Title: Mafalda de Saboia
Description: Historical novel about the life of Mafalda of Savoy, the first queen consort of Portugal, through her marriage, in 1146, to King Afonso I, the first ruler of Portugal as an independent kingdom: her difficult marriage, her hard pregnancies, her violent husband and the formation of a new country.
Subjects: History, novel, Portugal, Italy, marriage, war, royalty, king, queen, romance, House of Burgundy, House of Savoy, Afonsine Dynasty, Literatura portuguesa, Novela, S. XXI
Places: Coimbra, Braga, Guimarães
People: Mafalda of Savoy, king Afonso I of Portugal
Time periods: The Middle Ages, 12th century, 1125–1158, 1146–1158