Beatrice of Portugal (c. 1347–1381)

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Beatrice of Portugal (c. 1347–1381)

Countess of Albuquerque. Born around 1347; died on July 5, 1381, in Ledesma; probably the daughter ofInez de Castro (c. 1320–1355) and Pedro also known as Peter I, king of Portugal (r. 1357–1367); married Sancho (b. 1373), count of Albuquerque, in 1373; children: Fernando or Ferdinand, count of Albuquerque (b. 1373);Eleanor of Albuquerque (1374–1435).

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