Peter I of Portugal

Pedro I of Portugal (April 8 1320 – January 18 1367) was the eighth king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), known as the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel) or as the Lawful (Port. o Justiceiro). He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal by his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile. Pedro I succeeded his father in 1357.

Genealogy

Pedro I, King of Portugal, third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal and Beatrice of Castile,

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• married firstly Blanca of Castile, daughter of Pedro of Castile and Maria of Aragon (marriage annulled 1333);
• married secondly Constance of Castile (1320-1349), daughter of Juan Manuel, Count of Penafiel, and Constance of Aragon, three sons and one daughter, including:
• Luís (1340)
• Maria, princess of Portugal (1342-1367), married to Ferdinand, prince of Aragon
• Fernando, king of Portugal (1345-1383)
• Inês de Castro (third wife?) (1320-killed, 1355), daughter of Pedro Fernando de Castro and Beatrice of Portugal, two sons and two daughters, including:
• Beatrice, princess of Portugal (1347-1381). Married Sancho of Castile, Count of Albuquerque & Haro.
• João, prince of Portugal (1349-1387)
• Dinis, prince of Portugal (1354-1397)
• Paramour, Teresa Gille Lourenço
• João I, king of Portugal (1357-1433)

See also: Kings of Portugal family tree

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