Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
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| Matilda of Savoy | |
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| Queen Consort of Portugal | |
| Tenure | 1146–1158 |
| Born | c. 1125 County of Savoy |
| Died | 4 November 1157 (aged 31–32) Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Spouse | Afonso I, King of Portugal |
| Issue | Infanta Mafalda Urraca, Queen of León Sancho I, King of Portugal Theresa, Countess of Flanders |
| House | House of Savoy |
| Father | Amadeus III, Count of Savoy |
| Mother | Mahaut of Albon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Matilda of Savoy (French: Mathilde, Portuguese: Mafalda; 1125–1158) was the first Queen of Portugal. Her husband was King Afonso I, the first sovereign of Portugal, whom she married in 1146.
She was the second or third daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Maurienne, and Mahaut of Albon (the sister of Guigues IV of Albon, "le Dauphin").
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.
Children
- Henry (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
- John (1156)
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