Marriages and Descendants
Negotiations for a marriage between Manuel and Elizabeth of York in 1485 were halted by the death of Richard III of England. He went on to marry three times. His first wife was Isabella of Aragon, princess of Spain and widow of the previous Prince of Portugal Afonso. Next he married another princess of Spain, Maria of Aragon (his first wife's sister), then Eleanor of Austria, a niece of his first two wives who married Francis I of France after Manuel's death.
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Isabella of Asturias (2 October 1470 – 28 August 1498; married in 1497) | ||||
| Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal | 23 August 1498 | 19 July 1500 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002330000000000000330 days | Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias and heir to both Portugal and Spain. |
| By Maria of Aragon (19 June 1482 – 7 March 1517; married in 1501) | ||||
| João, Prince of Portugal (John) | 6 June 1502 | 11 June 1557 | 55 years | Succeeded the throne as John III, King of Portugal. |
| Infanta Isabel (Elizabeth) | 24 October 1503 | 1 May 1539 | 35 years | Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. |
| Infanta Beatriz (Beatrice) | 31 December 1504 | 8 January 1538 | 33 years | Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Charles III, Duke of Savoy. |
| Infante Luís (Louis) | 3 March 1506 | 27 November 1555 | 49 years | Unmarried but had illegitimate descendants, one of them being António, Prior of Crato, a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580; see: Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. |
| Infante Fernando (Ferdinand) | 5 June 1507 | 7 November 1534 | 62 years | Duke of Guarda and Trancoso. Married Guiomar (Guyomare) Coutinho, 5th Countess of Marialva and 3rd Countess of Loulé (died 1534). No surviving issue. |
| Infante Afonso (Alphonse) | 23 April 1509 | 21 April 1540 | 30 years | Cardinal of the Kingdom. |
| Infanta Maria (Mary) | 1513 | 1513 | Days | |
| Infante Henrique (Henry) | 31 January 1512 | 31 January 1580 | 68 years | Cardinal of the Kingdom who succeeded his grandnephew, King Sebastian (Manuel I's great-grandson), as Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal. His death triggered the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. |
| Infante Duarte (Edward) | 7 October 1515 | 20 September 1540 | 24 years | Duke of Guimarães and great-grandfather of John IV of Portugal. Married Isabel of Braganza, daughter of Jaime, Duke of Braganza. |
| Infante António (Anthony) | 9 September 1516 | 1516 | Days | |
| By Eleanor of Austria (15 November 1498 – 25 February 1558; married in 1518) | ||||
| Infante Carlos (Charles) | 18 February 1520 | 14 April 1521 | 70001000000000000001 year, 700155000000000000055 days | |
| Infanta Maria (Mary) | 18 June 1521 | 10 October 1577 | 56 years | Unmarried |
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