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Madragana as ancestress of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of king George III of Great Britain. There is some controversy regarding her ethnicity. Duarte Nunes de Leão, a Portuguese royal chronicler of the 16th century, said that Madragana was a Moor (Arab-Berber). [5] That was disputed in the 18th century by António Caetano de Sousa. [6]
In 1253, he divorced Matilda in order to marry Beatrice of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castile, and Mayor Guillén de Guzmán. [ 6 ] Determined not to make the same mistakes as his brother, Afonso III paid special attention to what the middle class, composed of merchants and small land owners, had to say.
Madragana, baptismal name Mor Afonso, mistress to Afonso III of Portugal Tibiriçá (died 1562) Baptismal name Martim Afonso,important Brazilian Amerindian leader Modern period
Urraca Afonso (c. 1260 – 1290?) was a Portuguese noble lady, illegitimate daughter of Afonso III of Portugal and Madragana Ben Aloandro. [1] And half sister of Denis of Portugal. [2] Urraca was married twice, first to Pedro Anes Gago, [3] and then with João Mendes de Briteiros. [4]
Madragana was not the wife, but just the mistress of Dom Afonso III. Se was christened in time, receiving her new christian name as Maior Afonso, Mor being short for Maior, a common female name in mediaeval portuguese (Maior meaning "the bigger", and not "the moor", even if she really was a moor).
Born in Portugal, Martim was the illegitimate son of Afonso III of Portugal and Madragana. He was married to Inês Lourenço de Valadares (or de Sousa), daughter of Lourenço Soares de Valadares. [2] Martim Afonso Chichorro held various political positions in the Kingdom of Portugal, including as Governor of the city of Chaves. [3]
She was the mother of Alfonso's only son, Sancho, [2] [4] [5] [6] who, though illegitimate, was named his father's heir. (Sancho was killed at the Battle of Uclés (1108), during his father's lifetime.) It has been suggested that Alfonso's fourth wife – also named Isabel – may have been Zaida, [7] [6] [8] [9] but this is still subject to ...
Alfonso of Naples may refer to: Alfonso I of Naples (r. 1442–1458), called The Magnanimous, also Alfonso V of Aragon; Alfonso II of Naples (r. 1494–1495