Maud of Savoy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2008) |
| Maud of Savoy | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Portugal | |
 |
|
| Maud of Savoy, Queen of Portugal | |
| Tenure | 1146–1158 |
| Spouse | Afonso I of Portugal |
| Issue | |
| Infanta Mafalda Urraca, Queen of León Infante Sancho Theresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy |
|
| House | House of Savoy |
| Father | Amadeus III, Count of Savoy |
| Mother | Mahaut of Albon |
| Born | c. 1125 County of Savoy |
| Died | 4 November 1157 (aged 31–32) Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Burial | Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, District of Coimbra, Portugal |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Maud of Savoy (Portuguese: Mafalda de Saboia, also known as Mahaut or Matilda) (1125–1158) was the first Queen of Portugal. She was Queen consort through her marriage, in 1146, to King Afonso I, the first ruler of Portugal as an independent kingdom.
She was the second or third daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Maurienne, and his wife Mahaut of Albon (the sister of Guigues IV of Albon, "le Dauphin").
[edit] Walter Map's account of her death
Walter Map tells a story that "the King of Portugal now living", almost certainly Afonso, had been convinced by evil counselors to murder his pregnant wife out of misplaced jealousy. However, there is no other authority for this account, and it is not generally accepted.
[edit] Afonso and Maud's descendants
- Infante Henrique (1147 – c. 1157)
- Infanta Mafalda (1148 – c. 1160)
- Infanta Urraca (1151–1188), married to King Ferdinand II of León.
- Sancha (1153–1159)
- Sancho I, King of Portugal (1154–1212), married to Dulce, Infanta of Aragon (daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and Queen Petronila of Aragon)
- Infanta Theresa (1157–1218), married to Philip I, Count of Flanders and next to Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy
- Infante João (1156–1156)
[edit] See also
| Preceded by None |
Queen consort of Portugal 1146–1158 |
Succeeded by Dulce of Aragon |
  |
This Portugal biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
