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Infanta Maria of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile

Maria was born on November 21, 1264 in Coimbra was for the majority of her life a nun in the Convent of the Lady Canons of Saint John (Convento das Donas Cónegas de São João), near the Monastery of Santa Cruz of Coimbra. She died in the same city on June 6, 1304.

Infantas of Portugal

The generations indicate descent form Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Bourbon through Isabella of Portugal, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza.

1st Generation

Infanta Mafalda • Infanta Urraca, Queen of Léon • Infanta Teresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy

2nd Generation

Blessed Infanta Teresa, Queen of Léon • Blessed Infanta Sancha, Lady of Alenquer • Infanta Constança • Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara • Infanta Berengária, Queen of Denmark • Infanta Mafalda of Portugal, Queen of Castile

3rd Generation

Infanta Leonor, Junior Queen of Denmark and Duchess of Schleswig • Infanta Maria

4th Generation

Infanta Branca, Viscountess of Huelgas • Infanta Sancha • Infanta Maria • Infanta Constança

5th Generation

Infanta Constance, Queen of Castile and León • Infanta Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduña • Infanta Isabel, Lady of Penela • Infanta Constança • Infanta Beatriz, Lady of Lemos

6th Generation

Infanta Maria , Queen of Castile and León • Infanta Isabel • Infanta Leonor, Queen of Aragon

7th Generation

Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa • Infanta Beatriz, Countess of Alburquerque

8th Generation

Beatriz I • Infanta Branca • Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy • Infanta Branca

9th Generation

Infanta Isabel, Castile and León • Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu • Infanta Filipa • Infanta Isabel, Queen of Portugal and the Algarve • Infanta Filipa, Lady of Almada • Infanta Maria • Infanta Leonor, Holy Roman Empress • Infanta Beatriz, Lady of Ravenstein • Infanta Catarina • Infanta Filipa • Infanta Joana, Queen of Castile and León

10th Generation

Infanta Leonor, Queen of Portugal and the Algarve • Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Braganza • Infanta Catarina • Saint Joana, Princess of Portugal

11th Generation

Infanta Isabel, Holy Roman Empress • Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy • Infanta Maria • Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu

12th Generation

Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal • Infanta Isabel • Infanta Beatriz • Infanta Luisa • Infanta Maria, Hereditary Princess of Parma and Piacenza • Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza

13th Generation

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-sovereign of the Habsburg Hetherlands* • Infanta Catherine Michelle, Duchess of Savoy* • Infanta Maria*

14th Generation

Infanta Anna, Queen of France and Navarre* • Infanta Maria* Infanta Maria Anna, Holy Roman Empress* • Infanta Margarita Francisca*

15th Generation

Infanta Maria Margarita* • Infanta Margarita Maria Catalina* • Infanta Maria Eugenia* • Infanta Isabel Maria Teresa* • Infanta Maria Anna Antonia* • Infanta Maria Theresa, Queen of France and Navarre* Joana, 1st Princess of Beira • Infanta Catarina, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland

16th Generation

Isabel Luísa, 3rd Princess of Beira • Infanta Francisca Xaviera • Infanta Teresa Maria • Infanta Francisca Josefa

17th Generation

Infanta Barbara, Queen of Spain

18th Generation

Maria I • Infanta Mariana Francisca • Infanta Doroteia • Infanta Benedita, Princess of Brazil

19th Generation	Infanta Maria Isabel • Infanta Mariana Vitória, Infanta Gabriel of Spain • Infanta Maria Clementina

20th Generation	Maria Teresa, 7th Princess of Beira • Infanta Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain • Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina • Infanta Isabel Maria • Infanta Maria da Assunção • Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé Infanta Maria Carlota*

21th Generation	Maria II • Januária Maria, Princess Imperial of Brazil • Infanta Paula Mariana • Infanta Francisca • Infanta Maria Amélia • Infanta Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime • Infanta Maria Teresa, Archduchess Charles Louis of Austria • Infanta Maria Josepha, Duchess Karl-Theodor in Bavaria • Infanta Adelgundes, Countess of Bardi and 7th Duchess of Guimarães • Infanta Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg • Infanta Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza

22nd Generation	Infanta Maria* • Infanta Maria Ana, Crown Princess of Saxony* • Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern* • Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil • Infanta Maria da Glória* • Infanta Leopoldina, Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary • Infanta Maria Teresa, Princess Karl Ludwig of Thurn und Taxis • Infanta Isabel Maria, Princess of Thurn und Taxis • Infanta Maria Benedita • Infanta Mafalda • Infanta Maria Anna, Hereditary Princess of Thurn und Taxis • Infanta Filippa Maria • Infanta Maria Antónia, Mrs. Chanler • Infanta Maria Adelaide, Mrs. van Uden

23rd Generation	none

Infanta Maria Ana*** • Infanta Maria Francisca

*also an infanta of Spain
**also an imperial princess of Brazil
***also a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony

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