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]).
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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maud of Savoy | Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (Savoy) |
1125 | January/June 1146 | 4 November 1157 | Afonso I | ||
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Dulce of Aragon | Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (Barcelona) |
1160 | 1174–5 | 6 December 1185 husband's accession |
1 September 1198 | Sancho I | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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Beatrice of Castile | Alfonso X of Castile (Ivrea) |
1242 | 1253 | 16 February 1279 husband's death |
27 October 1303 | ||
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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 | |
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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 |
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Inês de Castro [3] |
Pedro Fernández de Castro (Castro) |
1325–7 | 1346 secretly 1 January 1354 openly |
- | 7 January 1355 | Pedro I | |
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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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Philippa of Lancaster | John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (Lancaster) |
31 March 1360 | 11 February 1387 | 19 July 1415 | João I | ||
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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 |
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Isabella of Coimbra | Peter, Duke of Coimbra (Aviz) |
1 March 1432 | 6 May 1447 | 2 December 1455 | Afonso V | ||
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Joanna la Beltraneja | Henry IV of Castile (Trastámara) |
21 February 1462 | 30 May 1475 | 1479 divorce |
12 April 1530 | ||
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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 | ||
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Maria of Aragon | 29 June 1482 | 30 October 1500 | 7 March 1517 | ||||
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Eleanor of Austria | Philip I of Castile (Habsburg) |
15 November 1498 | 16 July 1518 | 13 December 1521 husband's death |
25 February 1558 | ||
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Catherine of Austria | 14 January 1507 | 10 February 1525 | 11 June 1557 husband's death |
12 February 1578 | João III | ||
House of Habsburg
| 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 (Habsburg) |
2 November 1549 | 4 May 1570 | 12 September 1580 husband's accession |
26 October 1580 | Filipe I | |
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Margaret of Austria | Charles II of Austria (Habsburg) |
25 December 1584 | 18 April 1599 | 3 October 1611 | Filipe II | ||
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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
| 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 |
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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 | |||||
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Maria Sophia of Neuburg | Philip William, Elector Palatine (Wittelsbach) |
6 August 1666 | 11 August 1687 | 4 August 1699 | |||
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) |
15 July 1837 | 18 May 1858 | 17 July 1859 | Pedro V | ||
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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 | |
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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
Media related to Queens of Portugal at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Amaral; Barroca, Luís Carlos; Mário Jorge. A Condessa-Rainha. Circulo de Leitores.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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