Marriage and Descendants
Denis' only wife was Isabel or Elizabeth of Aragon, daughter of Peter III of Aragon. They married in 1288 and she bore him a son and a daughter.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Elizabeth of Aragon (1271–1336; married in 1282) | |||
| Infanta Constança (Constance) | 3 January 1290 | 18 November 1313 | Queen of Castile by marriage to Ferdinand IV of Castile. |
| Infante Afonso | 8 February 1291 | 28 May 1357 | Succeeded him as Afonso IV, 7th King of Portugal. |
| By Maria Pires (?-?) | |||
| João Afonso | c. 1280 | 1325 | Lord of Lousã |
| By Marinha Gomes (c. 1260-?) | |||
| Maria Afonso | c. 1290 | a. 1340 | |
| Maria Afonso (nun) | ? | 1320 | Religious at the Monastery of Odivelas |
| By Grácia Froes (c. 1265-?) | |||
| Pedro Afonso | 1287 | 1354 | 3rd Count of Barcelos |
| By Aldonça Rodrigues Talha (c. 1260-?) | |||
| Afonso Sanches | b. 1289 | 1329 | Lord of Albuquerque and rival of his half-brother Afonso IV |
| Other natural offspring | |||
| Fernão Sanches | c. 1280 | 1329 | |
| Pedro Afonso | c. 1280 | ? | |
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