Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal

The Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal, of the House of Aviz, left a lasting mark on Portuguese history and royalty, and European history and royalty as a whole. Manuel married three times, each time providing children. He first married Isabel of Aragon and Castile, followed by Maria of Aragon and Castile and lastly Eleanor of Austria.

His descendants can be found in both reigning and non-reigning royal families all over Europe.

This article deals with the children of Manuel I and in turn their senior heirs.

Background on Manuel I

Family of D. Manuel I at the Fons Vitae; 1518

Manuel, born on 31 May 1469 at the Royal Palace at Alcochete, was the second son of Duke Ferdinand I of Viseu and Beja and Infanta Beatriz of Reguengos.

Throne of Portugal

During Manuel's youth, his cousin John II of Portugal was King. John II went through a large process trying to eliminate the powers and wealth of the Portuguese nobility, of which Manuel was a prominent part of. John II had both Duke Diogo I of Viseu and Beja and Duke Fernando II of Braganza put on trial and executed. After Diogo's death, the Dukedoms of Viseu and Beja passed to Manuel, causing Manuel to fear for his own being.

In 1491, Afonso, Prince of Portugal was killed in a horse riding accident. John II only had one other child, Jorge, Duke of Coimbra, but he was illegitimate. After countless failed efforts by John II to legitimize Jorge, he finally sent a royal order to Manuel in 1493.

Once Manuel heard a royal order was on its way to him, he initially thought it to be a summons for a trial, and likely execution, and Manuel worried. However, when the order reached Manuel, he was greatly relieved as the order made Manuel the heir to John II's throne.

John II died on 25 October 1495 and Manuel became monarch of Portugal. During his reign, Manuel expanded the Portuguese Empire, making it the most formidable power in all of Europe at the time.

From his countless riches from India, after Vasco da Gama discovered the maritime passage to there, Manuel created the most luxurious court in all Europe and founded countless architectonic wonders throughout Portugal in the Manueline style, named for the king. It is this wealth, power, and prestige that made Manuel's children prime candidates for royal marriages throughout Europe.

After King Manuel's death, his descendants would hold a great importance to Portuguese sovereignty and European history. Almost all of Manuel's descendants would become crucial beings in the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, the Iberian Union, and later the Portuguese Restoration War, as all the claims to the Portuguese throne during these events originated from descendancy from Manuel I.

Manuel I's wives:Isabel of Aragon and Castile, Maria of Castile and Aragon, Eleanor of Austria

Descendants by Isabel of Aragon and Castile

On 13 September 1497, Manuel I married Isabel of Aragon and Castile, Princess of Asturias. The couple had 1 child:

Miguel, Prince of Asturias and Portugal

Descendant	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Miguel da Paz, Prince of Asturias and Portugal 1498–1500		23 August 1498 Zaragoza son of Manuel I and Isabella of Aragon and Castile	never married	19 July 1500 Granada aged 1

Descendants by Maria of Aragon and Castile

On 30 October 1501, Manuel I married Maria of Aragon and Castile. The couple had 8 children:

John III of Portugal

Descendant	Birth	Marriages	Death
John III of Portugal 1502–1557	7 June 1502 São Jorge Castle son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	Catherine of Austria 10 February 1525 7 children	14 February 1557 Ribeira Palace aged 55
Afonso, Prince of Portugal 1526	24 February 1526 Lisbon son of John III and Catherine of Austria	never married	12 April 1526 Lisbon aged 2 months
João Manuel, Prince of Portugal 1537–1554	3 June 1537 Lisbon son of John III and Catherine of Austria	Joanna of Austria 11 January 1552, 1 child	2 January 1554 Lisbon aged 16
Sebastian I of Portugal 1554–1578	20 January 1554 Ribeira Palace son of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal and Joanna of Austria	never married	4 August 1578 Alcácer-Quibir aged 24

