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Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

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This article is about the daughter of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile. For the Polish queen consort in the same dynasty, see Catherine of Austria (1533-1572), also not to be confused with Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Austria
Queen consort of Portugal
Catherine of Habsburg
Consort in Portugal10 February 1525 – 11 June 1557
SpouseJohn III of Portugal
IssueMaria, Princess of Asturias
Philip of Portugal
Manuel of Portugal
John, Prince of Portugal
Afonso, Prince of Portugal
HouseHouse of Aviz
House of Habsburg
FatherPhilip I of Castile
MotherJoanna of Castile
Altarpiece by Cristóvão Lopes in the Convent of Madre de Deus in Lisbon depicting Catherine of Austria with her namesake, St. Catherine of Alexandria. Currently on display in the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon.

Catherine of Austria, also called Catherine of Castile or Catherine of Burgundy (14 January, 1507 – 12 February, 1578) was (as wife of King John III of Portugal) Queen consort of Portugal. She was the regent of Portugal durngin the minority of her grandson.

Life

An Infanta of Castile, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Burgundy, she was the posthumous daughter of Philip of Habsburg by Joanna of Castile. She was named in honor of her maternal aunt, Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, King of England. She remained with her disturbed mother until the arrival in Spain of her eldest siblings (Eleanor and Charles), all her elder siblings (bar her brother Ferdinand, who had also been born in Spain, and raised by their grandfather) had been put into the care of Margaret of Habsburg (1480-1530), but Joanna kept hold of her young daughter Catherine; Catherine was kept with her mother in her prison cell during her grandfather's time as regent. Catherine and two ladies-in-waiting stayed with Joanna. Catherine had nothing to do all day, except to look out of the window. Eleanor brought about the creation of her own household within the castle that her mother was virtually imprisoned in. She was a younger sister of Eleanor of Habsburg, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella of Habsburg, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Habsburg.

After the death of her husband, she was challenged by her daughter-in-law (her niece, Juana) over the role of regent for the infant King Sebastian. Mediation by Charles V resolved the issue in favour of his sister Catherine, over his daughter Juana, who was needed in Spain in the absence of Phillip II. She then served as the regent of Portugal.

Marriage and children

On 10 February, 1525, Catherine married her first cousin John III of Portugal. They had nine children, but only two survived early childhood.

Name Birth Death Notes
By Catherine of Spain (married 10 February 1525)
Prince Afonso 24 February 1526 March 1526 Crown Prince of Portugal (1526).
Princess Maria 15 October 1527 12 August 1545 Crown Princess of Portugal (1527-1531; 1537). First wife of King Philip II of Spain. She had one child, Don Carlos, and she died a few days after his birth.
Infanta Isabel 28 April 1529 28 April 1529  
Infanta Beatriz 15 February 1530 15 February 1530  
Prince Manuel 1 November 1531 14 April 1537 Crown Prince of Portugal (1531-1537). Declared heir in 1535.
Prince Philip 25 March 1533 29 April 1539 Crown Prince of Portugal (1537-1539). Declared heir in 1537.
Infante Dinis 6 April 1535 1 January 1537  
Prince John 3 June 1537 2 January 1554 Crown Prince of Portugal (1537-1554). Declared heir in 1539. Married Joan of Spain.
Their son became King Sebastian I.
Infante António 9 March 1539 20 January 1540  

Ancestry

Family of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal
16. Ernest, Duke of Austria
8. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
17. Cymburgis of Masovia
4. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
18. Edward of Portugal
9. Eleanor of Portugal
19. Leonor of Aragon
2. Philip I of Castile
20. Philip, Duke of Burgundy
10. Charles, Duke of Burgundy
21. Isabella of Portugal
5. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy
22. Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
11. Isabella of Bourbon
23. Agnes of Burgundy
1. Catherine of Habsburg
24. Ferdinand I of Aragon
12. John II of Aragon
25. Eleanor of Alburquerque
6. Ferdinand II of Aragon
26. Frederick Enríquez, Count of Melgar
13. Juana Enriquez
27. Merina de Cordova
3. Joanna I of Castile
28. Henry III of Castile
14. John II of Castile
29. Katherine of Lancaster
7. Isabella I of Castile
30. Infante João, Lord of Reguengos
15. Isabella of Portugal
31. Isabella of Braganza

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Preceded by Queen Consort of Portugal
10 February 1525 – 11 June 1557 		Succeeded by
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