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Eleanor of Portugal
Eleanor of Portugal, in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530–1534)
Queen consort of Aragon
Tenure	1347–1348
Born	3 February 1328 Kingdom of Portugal
Died	30 October 1348(1348-10-30) (aged 20) Jérica, Crown of Aragon
Burial	Poblet Monastery
Spouse	Peter IV of Aragon
House	Portuguese House of Burgundy
Father	Alfonso IV of Portugal
Mother	Beatrice of Castile

Eleanor of Portugal (1328 – 30 October 1348), was a Portuguese infanta by birth and Queen of Aragon from 1347 to 1348 as the second wife of King Peter IV.

The youngest daughter of King Afonso IV of Portugal and Beatrice of Castile, Leonor was the granddaughter of King Denis and Elizabeth of Aragon and of Sancho IV of Castile and Maria de Molina and sister of King Peter I of Portugal.

Biography

Little is known about her childhood. She is first mentioned when she was 18 years old when two kings vied for her hand in order to secure the support of Portugal: Alfonso XI of Castile who wanted her for his nephew Ferdinand of Aragon, and Peter IV of Aragon whom she finally married on 14 or 15 November 1347 in Barcelona, in the same year as the death of the king's first wife, Maria of Navarre. Eleanor was the first and only queen of Aragon who was born in Portugal.

She died on 30 October 1348, a year after her wedding, succumbing to the Black Death in Teruel while traveling to Jérica.

Even though some authors assert that she had a daughter named Beatrice who died as an infant and was raised by her maternal grandmother, including Jerónimo de Zurita and Rui de Pina, there was no issue from the marriage of the Portuguese infanta and the king of Aragon. She does not mention this child in her will who was mentioned in the two wills of her grandmother Queen Beatrice in 1357 and 1358 in which the queen asked that the remains of the infant Beatrice, probably an illegitimate child of King Peter I of Portugal, originally buried at the Convent of Saint Francis in Santarém, were to be placed at her tomb.

Queen Eleanor of Portugal was first buried in Jérica and in June 1350 her remains were transferred and buried in the Royal Pantheon of the Monastery of Poblet, as she had expressed in her will executed in September 1348.

Ancestors

References

1. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 217.
2. ^ Almeida Rodrigues 2013, p. 89.
3. Almeida Rodrigues 2013, pp. 89, 93.
4. ^ Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 221.
5. Almeida Rodrigues 2013, p. 93.
6. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 222.
7. Almeida Rodrigues 2013, p. 94.
8. Almeida Rodrigues 2013, pp. 93–94.

Bibliography

• Almeida Rodrigues, Ana Maria de Seabra (2013). "Un destin interrompu: Aliénor de Portugal, brève reine d'Aragón". Les femmes dans l'espace nord-méditerranéen. Etudes Roussillonnaises. Revue d'Historie et d'archéologie Méditerranéennes (in French). Vol. XXV. Canet-en-Rousillon: Éditions Trabucaire. pp. 89–96. ISBN 978-2-84974-168-9.
• Rodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal. Dezassete mulheres, duas dinastias, quatro séculos de História (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. ISBN 978-989-626-261-7.

v t e Portuguese House of Burgundy
Henry, Count of Portugal Spouse(s) Theresa of León Children Urraca Henriques, wife of Bermudo Pérez de Traba Sancha Henriques, Lady of Braganza Teresa Henriques Henrique Henriques Afonso Henriques Grandchildren Infante Henrique Infanta Mafalda Urraca, Queen of Léon Infanta Sancha Sancho I Infante João Theresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy
Afonso I of Portugal Spouse(s) Mafalda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal Children Infante Henrique Infanta Mafalda Urraca, Queen of Léon Infanta Sancha Sancho I Infante João Theresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy Grandchildren Theresa, Queen of León Infanta Sancha, Lady of Alenquer Infante Raimundo Infanta Constance Afonso II of Portugal Peter I, Count of Urgell Ferdinand, Count of Flanders Infante Henrique Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara Berengaria, Queen of Denmark Mafalda, Queen of Castile
Sancho I of Portugal Spouse(s) Dulce of Aragon Children Theresa, Queen of León Infanta Sancha, Lady of Alenquer Infante Raimundo Infante Constance Afonso II of Portugal Peter I, Count of Urgell Ferdinand, Count of Flanders Infante Henrique Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara Berengaria, Queen of Denmark Mafalda, Queen of Castile Grandchildren Sancho II Afonso III Eleanor, junior Queen of Denmark Fernando, Lord of Serpa
Afonso II of Portugal Spouse(s) Urraca of Castile Children Sancho II Afonso III Eleanor, junior Queen of Denmark Fernando, Lord of Serpa Grandchildren Infanta Blanche, Lady of Las Huelgas Denis I of Portugal Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre Infanta Sancha Infanta Maria Infante Vicente Infante Fernando
Sancho II of Portugal Spouse(s) Mécia Lopes de Haro Notes Sancho had no children; he was deposed in 1247 and died the following year.
Afonso III of Portugal Spouse(s) Matilda II of Boulogne Beatrice of Castile Children Infanta Branca, Lady of Las Huelgas Denis I of Portugal Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre Infanta Sancha Infanta Maria Infante Vicente Infante Fernando Grandchildren Constance, Queen of Castile Afonso IV Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria Infanta Maria, Lady of Meneses and Orduña Infanta Isabel, Lady of Penela Infanta Constança Infanta Beatriz, Lady of Lemos
Denis of Portugal Spouse(s) Saint Elizabeth of Portugal Children Constance, Queen of Castile Afonso IV Grandchildren Maria, Queen of Castile Infante Afonso Infante Denis Peter I Infanta Isabel Infante João Eleanor, Queen of Aragon
Afonso IV of Portugal Spouse(s) Beatrice of Castile Children Maria, Queen of Castile Infante Afonso Infante Denis Peter I Infanta Isabel Infante João Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Grandchildren Infante Luís Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa Ferdinand I Infante Afonso Infanta Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos Infante Denis, Lord of Cifuentes
Peter I of Portugal Spouse(s) Constanza Manuel Inês de Castro Children Infante Luís Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa Ferdinand I Infante Afonso Infanta Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos Infante Denis, Lord of Cifuentes Illegitimate children included John, Grand Master of the Order of Aviz (future John I) Grandchildren Beatrice, titular Queen of Portugal Infante Fernando, Lord of Eça Infanta Maria, Countess of Valencia de Campos Infanta Brites, Countess of Cigales and Buelna Infante Pedro, Lord of Colmenarejo Infanta Beatrice
Ferdinand I of Portugal Spouse(s) Leonor Teles Children Beatrice, titular Queen of Portugal
Notes the descendants of King Peter I and Inês de Castro's children were recognized as legitimate and were Infantes and Infantas also an Infante of Castile

v t e Royal consorts of Aragon
House of Jiménez	Ermesinda of Bigorre Agnes Isabella of Urgell Felicia of Roucy Agnes of Aquitaine Bertha Urraca of León Agnes of Aquitaine Ramon Berengeur IV of Barcelona
House of Barcelona	Sancha of Castile Maria of Montpellier Eleanor of Castile Violant of Hungary Constance II of Sicily Isabella of Castile Blanche of Anjou Marie of Lusignan Elisenda of Montcada Eleanor of Castile Maria of Navarre Eleanor of Portugal Eleanor of Sicily Sibila de Fortià Violant of Bar Maria de Luna Margaret of Prades
House of Trastámara	Eleanor of Alburquerque Maria of Castile Juana Enríquez Isabella I of Castile Germaine of Foix
House of Habsburg	Isabella of Portugal

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