Infanta Isabel of Portugal

Descendant	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infanta Isabel 1503–1539	24 October 1503 Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 10 March 1526 5 children	1 May 1539 Toledo aged 35
Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain 1527–1598	21 May 1527 Valladolid son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor	Maria Manuel of Portugal 14 November 1543 1 child Mary I of England 25 July 1554 no children Elisabeth of Valois 22 June 1559 2 children Anna of Austria 24 January 1570 4 children	13 September 1598 El Escorial aged 71
Carlos, Prince of Asturias 1545–1568	8 July 1545 Valladolid son of Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain and Maria Manuel of Portugal	never married	24 July 1568 Madrid aged 23
Philip II of Portugal, III of Spain 1578–1621	14 April 1578 Madrid son of Philip I of Portugal, II of Spain and Anna of Austria	Margaret of Austria 18 April 1599 8 children	31 March 1621 Madrid aged 42
Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain 1605–1665	8 April 1605 Valladolid son of Philip II of Portugal, III of Spain and Margaret of Austria	Elisabeth of France 25 November 1615 7 children Mariana of Austria 7 Octobre 1649 5 children	17 September 1665 Madrid aged 60
Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias and Portugal 1629–1646	17 October 1629 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France	never married	9 October 1646 Zaragoza aged 16
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias 1657–1661	November 28, 1657 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria	never married	November 1, 1661 Madrid aged 3
Charles II of Spain 1661–1700	6 November 1661 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria	Marie Louise of Orléans 30 August 1679 no children Maria Anna of Neuburg 28 August 1689 no children	1 November 1700 Madrid aged 38
John of Austria 1629–1679	7 April 1629 Madrid son of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and María Calderón	never married	17 September 1679 Madrid aged 50
Maria Theresa of Spain 1638–1683	10 September 1638 Madrid daughter of Philip III of Portugal, IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France	Louis XIV of France 9 June 1660 6 children	30 July 1683 Versailles aged 44
Louis, Dauphin of France 1661–1711	1 November 1661 Fontainebleau son of Maria Theresa of Spain and Louis XIV of France	Maria Anna of Bavaria 28 January 1680 3 children Marie Émilie of Choin 1695 no children	14 April 1711 Meudon aged 49
Louis, Duke of Burgundy 1682–1712	16 August 1682 Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Anna of Bavaria	Marie Adélaïde of Savoy 6 December 1697 3 children	18 February 1712 Marly-le-Roi aged 29
Louis, Duke of Brittany 1707–1712	8 January 1707 Versailles son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy	never married	8 March 1712 Versailles aged 5
Louis XV of France 1710–1774	15 February 1710 Versailles son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy	Marie Leszczyńska 5 September 1725 10 children	10 May 1774 Versailles aged 64
Louis, Dauphin of France 1729–1765	4 September 1729 Versailles son of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska	Maria Teresa of Spain 18 December 1744 1 child Maria Josepha of Saxony 9 February 1747 8 children	20 December 1765 Fontainebleau aged 36
Louis XVI of France 1754–1793	23 August 1754 Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony	Marie Antoinette of Austria 16 May 1770 4 children	21 January 1793 Paris aged 38
Louis, Dauphin of France 1781–1789	22 October 1781 Versailles son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria	never married	4 June 1789 Meudon aged 7
Louis XVII of France 1785–1795	27 March 1785 Versailles son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria	never married	8 June 1795 Paris aged 10
Marie Thérèse of France 1778–1851	19 December 1778 Versailles daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria	Louis, Duke of Angoulême 10 June 1799 no children	19 October 1851 Nova Gorica aged 72

