# Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal

The Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal, of the House of Aviz, left a lasting mark on Portuguese history and royalty, and European history and royalty as a whole. Manuel married three times, each time providing children. He first married Isabel of Aragon and Castile, followed by Maria of Aragon and Castile and lastly Eleanor of Austria.
His descendants can be found in both reigning and non-reigning royal families all over Europe.
This article deals with the children of Manuel I and in turn their senior heirs.

## Background on Manuel I

Manuel, born on 31 May 1469 at the Royal Palace at Alcochete, was the second son of Duke Ferdinand I of Viseu and Beja and Infanta Beatriz of Reguengos.

### Throne of Portugal

During Manuel's youth, his cousin John II of Portugal was King. John II went through a large process trying to eliminate the powers and wealth of the Portuguese nobility, of which Manuel was a prominent part of. John II had both Duke Diogo I of Viseu and Beja and Duke Fernando II of Braganza put on trial and executed. After Diogo's death, the Dukedoms of Viseu and Beja passed to Manuel, causing Manuel to fear for his own being.
In 1491, Afonso, Prince of Portugal was killed in a horse riding accident. John II only had one other child, Jorge, Duke of Coimbra, but he was illegitimate. After countless failed efforts by John II to legitimize Jorge, he finally sent a royal order to Manuel in 1493.
Once Manuel heard a royal order was on its way to him, he initially thought it to be a summons for a trial, and likely execution, and Manuel worried. However, when the order reached Manuel, he was greatly relieved as the order made Manuel the heir to John II's throne.
John II died on 25 October 1495 and Manuel became monarch of Portugal. During his reign, Manuel expanded the Portuguese Empire, making it the most formidable power in all of Europe at the time.
From his countless riches from India, after Vasco da Gama discovered the maritime passage to there, Manuel created the most luxurious court in all Europe and founded countless architectonic wonders throughout Portugal in the Manueline style, named for the king. It is this wealth, power, and prestige that made Manuel's children prime candidates for royal marriages throughout Europe.
After King Manuel's death, his descendants would hold a great importance to Portuguese sovereignty and European history. Almost all of Manuel's descendants would become crucial beings in the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, the Iberian Union, and later the Portuguese Restoration War, as all the claims to the Portuguese throne during these events originated from descendancy from Manuel I.

## Descendants by Isabel of Aragon and Castile

On 13 September 1497, Manuel I married Isabel of Aragon and Castile, Princess of Asturias. The couple had 1 child:

### Miguel, Prince of Asturias and Portugal

| Descendant | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Miguel da Paz, Prince of Asturias and Portugal 1498–1500 | | 23 August 1498 Zaragoza son of Manuel I and Isabella of Aragon and Castile | never married | 19 July 1500 Granada aged 1 |

## Descendants by Maria of Aragon and Castile

On 30 October 1501, Manuel I married Maria of Aragon and Castile. The couple had 8 children:

### John III of Portugal

| Descendant | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| John III of Portugal 1502–1557 | 7 June 1502 São Jorge Castle son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | Catherine of Austria 10 February 1525 7 children | 14 February 1557 Ribeira Palace aged 55 |
| Afonso, Prince of Portugal 1526 | 24 February 1526 Lisbon son of John III and Catherine of Austria | never married | 12 April 1526 Lisbon aged 2 months |
| João Manuel, Prince of Portugal 1537–1554 | 3 June 1537 Lisbon son of John III and Catherine of Austria | Joanna of Austria 11 January 1552, 1 child | 2 January 1554 Lisbon aged 16 |
| Sebastian I of Portugal 1554–1578 | 20 January 1554 Ribeira Palace son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal and Joanna of Austria | never married | 4 August 1578 Alcácer-Quibir aged 24 |

