Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra (Spanish: Isabel) (12 March 1409 – 17 September 1459) was a Catalan noblewoman of the Urgell branch of the House...

of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell. She became a nun in the Convent of Odivelas where she died in 1497. "Nobreza...

with Eleanor of Aragon as well as his own future marriage with Isabella of Urgell, before finally returning to Portugal. In 1433, he completed his famous...

1457) was the second son of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra. John took part in the Battle of Alfarrobeira, where...

was the fifth child of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Urgell. After the Battle of Alfarrobeira, where her father's army was defeated...

Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Manuel was born in the Palace of Belém, Lisbon, less than a month after his father King Carlos I ascended the Portuguese...

decisive victory at the Battle of Ourique, and in 1147 he seized Santarém and Lisbon from the Moors, with help from men on their way to the Holy Land for the...

Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis Bento was born in Lisbon, the elder son of Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal (later King Carlos I...

other things, a deadly earthquake in Lisbon in 1755 and a Spanish-French invasion of Portugal in 1762. The Lisbon earthquake allowed the Marquis of Pombal...

Coimbra, and Isabella of Urgell. He inherited a claim to the Aragonese throne through his maternal grandfather James II, Count of Urgell, who was the last male...

Peter (23 February 1187 – 2 June 1258), married Aurembiaix, Countess of Urgell; Ferdinand (24 March 1188 – 27 July 1233), married Joan, Countess of Flanders;...

holy places such as Jerusalem. She co-founded the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon. During her life in Portugal, Maria was almost continually pregnant. Normally...

Moniz. Eleonore was said to have come from Aragon as a Dame of Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra, wife of Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra. She most likely...

James was the 3rd son of Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Urgell; among other kinships he was the great-grandson of the English prince John...

son of King Denis of Portugal and Elizabeth of Aragon. Afonso, born in Lisbon, was the rightful heir to the Portuguese throne. However, he was not Denis'...

Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 31 July 1865 in Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon – 21 February 1920 in Naples, Italy) was a Portuguese Infante of the House...

July 1491) was the heir apparent to the throne of Portugal. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in a horse-riding accident on the banks of the river...

Peter (23 February 1187 – 2 June 1258), spouse of Aurembiaix, countess of Urgell; Ferdinand (24 March 1188 – 27 July 1233), count through his marriage to...

João, Prince of Brazil (August 30 – September 17, 1688 in Lisbon) was the first child of Peter II of Portugal and Maria Sophia of Neuburg. He was made...

António of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu]) (Lisbon, 15 March 1695 - Lisbon, 20 October 1757) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the third...

exchange, England would give Lisbon military support, protecting Portuguese shipments in the Mediterranean and the coasts of Lisbon and Porto. After his coup...

plague of Lisbon in 1569, Sebastian sent for doctors from Seville to help the Portuguese doctors fight the plague. He created two hospitals in Lisbon to take...

Pedro, Prince of Brazil (Lisbon, 19 October 1712 – Lisbon, 29 October 1714) was the second child of John V of Portugal and Maria Ana of Austria. He was...

Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. p. 340. Rodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos...

Salvadore Cammarano (1835) Ines di Castro by Pietro Antonio Coppola (1842, Lisbon) In modern times, Inês de Castro has continued to inspire operatic works...

formed from a number of small counties, including Pallars, Girona, and Urgell; it was called the Marca Hispanica by the late 8th century. They protected...

after his father Duarte Pio. Afonso de Santa Maria de Bragança was born in Lisbon, the eldest child of Duarte Pio de Bragança, and Dª. Isabel Inês de Castro...

rarely, especially in Spain, as "the Bastard" (Bastardo). John was born in Lisbon as the natural son of King Peter I of Portugal by a woman named Teresa,...

John IV, who restored the throne after 60 years of Spanish rule. Born in Lisbon, Henry was the fifth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon...

exhibited wild and disruptive behavior. In 1662, after Afonso terrorized Lisbon at night alongside his favorites, Luisa and her council responded by banishing...