Violante Manuel Explained

Violante Manuel
Spouse:Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre
Issue:Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Leiria
Maria, Lady of Meneses and Orduña
Isabel, Lady of Penela
Constança, Lady of Portalegre
Beatriz, Lady of Lemos
House:Castilian House of Ivrea
Father:Manuel of Castile
Mother:Constance of Aragon
Death Place:Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial Place:Dominican monastery, Lisbon, Portugal

Violante Manuel of Castile (c. 1265  - Lisbon, 1314) was a Castilian noble, daughter of Manuel of Castile and his first wife Constance of Aragon. She was Lady of Elche, Elda, Novelda, Medellín and half of Peñafiel in her own right.

Tomb of Violante Manuel

At her death, the body of Violante Manuel was buried in the Convent of Santo Domingo, but was destroyed during the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

Issue

With her husband Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre, she had five children: