Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal

Miguel da Paz
Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias and Prince of Girona
House	House of Aviz-Beja
Father	Manuel I of Portugal
Mother	Isabella, Princess of Asturias
Born	23 August 1498(1498-08-23) Zaragoza
Died	19 July 1500(1500-07-19) (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000329000000329 days) Granada
Burial	Capilla Real, Grananda
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (Portuguese: Miguel da Paz de Trastâmara e Avis, Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɡɛɫ dɐ ˈpaʃ]; Spanish: Miguel de la Paz de Avís y Trastámara, "Michael of Peace") (23 August 1498–19 July 1500) was a Portuguese royal infante (prince), son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his first wife Isabella of Asturias (1470–98). He was recognised as heir both to his father's kingdom of Portugal, and to his grandparents' kingdoms of Castile, León and Aragon. As such, he was styled Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias and Prince of Girona.

He was born in Zaragoza, Spain on August 23, 1498 and his mother died during childbirth. For the next two years he was the heir to the throne of both Portugal and Spain.

One of Miguel's maternal aunts, Maria of Aragon, then married his father and gave birth to eight children.

He died young in Granada on July 19, 1500 and is buried in the Capilla Real, in Granada.

Hopes to unite all Iberian kingdoms vanished at Miguel's death. After his demise, Joanna (Miguel's maternal aunt) became the heiress of Spain, eventually bringing those kingdoms to the Habsburgs. However, the Iberian Union, although short-lived, took place about eighty years later, in 1580 until 1640, when the Habsburg king, Philip II of Spain, Miguel's half-nephew, and grandson of both Joanna and Manuel of Portugal, acquired Portugal and its dominions (see Philippine Dynasty).

Appearance

Miguel was of a very fair complexion, had blue eyes, and had a hair color that was between reddish-blonde and auburn; these were typical in members of the Trastámara family who were descendants of Peter I of Castile.^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal House of Aviz-Beja Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy Born: 23 August 1498 Died: 19 July 1500
Preceded by James	Prince of Portugal 1498–1500	Succeeded by John
Preceded by Isabella	Prince of Asturias 1498–1500	Vacant Title next held by Joanna
Preceded by John	Prince of Girona 1498–1500