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Emanuel I." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
5. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1531–1537) House of Aviz Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy Born: 11 November 1531 Died: 14 April 1537
Preceded by Maria Manuela	Hereditary Prince of Portugal 1535–1537	Succeeded by Filipe