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The Portuguese House of Burgundy (Portuguese: Casa de Borgonha) or the Afonsine dynasty (Dinastia Afonsina) was a Portuguese dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum. The house was founded by Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096.
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The House of Burgundy (/ ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ən d i /) was a cadet...
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Isabella was born to John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster, who had six children survive infancy. Born in 1397 in Évora, and raised in the Portuguese court in Lisbon, Isabella was the fourth child and only daughter to survive to adulthood. Philippa instilled in all her children, including her daughter, a sense of duty, faith and belief in ed...
Aged 30, Isabella was still unmarried when the Burgundian house of Valois provided her with an offer of marriage in 1428. The reigning Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, had already been widowed twice - by Michelle of Valois and Bonne of Artois. Neither marriage left surviving issue. For his third wife, Philip was anxious to seek a candidate from a...
Isabella did not leave Portugal for another eight weeks. Her father had a fleet and trousseau prepared and on 19 October 1429, with a flotilla of about 20 ships, Isabella—accompanied by almost 2000 Portuguese—left Portugal forever. After an eleven-week journey when the fleet was beset by storms, causing the loss of several ships and much of her bri...
By 1457, however, she had withdrawn from the court and distanced herself from her husband, partly to side with her son in his estrangement with him, partly out of a desire to live a more devout and quieter life. Her personal feelings came into conflict with the decisions of her husband, resulting in her abandoning court and taking up refuge in the ...
Bowles, Edmund A. (July 1953), "Instruments at the Court of Burgundy (1363–1467)", The Galpin Society Journal, vol. 6, pp. 41–51Campbell, Lorne; Szafran, Yvonne (March 2004), "The Portrait of Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, in the J. Paul Getty Museum", The Burlington Magazine, vol. 146, pp. 148–157Friedman, Jane (Summer 1982), "A New Look at the Imagery of Isabelle of Portugal", Notes in the History of Art, vol. 1, pp. 9–12Luber, Katherine (Spring 1988), "Patronage and Pilgrimage: Jan van Eyck, the Adornes Family, and Two Paintings of 'Saint Francis in Portraiture'", Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 91, pp....Most Serene House of Braganza Sereníssima Casa de Bragança; Parent house: Portuguese House of Burgundy by way of the House of Aviz: Country: Portugal, Brazil: Founded: 30 December 1442; 581 years ago () Founder: Afonso I, Duke of Braganza: Current head: Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza: Final ruler
- 1442; 581 years ago
- Afonso I, Duke of Braganza
The Portuguese House of Burgundy or the Afonsine dynasty was a Portuguese dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum.
The House of Burgundy ( / ˈbɜːrɡəndi /) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of King Robert II of France. The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032 to 1361 and achieved the recognized title of King of Portugal.
