Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu [SEP] mother
Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu
Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (18 June 1521 – 10 October 1577 in Lisbon; ) was an Infanta of Portugal, the only daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and Eleanor of Austria. A noted patron of the arts, Maria's personal wealth rivaled that of the king, her brother (John III of Portugal), making her the richest woman in Portugal and one of the richest in Europe.
Biography.
Maria was born on 18 June 1521 in
Portuguese monarch
- Infanta Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu (1430-1506), mother of King Manuel I of Portugal
- Infanta Beatrice of Portugal (1504–1538) (1504–1538), daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon, and married to Charles III, Duke of Savoy
- Infanta Beatriz of Portugal (1530) (1530–1530), daughter of John III of Portugal