List of Portuguese queens
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Throughout its History, the Portuguese monarchy has had only two queens regnant: Maria I and Maria II of Portugal (and, arguably, Beatrice for a short period of time in the 14th century).
The other women who used the title of "Queen of Portugal" were merely queens consort, wives of the Portuguese kings. Nevertheless, many of them were highly influential in the country's history, having ruled as regents for their minor children and heirs, as well has having a great influence over their spouses.
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[edit] House of Burgundy
| Name | Other Names | House of Origin | From | Until | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maud of Savoy | Mafalda (Portuguese, modern Italian)
Matilde (alternative Portuguese) Mahaut (original Italian) Matilda (alternative English) |
Savoy (Italy) | 1146 | 1157 | Afonso I |
| Dulce of Aragon | Dolça (Catalan) | Aragon | 1185 | 1198 | Sancho I |
| Urraca of Castile | Castile | 1211 | 1220 | Afonso II | |
| Mécia Lopes de Haro | Mecia Lopez de Haro (Castilian) | Haro, Biscay | 1239 | 1246 | Sancho II |
| Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne | Matilde (Portuguese)
Mathilde (French) |
Boulogne | 1248 | 1253 | Afonso III |
| Beatrice of Castile | Beatriz (Portuguese, Castilian) | Castile | 1253 | 1279 | Afonso III |
| Elisabeth of Aragon | Isabel (Portuguese)
Elisabet (Catalan) Rainha Santa Isabel (Queen Saint Elisabeth) |
Aragon | 1282 | 1325 | Denis |
| Beatrice of Castile | Beatriz (Portuguese, Castilian) | Castile | 1325 | 1357 | Afonso IV |
| Inês de Castro (1) | Castile | 1360 | Peter I | ||
| Leonor Teles de Menezes | Eleanor (English) | Meneses | 1371 | 1383 | Ferdinand I |
| Beatrice (2) | Beatriz (Portuguese) | Portugal (Burgundy) | 1383 | 1385 | John I of Castile |
[edit] House of Avis
| Name | Other Names | House of Origin | From | Until | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippa of Lancaster | Filipa (Portuguese) | Lancaster, Plantagenet (England) | 1387 | 1415 | John I |
| Eleanor of Aragon | Leonor (Portuguese)
Elionor (Catalan) |
Aragon | 1433 | 1438 | Edward |
| Isabella of Portugal | Isabel (Portuguese) | Portugal, Avis | 1447 | 1455 | Afonso V |
| Joan of Castile | Joana (Portuguese)
Juana (Castilian) The Beltraneja The Excellent Lady |
Castile | 1475 | 1481 | Afonso V |
| Eleanor of Portugal | Leonor (Portuguese) | Portugal, Avis | 1481 | 1495 | John II |
| Isabella, Princess of Asturias | Isabel (Portuguese and Castilian) | Castile and Aragon | 1497 | 1498 | Manuel I |
| Maria of Castile and Aragon | Mary (English) | Castile and Aragon | 1500 | 1517 | Manuel I |
| Eleanor of Austria | Leonor (Portuguese, Castilian)
Eleonore (German) Éléonore (French) |
Habsburg (Spain) | 1518 | 1521 | Manuel I |
| Catherine of Austria | Catarina (Portuguese)
Catalina (Castilian Katharina (German) |
Habsburg (Spain) | 1525 | 1557 | John III |
[edit] House of Habsurg (also Royal Consorts of Spain)
| Name | Other Names | House of Origin | From | Until | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne of Austria | Ana (Portuguese, Spanish)
Anna (German) |
Habsburg (Austria) | 1580 | 1580 | Philip I |
| Margaret of Austria | Margarida (Portuguese)
Margarita (Spanish) Margaretha (German) |
Habsburg (Austria | 1599 | 1611 | Philip II |
| Elisabeth of Bourbon | Isabel (Portuguese, Spanish)
Élisabeth (French) |
Bourbon, France | 1621 | 1640 | Philip III) |
[edit] House of Braganza
| Name | Other Names | House of Origin | From | Until | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise of Guzman | Luísa de Gusmão (Portuguese) | Medina-Sidonia | 1640 | 1656 | John IV |
| Marie-Françoise of Nemours (3) | Maria Francisca (Portuguese)
Mary Frances (alternative English) |
Savoy (France) | 1666 | 1668 | Afonso VI (1st marriage)
Peter II (2nd marriage) |
| Maria Sophia of Neoburg | Maria Sofia (Portuguese)
Marie Sophie (German) |
Wittelsbach | 1687 | 1699 | Peter II |
| Maria Anna of Austria | Maria Ana (Portuguese)
Mary Anne (alternative English) |
Habsburg (Austria) | 1708 | 1750 | John V |
| Marianne Victoria of Bourbon | Mariana Vitória (Portuguese)
Mariana Victoria (Spanish) |
Bourbon | 1750 | 1777 | Joseph |
| Maria I | Mary (alternative English) | Portugal, Braganza | 1777 | 1816 | Peter III |
| Charlotte Joaquina of Bourbon | Carlota Joaquina (Portuguese, Spanish) | Bourbon, Spain | 1816 | 1826 | John VI |
| Maria Leopoldina of Austria | Maria Leopoldine German) | Habsburg Austria | 1826 | 1826 | Peter IV |
| Maria II | Mary (altenative English) | Portugal, Bragança | 1834 | 1853 | Auguste of Beauharnais (1st marriage) br>Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha |
| Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg(4) | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | (1851) | (1866) | Michael | |
| Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Estefânia (Portuguese) | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | 1858 | 1859 | Peter V |
| Maria Pia of Savoy | House of Savoy (Italy) | 1861 | 1889 | Louis | |
| Amélie of Orleans | Amélia (Portuguese)
Amelia (alternative English) |
Bourbon-Orléans (France) | 1889 | 1908 | Charles I |
| Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, in exile(5) | Augusta Vitória (Portuguese)
Augusta Viktoria (German) |
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | (1913) | (1932) | Manuel II |
[edit] Notes
- (1) According to tradition, Peter 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 Peter 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.(Cecilia Ruiz de Ríos, webmistress of www.cablenet.com.ni/historyarte, the best search in history!)
- (2) Although she is usually not listed as de facto queen of Portugal, Beatrice was de jure queen, acclaimed in several cities in Portugal. Her pretensions to the throne were defeated after the Battle of Aljubarrota.
- (3) Between 1668 and 1683, Marie-Françoise was married to then Regent Prince Peter, therefore she used the title of Princess 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.
- (4) Formally, Adelaide was never queen of Portugal, since she married Michael after his deposition. She is thus listed here due to her marriage to the former king.
- (5) The same applies to Augusta Victoria - although she was married to a de facto king, the union was after his deposition as King of Portugal.
