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Beatrice of Portugal ( pt, Beatriz ; 1382November 1439), LG, was a natural daughter of John I of Portugal and Inês Pires, born before the marriage of her father with
Beatrice of Portugal ( pt, Beatriz ; 1382November 1439), LG, was a natural daughter of John I of Portugal and Inês Pires, born before the marriage of her father with Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster ( pt, Filipa ; 31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415) was Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415 by marriage to King John I. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage secured the Treaty of Windsor and produced severa ...
. She was a sister of Afonso, Duke of Braganza
Dom Afonso I of Braganza (; 10 August 1377 – 15 December 1461) was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal. His descendants became high-ra ...
and half-sister of King Edward of Portugal
Edward ( pt, Duarte (; 31 October 1391 – 9 September 1438), also called Edward the King Philosopher (''Duarte o Rei-Filósofo'') or the Eloquent (''o Eloquente''), was the King of Portugal from 1433 until his death. He was born in Viseu, the so ...
, Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra
Infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra KG (; en, Peter), (9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt ...
, Henry the Navigator, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
Isabella of Portugal (21 February 1397 – 17 December 1471) was Duchess of Burgundy and the third wife of Duke Philip the Good. Their son was Charles the Bold, the last Valois Duke of Burgundy.
Born a Portuguese ''infanta'' of the House of ...
, John, Constable of Portugal
Infante John, Constable of Portugal ( pt, João, ; 13 January 1400 – 18 October 1442) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, Constable of Portugal and master of the Portuguese Order of St. James (Santiago). In Portugal, ...
, and Ferdinand the Saint Prince
Ferdinand the Holy Prince (; pt, Fernando o Infante Santo; 29 September 1402 – 5 June 1443), sometimes called the "Saint Prince" or the "Constant Prince", was an ''infante'' of the Kingdom of Portugal. He was the youngest of the " Illustrious G ...
. Queen Philippa was in charge of the education of both of her husband's children out of wedlock.
Beatrice was born 1382, possibly in Veiros, Alentejo, Portugal. Some say that her mother Inês Pires was "the daughter of a Jewish cobbler." But others say she came from an old Portuguese noble line. In April 1405 her wedding with Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel
Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey KG (13 October 138113 October 1415) was an English nobleman, one of the principals of the deposition of Richard II, and a major figure during the reign of Henry IV.
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by proxy was celebrated in Lisbon and, in the same year, she travelled to England, accompanied by her brother Afonso and many of the king's vassals and her ladies-in-waiting where the marriage ceremony took place on 26 November 1405 in London
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, with King Henry IV in attendance.
Thomas died on 13 October 1415. Beatrice then married John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, nephew of her stepmother Queen Philippa, in 1432. She is sometimes confused with another Portuguese lady, Beatrice Pinto, wife of Gilbert Talbot and Thomas Fittiplace. It is unknown if Beatrice had children from any of her marriages. Beatrice died in Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...
, France in November 1439. After her death her husband married Lady Anne Montagu.
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* Douglas Richardson's ''Royal Ancestry'' (2013), Vol. II, pp. 538–539 & 613, and Vol. V, p. 119 {{DEFAULTSORT:Arundel, Beatrice, Countess of 1380 births 1439 deaths House of Aviz 15th-century deaths from plague (disease) Infectious disease deaths in France House of Braganza Exeter Arundel Illegitimate children of Portuguese monarchs 14th-century Portuguese people 15th-century Portuguese people 14th-century Portuguese women 15th-century Portuguese women 14th-century English people 14th-century English women 15th-century English people 15th-century English women Ladies of the Garter Wives of knights Daughters of kings