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For other uses of this term, see Isabella of Portugal (disambiguation).

Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz


John I
Children
Infante Duarte
   Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
Henry the Navigator (Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu)
   Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy
Infante João
Infante Fernando, the Saint Prince
Afonso, Duke of Braganza (illegitimate)
Beatriz, Countess of Arundel (illegitimate)
Grandchildren include
Infanta Isabel of Coimbra, Queen of Portugal
Edward
Children
Infante Afonso
   Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu
Infanta Leonor, Holy Roman Empress
Infanta Catarina
Infanta Joana, Queen of Castile
Grandchildren include
Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja
Infanta Leonor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal
Afonso V
Children include
Blessed Infanta Joana
Infante João
John II
   Afonso, Crown Prince of Portugal
Jorge, Duke of Coimbra (illegitimate)
Manuel I
Children include
   Miguel da Paz, Crown Prince of Spain and Portugal
Infante João
Infanta Isabel, Holy Roman Empress
Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy
   Infante Luís, Duke of Beja
   Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso
Infante Cardinal Afonso
Infante Cardinal Henrique
   Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães
Infanta Maria
Grandchildren include
Philip I of Portugal (II of Spain)
   António, Prior of Crato (illegitimate)
Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza
Infanta Catarina of Guimarães, Duchess of Braganza
Great-Grandchildren include
   Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza
Rannuccio Farnense of Parma
Great-Great-Grandchildren include
John II, Duke of Braganza
John III
Children include
Infanta Maria Manuela, Princess of Asturias
João, Crown Prince of Portugal
Grandchildren include
Infante Sebastião
Carlos, Prince of Asturias
Sebastian
Henry
Anthony (disputed king)

Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese: Isabel, pron. IPA: /izɐβɛɫ/) (October 24, 1503 - May 1, 1539) was a Princess of Portugal during the 16th Century and a member of the Aviz dynasty. Upon her marriage, Isabella also became an Empress of the Holy Roman Empire and Queen of Spain.

Early life

She was the child of Manuel I of Portugal (1469 - 1521) and his second wife, Mary of Aragon.

Marriage and children

Isabella married Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor on March 10 1526. Their children included:

After her death in 1539, the nobleman Francis Borgia convoyed her corpse to her burial-place in Granada. It is said that, when he saw the effect of death on the beautiful empress, he decided to "never again serve a mortal master", later becoming a Catholic saint.

 


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