princess saint Archives - History of Royal Women

Isabella of Coimbra – Mother of the Princess Saint

July 15, 2017 Moniek Bloks 0

Isabella of Coimbra was born on 1 March 1432 as the daughter of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra and Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell. Through her father, she was a granddaughter of King John I of Portugal. Her father acted as regent for her cousin, King Afonso V of Portugal and she and Afonso reportedly [read more]

Joan of Portugal – The Princess Saint

April 27, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

Joan was the daughter of Isabella of Coimbra and Afonso V of Portugal. She was born on 6 February 1452, and she was for a short time the heiress presumptive between the death of her older brother John and the birth of her younger brother, the future John II. She was even given the title [read more]