List of Portuguese queens
Encyclopedia
Throughout its history
, the Portuguese
monarchy
has had only two queens regnant
: Maria I
and Maria II of Portugal (and, arguably, Beatrice
for a short period of time in the 14th century).
The other women who used the title of "Queen of Portugal" were merely queens consort
, wives of the Portuguese kings. Nevertheless, many of them were highly influential in the country's history
, having ruled as regents for their minor children and heirs, as well has having a great influence over their spouses.
Elizabeth of Aragon
, who was married to Denis of Portugal
, was made a saint after there were said to have been miracles performed after her death.
Portugal also had two male royal consorts - Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg
and Ferdinand II of Portugal
- both consorts to Maria II of Portugal. The first one died leaving his wife childless, and therefore never became King of Portugal since the husband of a Portuguese Queen Regnant
could only be titled King after the birth of any child from that marriage. Maria II's second husband was her consort until the birth of their first child. Upon birth of the heir Ferdinand ceased to be consort and instead became de jure uxoris
King of Portugal as Ferdinand II.
History of Portugal
The history of Portugal, a European and an Atlantic nation, dates back to the Early Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire including possessions in South America, Africa, Asia and...
, the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
monarchy
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
has had only two queens regnant
Queen regnant
A queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
: Maria I
Maria I of Portugal
Maria I was Queen regnant of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death. Known as Maria the Pious , or Maria the Mad , she was the first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal...
and Maria II of Portugal (and, arguably, Beatrice
Beatrice of Portugal
Beatrice was the only surviving child of King Ferdinand I of Portugal and his wife, Leonor Telles de Menezes. She married King John I of Castile. In the absence of a male heir, she claimed the throne of Portugal, supported by her husband. This led to the 1383–1385 Crisis, in which the Portuguese...
for a short period of time in the 14th century).
The other women who used the title of "Queen of Portugal" were merely queens consort
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
, wives of the Portuguese kings. Nevertheless, many of them were highly influential in the country's history
History of Portugal
The history of Portugal, a European and an Atlantic nation, dates back to the Early Middle Ages. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire including possessions in South America, Africa, Asia and...
, having ruled as regents for their minor children and heirs, as well has having a great influence over their spouses.
Elizabeth of Aragon
Elizabeth of Aragon
Elizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:...
, who was married to Denis of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
Dinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was...
, was made a saint after there were said to have been miracles performed after her death.
Portugal also had two male royal consorts - Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Auguste Charles Eugène Napoléon de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg was the first Prince consort of Maria II of Portugal.-Family:...
and Ferdinand II of Portugal
Ferdinand II of Portugal
Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , named Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, was King of Portugal as husband of Queen Maria II of Portugal from the birth of their son in 1837 to her death in 1853.In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in...
- both consorts to Maria II of Portugal. The first one died leaving his wife childless, and therefore never became King of Portugal since the husband of a Portuguese Queen Regnant
Queen regnant
A queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
could only be titled King after the birth of any child from that marriage. Maria II's second husband was her consort until the birth of their first child. Upon birth of the heir Ferdinand ceased to be consort and instead became de jure uxoris
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....
King of Portugal as Ferdinand II.
