| Beatrice of Portugal | |
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| Countess of Alburquerque | |
| Tenure | c. 1373–19 March 1374 |
| Born | c. 1347 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 5 July 1381 (aged 33–34) Ledesma, Crown of Castile |
| Spouse | Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque |
| Issue | Fernando Sánchez of Alburquerque Eleanor, Queen of Aragon |
| House | Burgundy-Portugal |
| Father | Peter I of Portugal |
| Mother | Inês de Castro |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Beatrice of Portugal (c. 1347–5 July 1381) was Countess of Alburquerque as the wife of Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque. She was the daughter of Peter I of Portugal and his wife Inês de Castro.
Life
Beatrice was born in 1347 in Coimbra. Beatrice's entitlement to be considered an Infanta of Portugal is debatable. Some historians consider her a natural daughter of Peter I, so that title could never be attributed to her. Other opinions assert that the death of Inês de Castro was ordered by Peter's father Afonso IV of Portugal; after inheriting the throne, the Prince admitted that he had married Inês secretly, and she was thus a lawful Queen of Portugal.
Beatrice became Countess of Alburquerque when she married Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque in 1373. Beatrice held this title for a year, until her husband died on 19 March 1374.
Children
Beatrice and Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque had two children:
- Fernando Sánchez of Alburquerque (c. 1373–c. 1385).
- Eleanor of Alburquerque. (c. 1374–16 December 1435). Married Ferdinand I of Aragon.
Ancestry
| Beatrice of Portugal | Father: Peter I of Portugal | Paternal grandfather: Alfonso IV of Portugal | Paternal great-grandfather: Denis I of Portugal |
| Paternal great-grandmother: Elizabeth of Aragon | |||
| Paternal grandmother: Beatrice of Castile | Paternal great-grandfather: Sancho IV of Castile | ||
| Paternal great-grandmother: María de Molina | |||
| Mother: Inês de Castro | Maternal grandfather: Pedro Fernández de Castro | Maternal great-grandfather: Fernando Rodríguez de Castro | |
| Maternal great-grandmother: Violante Sánchez de Castilla | |||
| Maternal grandmother: Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares | Maternal great-grandfather: Lourenço Soares de Valadares | ||
| Maternal great-grandmother: Sancha Nunes de Chacim |