Portuguese royalty
House of Avis
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| John I |
| Children |
| Infante Duarte (future Edward I) |
| Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra |
| Henry the Navigator (Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu) |
| Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy |
| Infante João, Lord of Reguengos |
| Infante Fernando, the Saint Prince |
| Afonso, Duke of Braganza (illegitimate) |
| Beatriz, Countess of Arundel (illegitimate) |
| Grandchildren include |
| Infanta Isabel of Coimbra, Queen of Portugal |
| Edward |
| Children |
| Afonso, Prince of Portugal (future Afonso V) |
| Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu |
| Infanta Leonor, Holy Roman Empress |
| Infanta Catarina |
| Infanta Joana, Queen of Castile |
| Grandchildren include |
| Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja (future Manuel I) |
| Infanta Leonor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal |
| Great-Grandchildren include |
| Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Prince of Portugal |
| Afonso V |
| Children include |
| João, Prince of Portugal |
| Blessed Joana, Princess of Portugal |
| João, Prince of Portugal (future John II) |
| John II |
| Afonso, Prince of Portugal |
| Jorge, Duke of Coimbra (illegitimate) |
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Infanta Leonor of Viseu (2 May 1458, Beja–17 November 1525), Lisbon pron. IPA: [liu'noɾ dɨ vi'zeu], was a Portuguese infanta and later Queen of Portugal.
Family
She was a daughter of Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu and his wife and cousin Beatrice of Portugal. Her maternal grandparents were Infante João of Portugal and his wife and niece Isabella of Braganza.
Isabella was a daughter of Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza and his first wife Beatriz Pereira Alvim. Beatriz was a daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira and his wife Leonor de Alvim.
She had a sister called Isabella of Viseu who married Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza, who was later accused and executed of treason by King John II (Leonor's husband).
Leonor older brother, Diogo, Duke of Viseu, was also envolved and was executed by the king himself. Her younger brother, succeded John II and became King of Portugal as Manuel I.
Marriage and children
She married Prince João (John) of Portugal in January, 1471. He was the only living son of Afonso V of Portugal and Isabel of Coimbra. He was the Heir apparent to the throne. The bride was almost thirteen years old and the groom was about sixteen years old. They had two children:
Queen consort
Her father-in-law died on 28 August 1481 and her husband became John II of Portugal. She became the new Queen consort. She founded what became the city of Caldas da Rainha, which is named in her honor, rainha meaning "queen" in Portuguese.
Leonor and John II survived both their sons. John II died on 25 October 1495 and the hypothesis of poisoning was never ruled out.
Widow
After her brother, Manuel I succeeded to the throne in 1495, Queen Leonor continued to be active. In 1498 she spearheaded the creation of various Santa Casas da Misericórdia in Portugal, as confraternities with humanitarian purposes, especially the care of the poor, the sick, and of abandoned children. The original foundtions survive today, and more have since been founded in other towns and cities of Portugal and in the Portuguese colonies.
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