Mafalda of Portugal

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For the daughter of Afonso, see Infanta Mafalda of Portugal.
Blessed Mafalda
Queen consort of Castile
Lady of Arouça
Queen consort of Castile
Tenure 1215–1216
Spouse Henry I of Castile
House House of Burgundy
Father Sancho I
Mother Dulce of Aragon
Born c. 1197
Kingdom of Portugal
Died 1 May 1256
(aged 58–59)
Rio Tinto, Amarante, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial Arouça Convent, Portugal
Religion Roman Catholicism

Infanta Mafalda of Portugal (c. 1197 – Rio Tinto, Amarante, May 1, 1256; Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈfaɫdɐ]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), later Queen consort of Castile for a brief period. She was the second youngest daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.

In 1215, Mafalda married Henry I of Castile. As he was very young, the marriage was not consummated, and it was dissolved in 1216.

After that she became a nun in Arouca and died in Rio Tinto (Amarante) on May 1, 1256.

On June 27, 1793 she was beatified.

[edit] Ancestry

Preceded by
Leonora of England
Queen Consort of Castile
1215–1216
Succeeded by
Beatriz of Swabia


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