Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1526)

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Afonso
Hereditary Prince of Portugal
Born24 February 1526
Died12 April 1526
House Aviz
Father John III of Portugal
Mother Catherine of Austria

Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal was the first son of king John III of Portugal and his queen, Catherine of Austria. [1] He was the Prince of Portugal but died in the same year he was born, in 1526. [2]

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References

  1. Pereira, Esteves; Rodrigues, Guilherme (1904). Portugal: diccionario historico, chorographico, heraldico, biographico, bibliographico, numismatico e artistico. Lisboa: J. Romano Torres. p. 1045. (in Portuguese)
  2. McMurdo, Edward (1889). The history of Portugal, from the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign of Alfonso III. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. p. 152. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1526)
Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
Born: 24 February 1526 Died: 12 April 1526
Preceded by Hereditary Prince of Portugal
1526 1526
Succeeded by