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Biography of Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal 1432-1455

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

In 1429 [her father] Peter Aviz I Duke Coimbra (age 36) and [her mother] Isabella Urgell were married. He the son of [her grandfather] King John I of Portugal (age 77) and [her grandmother] Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1432 Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal was born to Peter Aviz I Duke Coimbra (age 39) and Isabella Urgell. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1447 Alfonso "The African" V King Portugal (age 14) and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 20th May 1449 [her father] Peter Aviz I Duke Coimbra (age 56) died.

On 29th January 1451 [her son] John Aviz was born to [her husband] Alfonso "The African" V King Portugal (age 19) and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal (age 19). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.45%.

On 29th January 1451 [her son] John Aviz died.

On 6th February 1452 [her daughter] Joan Aviz was born to [her husband] Alfonso "The African" V King Portugal (age 20) and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal (age 20). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.45%.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 16th March 1452 Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor (age 36) was appointed III Holy Roman Emperor at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican. In the afternoon 16th March 1452 Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor and [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress (age 17) were married at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. She the daughter of [her uncle] Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria and Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria.

In 1455 Henry IV King Castile (age 29) and [her sister-in-law] Joan Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [her uncle] Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of John II King Castile and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1455 Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal (age 23) died.

On 3rd March 1455 [her son] John II King Portugal was born to [her former husband] Alfonso "The African" V King Portugal (age 23) and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.45%.

In 1475 [her former husband] Alfonso "The African" V King Portugal (age 42) and Joanna "La Beltraneja" Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of Henry IV King Castile and [her former sister-in-law] Joan Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 35). He the son of [her uncle] Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were uncle and niece. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 28th August 1481 [her former husband] Alfonso "The African" V King Portugal (age 49) died. His son [her son] John (age 26) succeeded II King Portugal. [her daughter-in-law] Eleanor Viseu Queen Consort Portugal (age 23) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal 1432-1455 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal 1432-1455

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal 1432-1455

John II King Portugal

Ancestors of Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal 1432-1455

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso III King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Denis I King Portugal 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Pedro Fernández de Castro

Great x 1 Grandmother: Inês Castro

Father: Peter Aviz I Duke Coimbra Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip IV of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Duchess of Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Brienne Viscount Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Beaumont Sarthe 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Latimer

Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Portugal 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: James Urgell

Mother: Isabella Urgell