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Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
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Infanta Leonor of Portugal (pron. IPA: [liu'noɾ]; English: Eleanor), was a Portuguese infanta, daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Leonor of Aragon. Leonor was born in Torres Vedras on September 18, 1434.
On 16 March 1452 she married the German King Frederick III and the two were crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Empress three days later, on 19 March 1452. Her dowry was used by her husband to alleviate his financial problems.
With Frederick III she had five children:
- Christopher, Archduke of Austria (1454-1455)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)
- Helen, Archduchess of Austria (1460-1461)
- Kunigunde of Austria (1465-1520), married Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
- John, Archduke of Austria (1466-1467)
It is in Empress Leonor that the Portuguese line of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor resides.
Leonor died in Wiener Neustadt on September 3, 1467, and is buried in the same city in the Monastery of the Order of Cister.
Her tombstone in the Neukloster of Wiener Neustadt.
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Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
Born: 18 September 1434 Died: 3 September 1467 |
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| Preceded by Elisabeth of Bohemia |
German Queen 1451 – 1467 |
Succeeded by Bianca Maria Sforza |
| Archduchess consort of Austria 1451 – 1467 |
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| Preceded by Cymburgis of Masovia |
Duchess consort of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola 1451 – 1467 |
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| Preceded by Barbara of Celje |
Empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1452 – 1467 |
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