Marriage and Descendants
Afonso married Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359) in 1309, daughter of Sancho IV, King of Castile, and María de Molina and had four sons and three daughters.
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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By Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359; married in 1309) | |||
Infanta Maria | 1313 | 1357 | Queen of Castile by marriage to Alfonso XI of Castile. |
Infante Afonso | 1315 | 1315 | |
Infante Dinis (Denis) | 1317 | 1318 | |
Infante Pedro | 8 April 1320 | 18 January 1367 | Succeeded him as Peter I, 8th King of Portugal. |
Infanta Isabel | 21 December 1324 | 11 July 1326 | |
Infante João (John) | 23 September 1326 | 21 June 1327 | |
Infanta Leonor (Eleanor) | 1328 | 1348 | Queen of Aragon by marriage to Peter IV, King of Aragon. |
Illegitimate offspring | |||
Maria Afonso | 1316 | 1384 | Natural daughter. |
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