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Infanta Beatrice
Born	1435
Died	1462 (aged 26–27) Bruges
Spouse	Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein ​ ​ (m. 1453)​
Issue	Philip of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein Louise of Cleves
Father	Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra
Mother	Isabella of Urgell

Coat of arms (Lisonja) of Infanta Beatrice of Coimbra, combining her father's arms (on the right) with her husband's (on the left)

Infanta Beatrice of Coimbra (1435–1462) was the fifth child of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Urgell.

After the Battle of Alfarrobeira, where her father's army was defeated by the Portuguese royal army, she left the country and took refuge in Burgundy, under her aunt's protection; Isabella of Portugal was married to Duke Philip III the Good.

In 1453, Beatrice married Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein, nephew of the Duke Philip III the Good. They had issue:

• Philip of Cleves (1456–1528)
• Louise (1457–1458)

She died in Bruges of suspected poisoning in 1462.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Beatrice of Coimbra
8. Peter I of Portugal 4. John I of Portugal 9. Teresa Lourenço 2. Peter, Duke of Coimbra 10. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster 5. Philippa of Lancaster 11. Blanche of Lancaster 1. Beatrice of Coimbra 12. Peter II, Count of Urgell 6. James II, Count of Urgell 13. Margaret of Montferrat 3. Isabella of Urgell 14. Peter IV of Aragon 7. Isabella of Aragon 15. Sibila de Fortià

References

• "Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil", Vol. I, page 271. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989

External links

• Genealogical information on Infanta Beatrice of Coimbra (in Portuguese)