Isabella of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães

Who was Isabella of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães?

Isabel of Braganza, also known as Isabella or Elizabeth, was a daughter of Jaime, Duke of Braganza and Eleanor of Mendoza, she married her cousin Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães a son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon in 1537, Isabella was dowried with the Dukedom of Guimarães in her own right. After the marriage, Infante Duarte became the 4th Duke of Guimarães.

Her younger daughter Catherine became the Duchess of Braganza and had a claim to the throne of Portugal. She was also part of the succession crisis.

This marriage produced three children:

Mary of Guimarães, married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza.

Infanta Catherine of Guimarães, Duchess of Braganza, married to John, 6th Duke of Braganza, she was a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580.

Infante Duarte II, 5th Duke of Guimarães