Miguel da Paz
Hereditary Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias and Prince of Girona
Born23 August 1498
Zaragoza
Died(1500-07-19)19 July 1500
(aged 1)
Granada
Burial
Capilla Real, Granada
HouseAviz
FatherManuel I of Portugal
MotherIsabella, Princess of Asturias
Iberian kingdoms during Miguel da Paz's lifetime. Had he survived, he would have united the three kingdoms (Castile and León, Aragon, and Portugal) and brought about an Iberian Union.

Miguel da Paz, Hereditary Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (Portuguese: Miguel da Paz de Trastâmara e Avis, Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl dɐ ˈpaʃ]; Spanish: Miguel de la Paz de Avís y Trastámara, "Michael of Peace") (23 August 1498 – 19 July 1500) was a Portuguese royal prince, son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his first wife, Isabella of Aragon, Princess of Asturias (1470–1498).[1]

Life and death

Miguel da Paz was born in Zaragoza, Spain on 23 August 1498.[1] His mother, Isabella of Aragon, died within an hour of his birth. He was shortly sworn heir to the various Iberian crowns by the courts of Portugal, Castile and Aragon.[1] For the next two years, he was the recognized heir of his father's kingdom of Portugal and of the kingdoms of Castile, León and Aragon, which he would inherit from his grandparents, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.[2] As such, he was styled Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias and Prince of Girona.

Miguel died in Granada on 19 July 1500, in his grandmother's arms.[3] He was buried in the Capilla Real, in Granada.

In October 1500, Miguel's father married Maria of Aragon, who was also the younger sister of Miguel's mother. Maria gave birth to Manuel's eventual successor, John III and to several other children.[4]

The hopes of Isabella I and Ferdinand II to unite all of the Iberian kingdoms vanished with Miguel's death.[1] His aunt Joanna inherited Castile, León and Aragon, and it was her grandson Philip II who established a short-lived Iberian Union.

Ancestry

Main article: Descendants of Manuel I of Portugal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fernández Álvarez 2003, p. 387.
  2. ^ Downey 2014, p. 331.
  3. ^ Downey 2014, p. 332.
  4. ^ Downey 2014, p. 376.

Bibliography

  • Downey, Kirsten (2014). Isabella: the Warrior Queen. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. ISBN 9780385534116.
  • Fernández Álvarez, Manuel (2003). Isabel la Católica (in Spanish). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S.A. ISBN 84-670-1260-9.
Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal House of AvizCadet branch of the House of BurgundyBorn: 23 August 1498 Died: 19 July 1500 Preceded byJames Hereditary Prince of Portugal 1498–1500 Succeeded byJohn Preceded byIsabella Prince of Asturias 1498–1500 VacantTitle next held byJoanna Preceded byJohn Prince of Girona 1498–1500
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