Inês de Castro Archives - History of Royal Women

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Portugal

Monday, 20 August 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Portugal began its life in 1139 when Afonso Henriques, Count of Portugal, was acclaimed King of the Portuguese. House of Burgundy His wife was Matilda or Mafalda of Savoy, who was thus the first Queen of Portugal. They had seven children together, including his successor the future King Sancho I of Portugal. Sancho succeeded his [read more]

Inês de Castro – The posthumous Queen

Friday, 25 September 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Inês de Castro was born circa 1325 as a noblewoman. She was a descendant of the Castilian Royal Family through an illegitimate line. Her grandmother was an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV of Castile. She also held ties to the Royal Families of Léon and Portugal. Inês was a maid of Constance Manuel of Villena [read more]