Violante Manuel

Violante Manuel of Castile (c. 1265 – Lisbon, 1314) was a Castilian noble, daughter of Manuel of Castile and his first wife Constance of Aragon. She was Lady of Elche, Elda, Novelda, Medellín and half of Peñafiel in her own right.

Tomb of Violante Manuel

At her death, the body of Violante Manuel was buried in the Convent of Santo Domingo, but was destroyed because of 1755 Lisbon earthquake

Issue

With her husband Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre she had five children:

• Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Leiria;
• Maria of Portugal, Lady of Meneses and Orduña;
• Isabel of Portugal, Lady of Penela, married Juan de Castilla y Haro, with issue;
• Constança pf Portugal, Lady of Portalegre, married Nuño González II de Lara, without issue;
• Beatriz of Portugal, Lady of Lemos, married, as his first wife, Pedro Fernández de Castro, without issue.

Ancestors