Infanta Beatriz of Portugal

Descendant	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infanta Beatriz of Portugal 1504–1538	31 December 1504 Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	Charles III, Duke of Savoy 29 September 1521 1 child	January 8, 1538 Nice aged 33
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy 1528–1580	8 July 1528 Chambéry son of Beatrice of Portugal and Charles III, Duke of Savoy	Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry 10 July 1559 1 child	30 August 1580 Turin aged 52
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy 1562–1630	12 January 1562 Castle of Rivoli son of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry	Catalina Micaela of Spain 18 March 1585 10 children	30 August 1580 Savigliano aged 68
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy 1587–1637	8 May 1587 Turin son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain	Christine Marie of France 10 February 1619 7 children	7 October 1637 Turin aged 50
Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy 1632–1638	14 September 1632 Castello del Valentino son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France	never married	4 October 1638 Castello del Valentino aged 6
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy 1634–1675	20 June 1634 Turin son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France	Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans 4 March 1663 no children Marie Jeanne of Savoy 10 May 1665 1 child	12 June 1675 Turin aged 40
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia 1666–1732	14 May 1666 Turin son of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and Marie Jeanne of Savoy	Anne Marie d'Orléans 10 April 1684 6 children Anna Canalis di Cumiana 12 August 1730 1 child	31 October 1732 Turin aged 66
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia 1701–1773	27 April 1701 Turin son of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and Anne Marie d'Orléans	Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach 15 March 1722 1 child Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine 5 March 1737 1 child Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg 23 July 1724 6 children	20 February 1773 Turin aged 71
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia 1726–1796	26 June 1726 Turin son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg	Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain 12 April 1750 9 children	16 October 1796 Turin aged 70
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia 1751–1819	24 May 1751 Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain	Marie Clotilde of France 27 August 1775 1 child	6 October 1819 Rome aged 68
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 1759–1824	24 July 1759 Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain	Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 25 April 1789 4 children	10 January 1824 Turin aged 64
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy 1792–1840	6 December 1792 daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este	Francis IV, Duke of Modena 20 June 1812 4 children	15 September 1840 aged 48
Francis V, Duke of Modena 1819–1875	1 June 1819 Modena son of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena	Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria 30 March 1842 1 child	20 November 1875 Vienna aged 56
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este 1821–1849	20 July 1821 Modena son of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena	Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria 4 December 1846 1 child	15 December 1849 Brno aged 28
Maria Theresia of Austria-Este 1849–1919	2 July 1849 Brno daughter of Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria	Ludwig III of Bavaria 13 children	7 November 1919 Chiemgau aged 69
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria 1869–1955	18 May 1869 Munich son of Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este and Ludwig III of Bavaria	Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria 10 July 1900 4 children Princess Antonia of Luxembourg 7 April 1921 6 children	2 August 1955 Schloß Leutstetten aged 86
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria 1905–1996	3 May 1905 Munich son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria	Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan 1930 4 children Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich von Buzin 1971 No children	8 July 1996 Castle Berg aged 91
Franz, Duke of Bavaria 1933–present	14 July 1933 Munich son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich von Traskotjan	not married

Infante Luís, Duke of Beja

Descendant	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infante Luís, Duke of Beja 1506–1555	3 March 1506 Abrantes son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	Violante Gomes March 3, 1531 3 children	27 November 1555 Lisbon aged 49
António, Prior of Crato (António I of Portugal) 1531–1595	1531 Lisbon son of Infante Louis, Duke of Beja and Violante Gomes	Ana Barbosa 10 children	26 August 1595 Paris aged 64
Manuel, Prince of Portugal 1568–1638	1568 Tangiers son of António, Prior of Crato and Ana Barbosa	Countess Emilia of Nassau 17 November 1597 9 children Luisa Osorio 3 April 1630 no issue	22 June 1638 Brussels aged 70
Manuel António of Portugal 1600–1666	11 February 1600 Delft son of Manuel, Prince of Portugal and Emilia of Nassau	Countess Johanna of Hanau-Münzenberg 11 July 1646 4 children	27 October 1666 Schagen aged 66
Isabel Maria of Portugal 1648–1717	20 November 1648 Delft daughter of Manuel António of Portugal and Johanna of Hanau-Münzenberg	Baron Adrian van Gendt 11 April 1678 9 children	15 October 1717 Vianen aged 69

Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Descendant	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso 1507–1534		5 June 1507 Abrantes son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	Guiomar, Countess of Loulé and Marialva 1530 2 children	7 November 1534 Abrantes aged 27

Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal

Descendant	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal 1509–1544		April 23, 1509 Évora son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	never married	April 21, 1540 Lisbon aged 35

