Joana Of PORTUGAL

1452 - 1490  (38 years)

• Name	Joana Of PORTUGAL  [1, 2]
  Birth	03 Feb 1452  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Was a nun.   [1]
  Death	14 May 1490  [1, 2]
  Notes	Wikipedia Encyclopedia: Crown Princess of Portugal (1452-1455). Known as Saint Joan of Portugal or Saint Joan Princess. Canonized in 1693 by Pope Innocent XII. Joan was the second child of Afonso, but after the early death of her older brother John she was declared heiress to the throne and given the title of Princess. From a young age, Joan expressed a desire to become a nun; however, as she was second-in-line to the throne, her father did not allow it. During his military expedition to Tangier in 1471, joan served as Regent of the Portuguese Kingdon. After vehemently refusing several proposals of marriage, Joan joined the Dominican Convent of Jesus in Aveiro in 1475. Her brother had, by then, been given an heir, so the family line was no longer in danger. Still, she was compelled several times to leave the convent and return to the court, before she was finally professed as a nun. She continued to be a great supporter of her brother, John II of Portugal, throughout his reign and her life. Joan died on May 12, 1490 in Aveiro and was buried in the Convent of Jesus in Aveiro. She was beatified in 1693 by Pope Innocent XII. Until now she hasn't been canonized, but she's known in Portugal as the Princess Saint Joan.
  Person ID	I44997	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	Alfonso V King Of PORTUGAL,   b. 15 Jan 1432, Cintra d. Between 24 and 28 Aug 1481, Cintra
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Isabel Of COIMBRA,   b. 1432   d. 02 Dec 1455, Evora (Age 23 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	06 May 1447  [2]
  Family ID	F07037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S01910] Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399 by. T. Anna Leese. [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.