### Infanta Isabel of Portugal

| Descendant | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infanta Isabel 1503–1539 | 24 October 1503 Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 10 March 1526 5 children | 1 May 1539 Toledo aged 35 |
| Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain 1527–1598 | 21 May 1527 Valladolid son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor | Maria Manuel of Portugal 14 November 1543 1 child Mary I of England 25 July 1554 no children Elisabeth of Valois 22 June 1559 2 children Anna of Austria 24 January 1570 4 children | 13 September 1598 El Escorial aged 71 |
| Carlos, Prince of Asturias 1545–1568 | 8 July 1545 Valladolid son of Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain and Maria Manuel of Portugal | never married | 24 July 1568 Madrid aged 23 |
| Philip II of Portugal, III of Spain 1578–1621 | 14 April 1578 Madrid son of Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain and Anna of Austria | Margaret of Austria 18 April 1599 8 children | 31 March 1621 Madrid aged 42 |
| Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain 1605–1665 | 8 April 1605 Valladolid son of Philip II of Portugal, III of Spain and Margaret of Austria | Elisabeth of France 25 November 1615 7 children Mariana of Austria 7 Octobre 1649 5 children | 17 September 1665 Madrid aged 60 |
| Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias and Portugal 1629–1646 | 17 October 1629 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France | never married | 9 October 1646 Zaragoza aged 16 |
| Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias 1657–1661 | November 28, 1657 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria | never married | November 1, 1661 Madrid aged 3 |
| Charles II of Spain 1661–1700 | 6 November 1661 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria | Marie Louise of Orléans 30 August 1679 no children Maria Anna of Neuburg 28 August 1689 no children | 1 November 1700 Madrid aged 38 |
| John of Austria 1629–1679 | 7 April 1629 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and María Calderón | never married | 17 September 1679 Madrid aged 50 |
| Maria Theresa of Spain 1638–1683 | 10 September 1638 Madrid daughter of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France | Louis XIV of France 9 June 1660 6 children | 30 July 1683 Versailles aged 44 |
| Louis, Dauphin of France 1661–1711 | 1 November 1661 Fontainebleau son of Maria Theresa of Spain and Louis XIV of France | Maria Anna of Bavaria 28 January 1680 3 children Marie Émilie of Choin 1695 no children | 14 April 1711 Meudon aged 49 |
| Louis, Duke of Burgundy 1682–1712 | 16 August 1682 Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Anna of Bavaria | Marie Adélaïde of Savoy 6 December 1697 3 children | 18 February 1712 Marly-le-Roi aged 29 |
| Louis, Duke of Brittany 1707–1712 | 8 January 1707 Versailles son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy | never married | 8 March 1712 Versailles aged 5 |
| Louis XV of France 1710–1774 | 15 February 1710 Versailles son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy | Marie Leszczyńska 5 September 1725 10 children | 10 May 1774 Versailles aged 64 |
| Louis, Dauphin of France 1729–1765 | 4 September 1729 Versailles son of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska | Maria Teresa of Spain 18 December 1744 1 child Maria Josepha of Saxony 9 February 1747 8 children | 20 December 1765 Fontainebleau aged 36 |
| Louis XVI of France 1754–1793 | 23 August 1754 Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony | Marie Antoinette of Austria 16 May 1770 4 children | 21 January 1793 Paris aged 38 |
| Louis, Dauphin of France 1781–1789 | 22 October 1781 Versailles son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria | never married | 4 June 1789 Meudon aged 7 |
| Louis XVII of France 1785–1795 | 27 March 1785 Versailles son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria | never married | 8 June 1795 Paris aged 10 |
| Marie Thérèse of France 1778–1851 | 19 December 1778 Versailles daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria | Louis, Duke of Angoulême 10 June 1799 no children | 19 October 1851 Nova Gorica aged 72 |

