Keywords: catherine of aragon european royalty portrait catherineofaragoneuropeanroyaltyportrait maria of portugal mariaofportugal austria portugal Wikipedia: "Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527–1545) was a daughter of King John III of Portugal and his wife Catherine of Habsburg. She was Princess of Asturias as spouse of Philip, Prince of Asturias, and between 1527 and 1535 Princess of Portugal in her own right. Maria was born in Coimbra on October 15, 1527 and was one of the few children of John III to survive childhood. She married her double-cousin Prince Philip of Asturias (future Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal) and was the mother of Prince Carlos, a deformed child who was heir of the Spanish crown. Maria died soon after she gave birth to Don Carlos of Spain (1545–1568) on August 12, 1545 in Valladolid, Spain." Wikipedia: "Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527–1545) was a daughter of King John III of Portugal and his wife Catherine of Habsburg. She was Princess of Asturias as spouse of Philip, Prince of Asturias, and between 1527 and 1535 Princess of Portugal in her own right. Maria was born in Coimbra on October 15, 1527 and was one of the few children of John III to survive childhood. She married her double-cousin Prince Philip of Asturias (future Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal) and was the mother of Prince Carlos, a deformed child who was heir of the Spanish crown. Maria died soon after she gave birth to Don Carlos of Spain (1545–1568) on August 12, 1545 in Valladolid, Spain." |