Alfonso III b. May 5, 1210 d. February 16, 1279 Portuguese monarch. Born in Coimbra, the second son of Afonso II and his wife, Urraca of Castile. Alfonso was raised largely in France, and there married Matilda, Countess of Boulogne in 1238. Within ten years, Pope Innocent IV came into conflict with Sancho II, Alfonso's brother and Portugal's king. The pope ordered Sancho removed from the throne and replaced by the count of Bolougne. The unpopular Sancho was summarily exiled to Castile and Alfonso ascended to the throne after divesting...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
Beatrice of Castile b. 1242 d. October 23, 1303 Spanish and Portuguese Royalty. Born Beatriz Alfonso de Castilla, the youngest surviving daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castilla and León. She was named for her grandmother, Beatriz of Swabia. She married Afonso III of Portugal in 1254. The couple produced at least seven surviving children, including Deniz de Bourgogne, the future king of Portugal. She was recorded as having died at about age 66, as well as five years later at 71. (Bio by: Iola) Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
De Castro, Inez b. 1327 d. January 7, 1355 She was the wife of Pedro the First of Portugal. Courtiers had her killed at what became known as the Farm of Tears. Pedro loved her so much that he shared his throne with her corpse. On his tomb is carved the words "Till The End Of The World" (English translation). (Bio by: girlofcelje) Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
King Pedro I b. April 8, 1320 d. January 18, 1367 King of Portugal 1357-1367. Also known as Pedro the Cruel, He was the son of king Afonso IV and his queen Beatrice of Castille. Pedro is chiefly known for his love of Ines de Castro, the Hispanic maidservant that his father had killed in 1355. Pedro led at least two revolts against his father before acceeding to the throne. Once he was king he announced that he had married Ines de Castro in secret and that she, despite dead, was queen of Portugal. This fact is based only in the king's word. As...[Read More] (Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen) Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
b. May 5, 1210 d. February 16, 1279