### Infanta Beatriz of Portugal

| Descendant | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infanta Beatriz of Portugal 1504–1538 | 31 December 1504 Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | Charles III, Duke of Savoy 29 September 1521 1 child | January 8, 1538 Nice aged 33 |
| Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy 1528–1580 | 8 July 1528 Chambéry son of Beatrice of Portugal and Charles III, Duke of Savoy | Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry 10 July 1559 1 child | 30 August 1580 Turin aged 52 |
| Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy 1562–1630 | 12 January 1562 Castle of Rivoli son of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry | Catalina Micaela of Spain 18 March 1585 10 children | 30 August 1580 Savigliano aged 68 |
| Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy 1587–1637 | 8 May 1587 Turin son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain | Christine Marie of France 10 February 1619 7 children | 7 October 1637 Turin aged 50 |
| Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy 1632–1638 | 14 September 1632 Castello del Valentino son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France | never married | 4 October 1638 Castello del Valentino aged 6 |
| Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy 1634–1675 | 20 June 1634 Turin son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France | Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans 4 March 1663 no children Marie Jeanne of Savoy 10 May 1665 1 child | 12 June 1675 Turin aged 40 |
| Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia 1666–1732 | 14 May 1666 Turin son of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and Marie Jeanne of Savoy | Anne Marie d'Orléans 10 April 1684 6 children Anna Canalis di Cumiana 12 August 1730 1 child | 31 October 1732 Turin aged 66 |
| Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia 1701–1773 | 27 April 1701 Turin son of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and Anne Marie d'Orléans | Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach 15 March 1722 1 child Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine 5 March 1737 1 child Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg 23 July 1724 6 children | 20 February 1773 Turin aged 71 |
| Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia 1726–1796 | 26 June 1726 Turin son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg | Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain 12 April 1750 9 children | 16 October 1796 Turin aged 70 |
| Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia 1751–1819 | 24 May 1751 Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain | Marie Clotilde of France 27 August 1775 1 child | 6 October 1819 Rome aged 68 |
| Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 1759–1824 | 24 July 1759 Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain | Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 25 April 1789 4 children | 10 January 1824 Turin aged 64 |
| Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy 1792–1840 | 6 December 1792 daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este | Francis IV, Duke of Modena 20 June 1812 4 children | 15 September 1840 aged 48 |
| Francis V, Duke of Modena 1819–1875 | 1 June 1819 Modena son of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena | Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria 30 March 1842 1 child | 20 November 1875 Vienna aged 56 |
| Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este 1821–1849 | 20 July 1821 Modena son of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria 4 December 1846 1 child | 15 December 1849 Brno aged 28 |
| Maria Theresia of Austria-Este 1849–1919 | 2 July 1849 Brno daughter of Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria | Ludwig III of Bavaria 13 children | 7 November 1919 Chiemgau aged 69 |
| Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria 1869–1955 | 18 May 1869 Munich son of Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este and Ludwig III of Bavaria | Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria 10 July 1900 4 children Princess Antonia of Luxembourg 7 April 1921 6 children | 2 August 1955 Schloß Leutstetten aged 86 |
| Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria 1905–1996 | 3 May 1905 Munich son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria | Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan 1930 4 children Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich von Buzin 1971 No children | 8 July 1996 Castle Berg aged 91 |
| Franz, Duke of Bavaria 1933–present | 14 July 1933 Munich son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich von Traskotjan | not married | |

### Infante Luís, Duke of Beja

| Descendant | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infante Luís, Duke of Beja 1506–1555 | 3 March 1506 Abrantes son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | Violante Gomes March 3, 1531 3 children | 27 November 1555 Lisbon aged 49 |
| António, Prior of Crato (António I of Portugal) 1531–1595 | 1531 Lisbon son of Infante Louis, Duke of Beja and Violante Gomes | Ana Barbosa 10 children | 26 August 1595 Paris aged 64 |
| Manuel, Prince of Portugal 1568–1638 | 1568 Tangiers son of António, Prior of Crato and Ana Barbosa | Countess Emilia of Nassau 17 November 1597 9 children Luisa Osorio 3 April 1630 no issue | 22 June 1638 Brussels aged 70 |
| Manuel António of Portugal 1600–1666 | 11 February 1600 Delft son of Manuel, Prince of Portugal and Emilia of Nassau | Countess Johanna of Hanau-Münzenberg 11 July 1646 4 children | 27 October 1666 Schagen aged 66 |
| Isabel Maria of Portugal 1648–1717 | 20 November 1648 Delft daughter of Manuel António of Portugal and Johanna of Hanau-Münzenberg | Baron Adrian van Gendt 11 April 1678 9 children | 15 October 1717 Vianen aged 69 |

### Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

| Descendant | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso 1507–1534 | | 5 June 1507 Abrantes son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | Guiomar, Countess of Loulé and Marialva 1530 2 children | 7 November 1534 Abrantes aged 27 |

### Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal

| Descendant | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal 1509–1544 | | April 23, 1509 Évora son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | never married | April 21, 1540 Lisbon aged 35 |

