Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara
Portuguese infanta

Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara

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Portuguese infanta
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(Kingdom of Portugal)
Death:
17 November 1240(Guadalajara)
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Mother:
Dulce of Aragon
Father:
Sancho I of Portugal
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Branca of Portugal (1198 – Guadalajara, c. 1240; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɐ̃kɐ]; English: Blanche) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), eighth child of Portuguese King Sancho I and Dulce of Aragon, was probably the twin sister of Berengaria, she was raised in the court with her father and his mistress "a Ribeirinha" and, when she was eight or ten years old, was sent to live with her sisters at the Monastery of Lorvão. She was a nun at a convent in Guadalajara and was interred at the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra where her mother was buried.

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