Isabel of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães

Isabel of Braganza

Portrait by Francisco de Holanda, c. 1540–76.
Born 1514
Died 16 September 1576(1576-09-16)
Vila Viçosa
Spouse Duarte, Duke of Guimarães
House Braganza
Father Jaime, Duke of Braganza
Mother Leonor Pérez de Guzmán

Dona Isabel of Braganza (1514 – 16 September 1576) was a member of the House of Braganza, daughter of Jaime, Duke of Braganza (a nephew of Manuel I of Portugal) and Leonor Pérez de Guzmán.

Marriage

Isabel married her cousin Infante Duarte a son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon in 1537. Isabel was dowried with the Dukedom of Guimarães, which had belonged to her brother Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza. After the marriage, Infante Duarte became the 4th Duke of Guimarães.

Her younger daughter Catherine became the Duchess of Braganza and had a claim to the throne of Portugal. She was also part of the succession crisis.

Issue

This marriage produced three children:

Ancestry

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