### Henrique I of Portugal

| Descendant | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Henrique I of Portugal 1512–1580 | | 31 January 1512 Lisbon son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | never married | 31 January 1580 Almeirim aged 68 |

### Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães

| Descendant | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães 1515–1540 | October 7, 1515 Lisbon son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile | Isabel of Braganza 1537 3 children | September 20, 1540 Lisbon aged 24 |
| Infante Duarte II, Duke of Guimarães 1542–1576 | March 1541 Almeirim son of Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães I and Isabel of Braganza | never married | 28 November 1576 Évora aged 34 |
| Maria of Guimarães 1538–1577 | 12 August 1538 Ribeira Palace daughter of Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães I and Isabel of Braganza | Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma 11 November 1565 3 children | 7 September 1577 Parma aged 39 |
| Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma 1569–1622 | 28 March 1569 Parma son of Maria of Guimarães and Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma | Margherita Aldobrandini 7 May 1600 5 children | 5 March 1622 Parma aged 52 |
| Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma 1612–1646 | 28 April 1612 Parma son of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita Aldobrandini | Margherita de' Medici 11 October 1628 4 children | 11 September 1646 Parma aged 34 |
| Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma 1630–1694 | 17 September 1630 Parma son of Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita de' Medici | Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy 29 April 1660 2 children Isabella d'Este 18 February 1664 3 children Maria d'Este 1 October 1668 9 children | 11 December 1694 Parma aged 64 |
| Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma 1666–1693 | 12 August 1666 Parma son of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma and Isabella d'Este | Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg 3 April 1690 two children | 6 September 1693 Parma aged 27 |
| Elisabeth Farnese 1692–1766 | 25 October 1692 Parma daughter of Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma and Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg | Philip V of Spain 24 December 1714 7 children | 11 July 1766 Aranjuez aged 73 |
| Charles III of Spain 1716–1788 | 20 January 1716 Madrid son of Elisabeth Farnese and Philip V of Spain | Maria Amalia of Saxony 1738 13 children | 14 December 1788 Madrid aged 72 |
| Charles IV of Spain 1748–1819 | 11 November 1748 Portici son of Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony | Maria Luisa of Parma 10 October 1846 14 children | 20 January 1819 Paris aged 70 |
| Ferdinand VII of Spain 1784–1833 | 14 October 1784 El Escorial son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma | Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies 4 October 1802 No children Maria Isabel of Portugal 1816 1 child Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony 20 October 1819 No children Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies 11 December 1829 2 children | 29 September 1833 Madrid aged 48 |
| Isabella II of Spain 1830–1904 | 10 October 1830 Madrid daughter of Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies | Francis of Spain 10 October 1846 12 children | 10 April 1904 Paris aged 73 |
| Alfonso XII of Spain 1857–1885 | 28 November 1857 Madrid son of Isabella II of Spain and Francis, Duke of Cádiz | Mercedes of Orléans 23 January 1878 No children Maria Christina of Austria 29 November 1879 3 children | 25 November 1885 El Pardo aged 27 |
| Alfonso XIII of Spain 1886–1941 | 17 May 1886 Madrid son of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria | Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg 31 May 1906 7 children | 28 February 1941 Rome aged 54 |
| Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1908–1975 | 23 June 1908 Segovia son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg | Emmanuelle de Dampierre 4 March 1935 2 children | 20 March 1975 St. Gallen aged 67 |
| Alfonso, Duke of Cádiz 1936–1989 | 20 April 1936 Rome son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Emmanuelle de Dampierre | María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco 8 March 1972 2 children | 30 January 1989 Beaver Creek aged 53 |
| Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou 1974–present | 25 April 1974 Madrid son of Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz and María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco | Maria Margarita, Duchess of Anjou 5 November 2004 3 children | |

## Descendants by Eleanor of Austria

On 16 July 1518, Manuel I married Eleanor of Austria. The couple had 2 children:

### Infante Carlos

| Descendant | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infante Carlos 1520–1521 | | 18 February 1520 Lisbon son of Manuel I and Eleanor of Austria | never married | 14 April 1521 Lisbon aged 1 |

### Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu

| Descendant | Image | Birth | Marriages | Death |
| Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu 1521–1577 | | 6 June 1521 Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Eleanor of Austria | never married | 10 October 1577 Lisbon aged 58 |