Second County, 1093-1139
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Urraca of León and Castile | Alfonso VI of León and Castile (Jiménez) |
April 1079 | May 1092/January 1093 | 1093husband's accession | 1096Portugal given to cousin | 8 March 1126 | Raymond of Burgundy Raymond of Burgundy Raymond of Burgundy was the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy, and was Count of Amous. He came to the Iberian Peninsula for the first time during the period 1086–1087 with Odo I, Duke of Burgundy... |
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Theresa of León Theresa, Countess of Portugal Theresa of Portugal was the first ruler of independent Portugal... |
1080s | 1095 | 1096husband's accession | 22 May 1112husband's death | 11 November 1130 | Henry of Burgundy Henry, Count of Portugal Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, and Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, all sons of Henry, the heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. His name is Henri in modern French, Henricus in Latin, Enrique in modern Spanish... |
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House of Burgundy, 1139–1383
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Maud of Savoy Maud of Savoy Maud of Savoy 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.... |
Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
1125 | January/June 1146 | 4 November 1157 | Afonso I Afonso I of Portugal Afonso I or Dom Afonso Henriques , more commonly known as Afonso Henriques , nicknamed "the Conqueror" , "the Founder" or "the Great" by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrik by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal... |
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Dulce of Aragon | Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer IV , sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.... (Barcelona House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy... ) |
1160 | 1174/5 | 6 December 1185husband's accession | 1 September 1198 | Sancho I Sancho I of Portugal Sancho I , nicknamed the Populator , second monarch of Portugal, was born on 11 November 1154 in Coimbra and died on 26 March 1212 in the same city. He was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fourth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father... |
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Urraca of Castile | Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII , called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate... (Ivrea) |
1186/28 May 1187 | 1206 | 26 March 1212husband's accession | 3 November 1220 | Afonso II Afonso II of Portugal Afonso II , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , nicknamed "the Fat" , third king of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and died on 25 March 1223 in the same city. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal by his wife, Dulce, Infanta of Aragon... |
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Mécia Lopes de Haro Mécia Lopes de Haro Mécia Lopes de Haro was Castilian/Biscayan noblewoman, the wife successively of count Álvaro Pérez de Castro and of King Sancho II of Portugal. The subsequent annulment of her marriage by Pope Innocent IV has led to disagreement over whether she should be counted among the Queens consort of... |
Lope Díaz II de Haro (Haro) |
1215 | 1246 | 4 December 1247husband's desposition | 3 November 1220 | Sancho II Sancho II of Portugal Sancho II , nicknamed "the Pious" and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" , , fourth King of Portugal, was the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Infanta Urraca of Castile... |
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Matilda II of Boulogne | Renaud I, Count of Dammartin (Mello) |
1202 | 1235 | 4 January 1248husband's accession | 1253divorce | 14 January 1259/1260/1262 | Afonso III Afonso III of Portugal Afonso III , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , the Bolognian , the fifth King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249... |
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Beatrice of Castile | Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1252 until his death... (Ivrea) |
1242 | 1253 | 16 February 1279husband's death | 27 October 1303 | |||
Elizabeth of Aragon Elizabeth of Aragon Elizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:... |
Peter III of Aragon Peter III of Aragon Peter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282. He was one of the greatest of medieval Aragonese monarchs.-Youth and succession:Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon and his second wife... (Barcelona House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy... ) |
4 January 1271 | 2 February/24 June 1282 | 7 January 1325husband's death | 4 July 1336 | Denis Denis of Portugal Dinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was... |
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Beatrice of Castile | Sancho IV of Castile Sancho IV of Castile Sancho IV the Brave was the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. He was the second son of Alfonso X and Yolanda, daughter of James I of Aragon.-Biography:... (Ivrea) |
8 March 1293 | 12 September 1309 | 7 January 1325husband's accession | 28 May 1357husband's death | 25 October 1359 | Afonso IV Afonso IV of Portugal Afonso IV , called the Brave , was the seventh king of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal by his wife Elizabeth of Aragon.-Biography:... |
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Inês de Castro Inês de Castro Inês Peres de Castro was a Galician noblewoman born of a Portuguese mother... |
Pedro Fernandes de Castro (Castro House of Castro The House of Castro, is believed to have had its origins in Castile, the name deriving from the town of Castrogeriz , and had deep branches in Galicia.-Origins and Brief History:... ) |
1325/7 | 1346 secretly 1 January 1354 openly |
- | 7 January 1355 | Peter I Peter I of Portugal Peter I , called the Just , was the eighth King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal and his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile.... |
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Leonor Telles de Menezes Leonor Telles de Menezes Leonor Telles de Menezes was a queen consort of Portugal and regent during the years 1383–1385. She was the wife of a Portuguese nobleman from whom she was forcibly divorced by King Ferdinand I, who afterward married her... |
Martin Alfonso Téllo de Menezes | 1350 | March 1372 | 22 October 1383husband's death | 27 April 1386 | Ferdinand I Ferdinand I of Portugal Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth King of Portugal and the Algarve, the second son of Peter I and his wife, Constance of Castile... |
