Violante Manuel
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Violante Manuel | |
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Born | 1265 |
Died | 1314 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Burial | Dominican monastery, Lisbon, Portugal |
Spouse | Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre |
Issue | Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria Infanta Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduña Infanta Isabel, Lady of Penela Infanta Constance Infanta Beatrice, Lady of Lemos |
House | House of Burgundy |
Father | Manuel of Castile |
Mother | Constance of Aragon |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Violante Manuel of Castile (c. 1265 – Lisbon, 1314) was a Castilian infante (princess), 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 his 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 she had five children:
- Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria;
- Infanta Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduña;
- Infanta Isabel, Lady of Penela, married Juan de Castilla y Haro, with issue;
- Infanta Constança of Portalegre, married Nuño González II de Lara, without issue;
- Infanta Beatriz, Lady of Lemos, married, as his first wife, Pedro Fernández de Castro, without issue.