List of Portuguese royal consorts

Portugal had only two queens regnant: Maria I and Maria II (and, arguably, two more: Beatriz[1] for a short period of time in the 14th century; and Teresa, in the 12th century, which technically makes her the first ruler and first queen of Portugal[2]).

John I's marriage to Philippa of Lancaster

The other queens were queens consort, wives of the Portuguese kings. Many of them were highly influential in the country's history, either ruling as regents for their minor children or having a great influence over their spouses.

Elizabeth of Aragon, who was married to Denis, was made a saint after there were said to have been miracles performed after her death.

The husband of a Portuguese queen regnant could only be titled king after the birth of any child from that marriage. Portugal had two princes consort – Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – both consorts to Maria II. The first one died leaving his wife childless, and therefore never became king. Maria II's second husband was a prince until the birth of their first child, Pedro V. At that point he became jure uxoris king. Maria I's husband, Pedro III, was king automatically after his wife's accession because the couple already had children.

House of Burgundy

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Maud of Savoy Amadeus III, Count of Savoy
(Savoy)
1125 January/June 1146 4 November 1157 Afonso I
  Dulce of Aragon Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
(Barcelona)
1160 1174–5 6 December 1185
husband's accession
1 September 1198 Sancho I
  Urraca of Castile Alfonso VIII of Castile
(Ivrea)
1186 – 28 May 1187 1206 26 March 1212
husband's accession
3 November 1220 Afonso II
  Mécia Lopes de Haro Lope Díaz II de Haro
(Haro)
1215 1246 4 January 1248
husband's death
1270 Sancho II
  Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne Renaud I, Count of Dammartin 1202 1235 4 January 1248
husband's accession
1253
divorce
14 January 1259, 1260, or 1262 Afonso III
  Beatrice of Castile Alfonso X of Castile
(Ivrea)
1242 1253 16 February 1279
husband's death
27 October 1303
  Elizabeth of Aragon Peter III of Aragon
(Barcelona)
4 January 1271 2 February/24 June 1282 7 January 1325
husband's death
4 July 1336 Dinis I
  Beatrice of Castile Sancho IV of Castile
(Ivrea)
8 March 1293 12 September 1309 7 January 1325
husband's accession
28 May 1357
husband's death
25 October 1359 Afonso IV
  Inês de Castro
[3]
Pedro Fernández de Castro
(Castro)
1325–7 1346
secretly
1 January 1354
openly
- 7 January 1355 Pedro I
  Leonor Teles Martim Afonso Telo de Meneses c. 1350 May 1372 22 October 1383
husband's death
c. 1405/06 Fernando I

House of Aviz

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Philippa of Lancaster John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
(Lancaster)
31 March 1360 11 February 1387 19 July 1415 João I
  Eleanor of Aragon Ferdinand I of Aragon
(Trastámara)
2 May 1402 22 September 1428 14 August 1433
husband's accession
9 September 1438
husband's death
19 February 1445 Duarte I
  Isabella of Coimbra Peter, Duke of Coimbra
(Aviz)
1 March 1432 6 May 1447 2 December 1455 Afonso V
  Joanna la Beltraneja Henry IV of Castile
(Trastámara)
21 February 1462 30 May 1475 1479
divorce
12 April 1530
  Eleanor of Viseu Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
(Aviz)
2 May 1458 22 January 1471 28 August 1481
husband's accession
25 October 1495
husband's death
17 November 1525 João II
  Isabella of Aragon Ferdinand II of Aragon
(Trastámara)
2 October 1470 30 September 1497 28 August 1498 Manuel I
  Maria of Aragon 29 June 1482 30 October 1500 7 March 1517
  Eleanor of Austria Philip I of Castile
(Habsburg)
15 November 1498 16 July 1518 13 December 1521
husband's death
25 February 1558
  Catherine of Austria 14 January 1507 10 February 1525 11 June 1557
husband's death
12 February 1578 João III

House of Habsburg

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Anna of Austria Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
2 November 1549 4 May 1570 12 September 1580
husband's accession
26 October 1580 Filipe I
  Margaret of Austria Charles II of Austria
(Habsburg)
25 December 1584 18 April 1599 3 October 1611 Filipe II
  Elisabeth of France Henry IV of France
(Bourbon)
22 November 1602 25 November 1615 31 March 1621
husband's accession
1 December 1640
husband's deposition
6 October 1644 Filipe III

House of Braganza

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Luisa de Guzmán Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia
(Guzmán)
13 October 1613 12 January 1633 1 December 1640
husband's accession
6 November 1656
husband's death
27 February 1666 João IV
  Maria Francisca of Savoy
[4]
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours
(Savoy)
21 June 1646 2 August 1666 24 March 1668
divorce
27 December 1683 Afonso VI
1668 12 September 1683
husband's accession
27 December 1683 Pedro II
  Maria Sophia of Neuburg Philip William, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)
6 August 1666 11 August 1687 4 August 1699
  Maria Anna of Austria Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
7 September 1683 27 October 1708 31 July 1750
husband's death
14 August 1754 João V
  Mariana Victoria of Spain Philip V of Spain
(Bourbon)
31 March 1718 19 January 1729 31 July 1750
husband's accession
24 February 1777
husband's death
15 January 1781 José I
  Carlota Joaquina of Spain Charles IV of Spain
(Bourbon)
25 April 1775 8 May 1785 20 March 1816
husband's accession
10 March 1826
husband's death
7 January 1830 João VI
  Maria Leopoldina of Austria Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg-Lorraine)
22 January 1797 6 November 1817 26 March 1826
husband's accession
2 May 1826
husband's abdication
11 December 1826 Pedro IV
  Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg Eugène de Beauharnais, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg
(Beauharnais)
9 December 1810 1 December 1834 by proxy
26 January 1835 in person
28 March 1835 Maria II
  Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
29 October 1816 1 January 1836 16 September 1837
became King
15 December 1885

House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
(Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
15 July 1837 18 May 1858 17 July 1859 Pedro V
  Maria Pia of Savoy Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
(Savoy)
14 February 1847 6 October 1862 19 October 1889
husband's death
5 July 1911 Luís I
  Amélie of Orléans Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
(Orléans)
28 September 1865 22 May 1886 19 October 1889
husband's accession
1 February 1908
husband's death
25 October 1951 Carlos I

See also

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  Media related to Queens of Portugal at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

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  1. ^ Although she is usually not listed as de facto queen of Portugal, Beatriz was de jure queen, acclaimed in several cities in Portugal. Her pretensions to the throne were defeated after the Battle of Aljubarrota.
  2. ^ Amaral; Barroca, Luís Carlos; Mário Jorge. A Condessa-Rainha. Circulo de Leitores.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ According to tradition, Pedro I proclaimed Inês as his legitimate wife and queen after her death and his accession to the throne. His second wife, Constance Manuel of Castile, who died 12 years before Pedro became king, is therefore not listed. Neither is the first wife, Blanche of Castille, to whom he was married briefly as a teenager. This union was annulled.
  4. ^ Between 1668 and 1683, Marie-Françoise was married to then Regent Infante Pedro, Duke of Beja, therefore she used the title of Duchess of Beja for a short period; she returned to the style of queen after Afonso VI's death, remaining in that position for three months until her own death in December 1683.