Theresa of Portugal
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Theresia (or Teresa ) of Portugal (* around 1178 in Coimbra , † June 18, 1250 in Lorvão ) was the first wife of King Alfonso IX. and from 1191 to 1197 Queen of Léon. Since 1705 she has been a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Theresa was born in Coimbra around 1178 as the eldest daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Barcelona .
She married Alfonso IX in 1191. from León and had three children with him. Pope Celestine III had this marriage declared null and void in 1197 because they were too closely related, because the two had Alfonso I of Portugal as their grandfather. Theresa then withdrew to Portugal .
After the death of Alfonso IX, she tried in vain. in 1230 her two daughters claim to the throne in León. King Ferdinand II of Castile , son of Alfonso's second and also divorced wife Berenguela of Castile , replaced his half-sisters' claims to the throne with 30,000 gold pieces ( aurei ). From her morning gift , Theresa built a Cistercian convent , which her daughters entered. She herself lived from 1229 in the monastery of the Cistercian Sisters in Lorvão , where her grave is also in the monastery church.
On December 13, 1705, Theresa was from Pope Clement XI. beatified together with her sister Sancha . Her Catholic holiday is June 17th.
progeny
The children of Alfonso and Theresa of Portugal were:
- Sancha (1192–1270), was engaged to her cousin Henry I of Castile, who died before the wedding in 1217
- Dulce, also called Aldonza (1195–1243)
- Ferdinand (1204 − August 1214)
literature
- Peter Rassow: The Prince Consort. A Pactum Matrimonale from 1188 , Weimar 1950.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theresa of Portugal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Teresa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of León |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1178 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coimbra |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1250 |
| Place of death | Lorvão |