Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro (Portuguese pronunciation: [iˈneʒ ðɨ ˈkaʃtɾu]; in Castilian: Inés; 1325 – 7 January 1355) was a Galician noblewoman and courtier, best known as lover and posthumously-recognized wife of King Pedro I of Portugal. The dramatic circumstances of her relationship with Pedro (at the time Prince of Portugal), which was forbidden by his father King Afonso IV, her murder at the orders of Afonso, Pedro's bloody revenge on her killers, and the legend of the coronation of her exhumed corpse by Pedro, have made Inês de Castro a frequent subject of art, music, and drama through the ages.
Inês de Castro | |
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19th-century depiction of Inês de Castro, on the ceiling of the Kings' Room, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal. | |
| Born | 1325 Galiza |
| Died | 7 January 1355 (aged 29–30) Coimbra, Portugal |
| Buried | Alcobaça Monastery |
| Family | Castro |
| Spouse |
Pedro I of Portugal (m. 1354) |
| Issue | |
| Father | Pedro Fernández de Castro |
| Mother | Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares |
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