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Isabella of Portugal

A consort of the House of Aviz. Her life was associated with Burgundy and Portugal.

1397 – 1471ConsortAviz

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Contemporary workshop portraitPortrait of Isabella of PortugalWorkshop of Rogier van der Weyden · c. 1450J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles · 78.PB.3Public domain · PD-Art / PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1397 Documented

Death: 1471 Documented

Role: Consort

Dynasty: Aviz

Territories: Burgundy (ES) · Portugal (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

John I of PortugalDocumentedPhilippa of Lancaster · ESDocumented

Partners

Philip III of BurgundyPending review

Children

Charles I of Burgundy

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1397
The authority record gives the birth as 1397.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1471
The authority record gives the death as 1471.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (2/3 with a precise source)

FatherDocumented
John I of Portugal
The authority record identifies John I of Portugal (GND 100948170) as father.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse · Relationships: father → GND 100948170
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
MotherDocumented
Philippa of Lancaster
The authority record identifies Philippa of Lancaster (GND 1050303687) as mother.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse · Relationships: mother → GND 1050303687
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Philip III of Burgundy
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (1)

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Isabelle, Bourgogne, Duchesse

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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