Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara

Branca of Portugal (1198 – Guadalajara, c. 1240;[1] Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɐ̃kɐ]; English: Blanche) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), eighth child of Portuguese King Sancho I and Dulce of Aragon, was probably the twin sister of Berengaria,[1] she was raised in the court with her father and his mistress "a Ribeirinha" and, when she was eight or ten years old, was sent to live with her sisters at the Monastery of Lorvão. She was a nun at a convent in Guadalajara and was interred at the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra where her mother was buried.[2]

Blanche of Portugal
Infanta
Blanche of Portugal, in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530-1534)
Born1198
Kingdom of Portugal
Diedc. 1240
Guadalajara, Crown of Castile
Burial
Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, Portugal
HousePortuguese House of Burgundy
FatherSancho I
MotherDulce of Aragon
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Ancestry
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References
  1. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 85.
  2. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, pp. 85 and 92.

Bibliography
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)



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