Sancha of Portugal (born 1264)

Sancha of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃɐ]) (2 february 1264-1273) was a Portuguese infanta, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile.[1][2]

For the daughter of Sancho I of Portugal see: Infanta Sancha, Lady of Alenquer

Infanta Sancha
Born	2 February 1264 Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1279 (aged 15-16) Seville, Crown of Castile
Burial	Monastery of Alcobaça, Alcobaça, Portugal
House	Portuguese House of Burgundy
Father	Afonso III
Mother	Beatrice of Castile
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Sancha was born on February 2, 1264.[1] Little is known about her life. She travelled with her mother and sister Blanche to Seville[1] where she died in 1279.[2] In 1302, her remains were transferred to Portugal where she was buried at the Monastery of Alcobaça, Alcobaça.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sancha of Portugal (born 1264)

16. Afonso I of Portugal 8. Sancho I of Portugal 17. Maud of Savoy 4. Afonso II of Portugal 18. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona 9. Dulce of Aragon 19. Petronila of Aragon 2. Afonso III of Portugal 20. Sancho III of Castile 10. Alfonso VIII of Castile 21. Blanche of Navarre 5. Urraca of Castile 22. Henry II of England 11. Eleanor of England 23. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1. Sancha of Portugal 24. Alfonso IX of León 12. Ferdinand III of Castile 25. Berenguela of Castile 6. Alfonso X of Castile 26. Philip of Swabia 13. Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen 27. Irene Angelina of Constantinople 3. Beatrice of Castile 28. Pedro Rodríguez de Guzmán 14. Guillén Pérez de Guzmán 29. Mahalda 7. Mayor Guillén de Guzmán 30. Gonzalo Rodríguez Girón 15. María González Girón 31. Sancha Rodríguez

References

1. Rodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal. Dezassete mulheres, duas dinastias, quatro séculos de História (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. pp. 138 and 148. ISBN 978-989-626-261-7.
2. Sotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto (1997). Linhagens Medievais Portuguesas: Genealogias e Estratégias (1279-1325) (in Portuguese). Vol. I. Oporto: Doctorate thesis, author’s edition. p. 171. hdl:10216/18023.