Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress

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Leonor of Portugal by a disciple of Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Leonor of Portugal by a disciple of Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Portuguese royalty
House of Avis

John I
Children
   Infante Duarte (future Edward I)
   Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
   Henry the Navigator (Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu)
   Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy
   Infante João, Lord of Reguengos
   Infante Fernando, the Saint Prince
   Afonso, Duke of Braganza (illegitimate)
   Beatriz, Countess of Arundel (illegitimate)
Grandchildren include
   Infanta Isabel of Coimbra, Queen of Portugal
Edward
Children
   Afonso, Prince of Portugal (future Afonso V)
   Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu
   Infanta Leonor, Holy Roman Empress
   Infanta Catarina
   Infanta Joana, Queen of Castile
Grandchildren include
   Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja (future Manuel I)
   Infanta Leonor of Viseu, Queen of Portugal
Great-Grandchildren include
   Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Prince of Portugal
Afonso V
Children include
   João, Prince of Portugal
   Blessed Joana, Princess of Portugal
   João, Prince of Portugal (future John II)
John II
   Afonso, Prince of Portugal
   Jorge, Duke of Coimbra (illegitimate)

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:

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.

Eneias Silvio Piccolomini (the future Pope Pius II celebrating the marriage between Frederick III and Leonor.
Eneias Silvio Piccolomini (the future Pope Pius II celebrating the marriage between Frederick III and Leonor.



Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
Born: 18 September 1434 Died: 3 September 1467
German royalty
Preceded by
Elisabeth of Bohemia
German Queen
1451 – 1467
Succeeded by
Bianca Maria Sforza
Archduchess consort of Austria
1451 – 1467
Preceded by
Cymburgis of Masovia
Duchess consort of Styria,
Carinthia and Carniola

1451 – 1467
Preceded by
Barbara of Celje
Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
1452 – 1467
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