Pierre Ier of Portugal

Pierre Ier of Portugal , known as Pierre the Dispenser of justice (in Portuguese Pedro O Justiceiro ), born the April 8th 1320 with Coimbra, dead the January 18th 1367 with Estremoz, was the eighth king de Portugal, of 1357 with 1367.

It was wire of Alphonse IV (1291-1357), known as Alphonse the Brave man , king de Portugal (1325-1357) and of Béatrice de Castille (1293-1359).

Pierre is known for his relationship with Inês of Castro, the lady's companion of his Constance wife, which strongly influenced the internal policy of Portugal during the reign of Alphonse IV. Inês ends up being assassinated, says one, by order of the king in 1355 but that did not improve the relationship between father and wire. On the contrary, between 1355 and its access to the crown, Pierre revolted against his father at least twice and to him forever forgiven the assassination of Inês.

After its crowning in 1357, Pierre announced that he had married with Inês little before his death and that it wished that one regard it as queen of Portugal. This marriage is proven by no document.

Two of the assassins of Inês were taken and carried out with a great brutality. The tradition also says that Pierre would have exhumed the corpse of Inês, would have crowned it like queen of Portugal and would have obliged the nobility to make him the hand-kissing. Then, it made build two tombs in the side aisles of the Monastère of Alcobaça so that, the day of the final judgment, the eternal lovers, ressuscities, can be seen immediately.

As king, Pierre was a good administrator, courageous in the defense of his country against the influence of the pope and defending the least favoured. In external policy, it took part with Aragon in the invasion of Castille.

Matrimonial situation

The August 24th 1339, with Lisbon, it married Constance of Castille (1323-1345), girl of Jean Emmanuel de Castille (1282-1350), lord of Vilhena, Peñafiel and Escalona, and of Constance of Aragon (1300-1327), union which one knows two children:

Marie of Portugal (1342-1356), known as Marie of Burgundy , married in 1354 with Ferdinand d' Aragon (1329-1363), marquis de Tortosa.
Ferdinand Ier of Portugal (1345-1383), known as Ferdinand the Beautiful , king de Portugal (1367-1383), married in 1371 with Leonor Such of Menezes (1345-1386) known as Leonor Such.
Louis of Portugal (1340-1340)

About 1345-1346, he married in second weddings Inês of Castro (1320-1355), girl of Pedro Fernández El of Guerra of Castro (death in 1343), lord of Castro Xerez, and Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares (nonknown dates), union which one knows two children:

Jean of Portugal (v. 1346-1400), infant of Portugal, lord of right and heir to Lafões (1360-), duke of Valence (1386-), having had descents legitimate and illegitimate
Beatrice of Portugal (dead in 1374), said Beatrice of Burgundy , married in 1373 with Sanche de Castille (1339-1374), count d' Albuquerque, having had descent legitimates
Alphonse of Portugal (1348 - 1348)
Jean of Portugal (1349 - 1397), duke of Valence, in 1376 it married Marie de Tellez de Menezes (dead in 1378). Widower, it married in 1378 Constance of Castille
Denis of Portugal (1354 - 1397), in 1372 it married Jeanne de Castille (posterity)

In addition, Pierre Ier had, of Therese Lourenço (nonknown dates), girl of Martins Lourenço (nonknown dates) and of not identified mother, an illegitimate son:

Jean Ier of Portugal (1357-1433), known as Jean the Bonne Prince Memory , large-Master about Aviz (1365-1433), regent of Portugal (1383-1385) then king de Portugal and of Algarves (1385-1433), founder of the dynasty known as of Aviz, married in 1387 with Oporto with Philippa of Lancaster (1360-1415), said Filipa de Lencastre , girl of Jean of England (1340-1399), told to Jean of Ghent , duke of Lancaster, and White of Lancaster (1341-1368), said White Plantagenêt .

Internal bonds

Denis Ier of Portugal

Isabelle d' Aragon (1271-1336)

Alphonse IV of Portugal

Beatrice de Castille (1293-1359)

Constancy of Castille (1323-1345)

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