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House of Aviz, 1385-1495
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Philippa of Lancaster Philippa of Lancaster Philippa of Lancaster, LG was a Queen consort of Portugal. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage with King John I secured the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and produced several famous children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal... |
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault... (Lancaster House of Lancaster The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century... ) |
31 March 1359 | 11 February 1387 | 19 July 1415 | John I John I of Portugal John I KG , called the Good or of Happy Memory, more rarely and outside Portugal the Bastard, was the tenth King of Portugal and the Algarve and the first to use the title Lord of Ceuta... |
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Eleanor of Aragon | Ferdinand I of Aragon Ferdinand I of Aragon Ferdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya... (Trastámara) |
1402 | 22 September 1428 | 14 August 1433husband's accession | 9 September 1438 husband's death | 19 February 1445 | Edward | |
Isabella of Coimbra | Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra (Aviz House of Aviz The House of Aviz is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Peter I and Dona Teresa Lourenço as king... ) |
1 March 1432 | 6 May 1447 | 2 December 1455 | Afonso V Afonso V of Portugal Afonso V KG , called the African , was the twelfth King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to his conquests in Northern Africa.-Early life:... |
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Joanna la Beltraneja | Henry IV of Castile Henry IV of Castile Henry IV , King of the Crown of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile... (Trastámara) |
21 February 1462 | 30 May 1475 | 1479divorce | 1530 | |||
Eleanor of Viseu | Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (Aviz-Beja) |
2 May 1458 | 22 January 1471 | 28 August 1481husband's accession | 25 October 1495husband's death | 17 November 1525 | John II John II of Portugal John II , the Perfect Prince , was the thirteenth king of Portugal and the Algarves... |
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House of Aviz-Beja, 1495–1580
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Isabella of Asturias | Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of... (Trastámara) |
2 October 1470 | 30 September 1497 | 28 August 1498 | Manuel I Manuel I of Portugal Manuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal... |
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Maria of Aragon | 29 June 1482 | 30 October 1500 | 7 March 1517 | |||||
Eleanor of Austria | Philip I of Castile Philip I of Castile Philip I , known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first Habsburg King of Castile... (Habsburg) |
15 November 1498 | 16 July 1518 | 13 December 1521husband's death | 25 February 1558 | |||
Catherine of Austria | 14 January 1507 | 10 February 1525 | 11 June 1557husband's death | 12 February 1578 | John III John III of Portugal John III , nicknamed o Piedoso , was the fifteenth King of Portugal and the Algarves. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile... |
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House of Habsburg, 1580–1640
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Anna of Austria |
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II was king of Bohemia and king of the Romans from 1562, king of Hungary and Croatia from 1563, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1564 until his death... (Habsburg) |
1 November 1549 | 4 May 1570 | 31 January 1580 husband's accession? |
26 October 1580 | Philip I Philip II of Spain Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count.... |
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Margaret of Austria | Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II was king of Bohemia and king of the Romans from 1562, king of Hungary and Croatia from 1563, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1564 until his death... (Habsburg) |
25 December 1584 | 18 April 1599 | 3 October 1611 | Philip II Philip III of Spain Philip III , also known as Philip the Pious, was the King of Spain and King of Portugal and the Algarves, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death... |
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Elisabeth of France | Henry IV of France Henry IV of France Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France.... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
22 November 1602 | 25 November 1615 | 31 March 1621 husband's accession |
15 December 1640 husband's desposition |
6 October 1644 | Philip III Philip IV of Spain Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640... |
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House of Braganza, 1640–1853
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Luisa de Guzmán | Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán y Silva , was a Spanish noble and 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia.He was the son of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and Ana de Silva y Mendoza, daughter of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Éboli.He married in 1598, aged... (Guzmán Guzman Guzman is a Spanish surname of toponymic origin, deriving from the village of Guzmán, in the region of Burgos. Originally de Guzmán, or "of Guzmán", the preposition has frequently been dropped. The Portuguese form of the name is Gusmão.... ) |
13 October 1613 | 12 January 1633 | 1 December 1640husband's accession | 6 November 1656husband's death | 27 February 1666 | John IV John IV of Portugal |-|John IV was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer... |
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Maria Francisca of Savoy Maria Francisca of Savoy Maria Francisca of Savoy was a Princess of Savoy and a Queen consort of Portugal. She was the younger daughter of Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, and Élisabeth de Bourbon. Maria Francisca was actually the consort of two Portuguese kings... |
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
21 June 1646 | 2 August 1666 | 24 March 1668divorce | 27 December 1683 | Afonso VI | ||
2 April 1668 | 21 December 1668divorce | 27 December 1683 | Peter II | |||||
Maria Sofia of the Palatinate-Neuburg | Philip William, Elector Palatine (Wittelsbach) |
6 August 1666 | 11 August 1687 | 4 August 1699 | ||||