Henrique I of Portugal

Descendant	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Henrique I of Portugal 1512–1580		31 January 1512 Lisbon son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	never married	31 January 1580 Almeirim aged 68

Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães

Descendant	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães 1515–1540	October 7, 1515 Lisbon son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon and Castile	Isabel of Braganza 1537 3 children	September 20, 1540 Lisbon aged 24
Infante Duarte II, Duke of Guimarães 1542–1576	March 1541 Almeirim son of Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães I and Isabel of Braganza	never married	28 November 1576 Évora aged 34
Maria of Guimarães 1538–1577	12 August 1538 Ribeira Palace daughter of Infante Duarte I, Duke of Guimarães I and Isabel of Braganza	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma 11 November 1565 3 children	7 September 1577 Parma aged 39
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma 1569–1622	28 March 1569 Parma son of Maria of Guimarães and Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma	Margherita Aldobrandini 7 May 1600 5 children	5 March 1622 Parma aged 52
Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma 1612–1646	28 April 1612 Parma son of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita Aldobrandini	Margherita de' Medici 11 October 1628 4 children	11 September 1646 Parma aged 34
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma 1630–1694	17 September 1630 Parma son of Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita de' Medici	Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy 29 April 1660 2 children Isabella d'Este 18 February 1664 3 children Maria d'Este 1 October 1668 9 children	11 December 1694 Parma aged 64
Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma 1666–1693	12 August 1666 Parma son of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma and Isabella d'Este	Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg 3 April 1690 two children	6 September 1693 Parma aged 27
Elisabeth Farnese 1692–1766	25 October 1692 Parma daughter of Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma and Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg	Philip V of Spain 24 December 1714 7 children	11 July 1766 Aranjuez aged 73
Charles III of Spain 1716–1788	20 January 1716 Madrid son of Elisabeth Farnese and Philip V of Spain	Maria Amalia of Saxony 1738 13 children	14 December 1788 Madrid aged 72
Charles IV of Spain 1748–1819	11 November 1748 Portici son of Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony	Maria Luisa of Parma 10 October 1846 14 children	20 January 1819 Paris aged 70
Ferdinand VII of Spain 1784–1833	14 October 1784 El Escorial son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma	Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies 4 October 1802 No children Maria Isabel of Portugal 1816 1 child Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony 20 October 1819 No children Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies 11 December 1829 2 children	29 September 1833 Madrid aged 48
Isabella II of Spain 1830–1904	10 October 1830 Madrid daughter of Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies	Francis of Spain 10 October 1846 12 children	10 April 1904 Paris aged 73
Alfonso XII of Spain 1857–1885	28 November 1857 Madrid son of Isabella II of Spain and Francis, Duke of Cádiz	Mercedes of Orléans 23 January 1878 No children Maria Christina of Austria 29 November 1879 3 children	25 November 1885 El Pardo aged 27
Alfonso XIII of Spain 1886–1941	17 May 1886 Madrid son of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria	Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg 31 May 1906 7 children	28 February 1941 Rome aged 54
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1908–1975	23 June 1908 Segovia son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg	Emmanuelle de Dampierre 4 March 1935 2 children	20 March 1975 St. Gallen aged 67
Alfonso, Duke of Cádiz 1936–1989	20 April 1936 Rome son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Emmanuelle de Dampierre	María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco 8 March 1972 2 children	30 January 1989 Beaver Creek aged 53
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou 1974–present	25 April 1974 Madrid son of Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz and María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco	Maria Margarita, Duchess of Anjou 5 November 2004 3 children

Descendants by Eleanor of Austria

On 16 July 1518, Manuel I married Eleanor of Austria. The couple had 2 children:

Infante Carlos

Descendant	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infante Carlos 1520–1521		18 February 1520 Lisbon son of Manuel I and Eleanor of Austria	never married	14 April 1521 Lisbon aged 1

Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu

Descendant	Image	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu 1521–1577		6 June 1521 Lisbon daughter of Manuel I and Eleanor of Austria	never married	10 October 1577 Lisbon aged 58