List of Portuguese royal consorts
Portugal had only two queens regnant: Maria I and Maria II (and, arguably, two more: Beatriz[1] for a short period of time in the 14th century; and Teresa, in the 12th century, which technically makes her the first ruler and first queen of Portugal[2]). The other queens were queens consort, wives of the Portuguese kings. Many of them were highly influential in the country's history, either ruling as regents for their minor children or having a great influence over their spouses. Elizabeth of Aragon, who was married to Denis, was made a saint after there were said to have been miracles performed after her death. The husband of a Portuguese queen regnant could only be titled king after the birth of any child from that marriage. Portugal had two princes consort – Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – both consorts to Maria II. The first one died leaving his wife childless, and therefore never became king. Maria II's second husband was a prince until the birth of their first child, Pedro V. At that point he became jure uxoris king. Maria I's husband, Pedro III, was king automatically after his wife's accession because the couple already had children.
House of Burgundy
House of Aviz
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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| File:Filipa lencastre.jpg | Philippa of Lancaster | John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (Lancaster) |
31 March 1360 | 11 February 1387 | 19 July 1415 | João I | ||
| File:D. Leonor.PNG | Eleanor of Aragon | Ferdinand I of Aragon (Trastámara) |
2 May 1402 | 22 September 1428 | 14 August 1433 husband's accession |
9 September 1438 husband's death |
19 February 1445 | Duarte I |
| File:Isabel de Coimbra.PNG | Isabella of Coimbra | Peter, Duke of Coimbra (Aviz) |
1 March 1432 | 6 May 1447 | 2 December 1455 | Afonso V | ||
| File:Joana, a Excelente Senhora - The Portuguese Genealogy (Genealogia dos Reis de Portugal).png | Joanna la Beltraneja | Henry IV of Castile (Trastámara) |
21 February 1462 | 30 May 1475 | 1479 divorce |
12 April 1530 | ||
| File:13- Rainha D. Leonor.jpg | Eleanor of Viseu | Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (Aviz) |
2 May 1458 | 22 January 1471 | 28 August 1481 husband's accession |
25 October 1495 husband's death |
17 November 1525 | João II |
| File:Infanta Isabel de Trastámara.jpg | Isabella of Aragon | Ferdinand II of Aragon (Trastámara) |
2 October 1470 | 30 September 1497 | 28 August 1498 | Manuel I | ||
| File:Maria of Aragon.jpg | Maria of Aragon | 29 June 1482 | 30 October 1500 | 7 March 1517 | ||||
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Eleanor of Austria | Philip I of Castile (Habsburg) |
15 November 1498 | 16 July 1518 | 13 December 1521 husband's death |
25 February 1558 | ||
| File:Lopes Catherine of Habsburg.jpg | Catherine of Austria | 14 January 1507 | 10 February 1525 | 11 June 1557 husband's death |
12 February 1578 | João III | ||
House of Habsburg
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anna of Austria | Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) |
2 November 1549 | 4 May 1570 | 12 September 1580 husband's accession |
26 October 1580 | Filipe I | |
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Margaret of Austria | Charles II of Austria (Habsburg) |
25 December 1584 | 18 April 1599 | 3 October 1611 | Filipe II | ||
| File:Isabel de Borbón, from Statens Museum for Kunst, by Diego Velázquez.jpg | Elisabeth of France | Henry IV of France (Bourbon) |
22 November 1602 | 25 November 1615 | 31 March 1621 husband's accession |
1 December 1640 husband's deposition |
6 October 1644 | Filipe III |
House of Braganza
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House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Estefânia Hohenzollern Sigmarigen.jpg | Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
15 July 1837 | 18 May 1858 | 17 July 1859 | Pedro V | ||
| File:María Pía de Saboya, reina consorte de Portugal (Museo del Prado).jpg | Maria Pia of Savoy | Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (Savoy) |
14 February 1847 | 6 October 1862 | 19 October 1889 husband's death |
5 July 1911 | Luís I | |
| File:Maria Amélia of Orleans.jpg | Amélie of Orléans | Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (Orléans) |
28 September 1865 | 22 May 1886 | 19 October 1889 husband's accession |
1 February 1908 husband's death |
25 October 1951 | Carlos I |
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See also
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Notes
- ↑ Although she is usually not listed as de facto queen of Portugal, Beatriz was de jure queen, acclaimed in several cities in Portugal. Her pretensions to the throne were defeated after the Battle of Aljubarrota.
- ↑ Amaral; Barroca, Luís Carlos; Mário Jorge. A Condessa-Rainha. Circulo de Leitores.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ According to tradition, Pedro I proclaimed Inês as his legitimate wife and queen after her death and his accession to the throne. His second wife, Constance Manuel of Castile, who died 12 years before Pedro became king, is therefore not listed. Neither is the first wife, Blanche of Castille, to whom he was married briefly as a teenager. This union was annulled.
- ↑ Between 1668 and 1683, Marie-Françoise was married to then Regent Infante Pedro, Duke of Beja, therefore she used the title of Duchess of Beja for a short period; she returned to the style of queen after Afonso VI's death, remaining in that position for three months until her own death in December 1683.
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