Maria Anna of Austria Maria Anna of Austria Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria , was Electress of Bavaria as the spouse of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. She also served as Regent of Bavaria during the minority of her son... |
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor | style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria... (Habsburg) |
7 September 1683 | 27 October 1708 | 31 July 1750husband's death | 14 August 1754 | John V | ||
Mariana Victoria of Spain Mariana Victoria of Spain Mariana Victoria of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and Queen consort of Portugal as wife of King Joseph I. The mother of Queen Maria I of Portugal, she also acted as Regent of Portugal during the last months of her husband's life and advisor to her daughter during her reign.-Background:Mariana... |
Philip V of Spain Philip V of Spain Philip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
31 March 1718 | 19 January 1729 | 31 July 1750husband's accession | 24 February 1777husband's death | 15 January 1781 | Joseph I | |
Carlota of Spain | Charles IV of Spain Charles IV of Spain Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
25 April 1775 | 8 May 1785 | 20 March 1816husband's accession | 10 March 1826husband's death | 7 January 1830 | John VI John VI of Portugal John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized... |
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Maria Leopoldina of Austria Maria Leopoldina of Austria Maria Leopoldina of Austria was an archduchess of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil and queen consort of Portugal.... |
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz... (Habsburg-Lorraine) |
22 January 1797 | 6 November 1817 | 26 March 1826husband's accession | 28 May 1826husband's abdication | 11 December 1826 | Peter IV | |
Auguste de Beauharnais Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg Auguste Charles Eugène Napoléon de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg was the first Prince consort of Maria II of Portugal.-Family:... |
Eugène de Beauharnais, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la... (Beauharnais House of Beauharnais The House of Beauharnais or Beauharnois is a French noble house. It is now represented by the Duke of Leuchtenberg, descendant in male line of Eugène de Beauharnais.-History:... ) |
9 December 1810 | 1 December 1834 by proxy 26 January 1835 in person |
28 March 1835 | Maria II | |||
Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ferdinand II of Portugal Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , named Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, was King of Portugal as husband of Queen Maria II of Portugal from the birth of their son in 1837 to her death in 1853.In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in... |
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a German dynasty, the senior line of the Saxon House of Wettin that ruled the Ernestine duchies, including the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.... ) |
29 October 1816 | 1 January 1836 | 16 September 1837became King | 15 December 1885 | |||
Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the wife of King Miguel of Portugal but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.-Family:... Miguelist Queen |
Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Constantine Josef of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the eldest son and heir of Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by his wife Sophie of Windisch-Graetz... (Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) |
3 April 1831 | 24 September 1851 | - | 16 December 1909 | Miguel Miguel of Portugal Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain.... |
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House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1853–1910
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Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was the Queen consort of King Peter V of Portugal.-Family:... |
Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
15 July 1837 | 18 May 1858 | 17 July 1859 | Peter V | |||
Maria Pia of Savoy Maria Pia of Savoy Maria Pia of Savoy was a Portuguese Queen consort, spouse of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on the 6 October 1862 in Lisbon... |
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Victor Emanuel II was king of Sardinia from 1849 and, on 17 March 1861, he assumed the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878... (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
14 February 1847 | 6 October 1862 | 19 October 1889husband's death | 5 July 1911 | Luís I Luís I of Portugal |-... |
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Amélie of Orléans | Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... ) |
28 September 1865 | 22 May 1886 | 19 October 1889husband's death | 1 February 1908husband's accession | 25 October 1951 | Carlos I Carlos I of Portugal -Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open... |
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Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern Queen in Exile |
William, Prince of Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
19 August 1890 | 4 September 1913 | - | 29 August 1966 | Manuel II Manuel II of Portugal Manuel II , named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Bragança Orleães Sabóia e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha — , was the last King of Portugal from 1908 to 1910, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father and elder brother Manuel... |
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See also
- List of Portuguese monarchs
- List of Galician consorts
- List of Brazilian consorts
- Princess of PortugalPrincess of PortugalThis is a list of Princesses of Portugal, since 1388, both by marriage and birth. In 1645, the title became Princess of Brazil.-By birth:This is a list of Princess of Portugal who held the title by their own rights:-By marriage:...
- Princess of BrazilPrincess of BrazilThis is a list of Princesses of Brazil, from 1645 to 1815, both by marriage and birth. The title was preceded by the titles Princess of Portugal and succeed by Princess Royal of Portugal....
- Princess Royal of PortugalPrincess Royal of PortugalThis is a list of Princesses Royal of Portugal is, since 1815 , both by marriage and birth...
- Princess of Beira
- Duchess of BraganzaDuchess of Braganza- House of Braganza :- House of Braganza :- See also :*Princess of Portugal*Princess of Brazil*Princess Royal of Portugal*List of Portuguese consorts*List of Brazilian consorts...