The Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu was a Portuguese infanta (princess) daughter of King Manuel I and his wife Eleanor of Habsburg. Maria was born on June 18 1521 in Lisbon. She is often referred as a protector of the arts and writing. She was at one point considered as a second wife for her nephew and cousin. She died unmarried in Lisbon on October 10 1577 and is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Luz.

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  • The Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu was a Portuguese infanta (princess) daughter of King Manuel I and his wife Eleanor of Habsburg. Maria was born on June 18 1521 in Lisbon. She is often referred as a protector of the arts and writing. She was at one point considered as a second wife for her nephew and cousin. She died unmarried in Lisbon on October 10 1577 and is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Luz.
  • María de Avis. Infanta de Portugal y duquesa de Viseu. Hija de Manuel I el Afortunado y de su tercera esposa, la archiduquesa Leonor de Austria, infanta de España. Se dice que era poseedora de una gran belleza, "bien revelada en la blancura de su piel y en el azul celeste de sus ojos". Muy culta, supo proteger las artes, gracias a la gran fortuna que su madre le dejó.
  • Nascida em 1521, falecida em 1577. Filha de D. Manuel I e da sua terceira esposa, Leonor da Áustria. Diz-se que era possuidora de grande beleza, "bem revelada na brancura da sua pele e no azul celeste dos olhos". Muito culta, soube proteger as artes, graças à grande fortuna que a mãe lhe deixou. Patrocinou e financiou, a partir de 1575, a conversão da ermida existente desde 1496 entre as freguesias da Luz e Carnide, em Lisboa, constituindo-se assim desde 1594 (data da conclusão das obras) a ainda actual Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz, em Benfica, Lisboa. Faleceu em Lisboa a 10 de Abril de 1577. Foi sepultada, em campa rasa, na nave deste mesmo templo que ajudou a edificar.
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  • The Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu was a Portuguese infanta (princess) daughter of King Manuel I and his wife Eleanor of Habsburg. Maria was born on June 18 1521 in Lisbon. She is often referred as a protector of the arts and writing. She was at one point considered as a second wife for her nephew and cousin. She died unmarried in Lisbon on October 10 1577 and is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Luz.
  • María de Avis. Infanta de Portugal y duquesa de Viseu. Hija de Manuel I el Afortunado y de su tercera esposa, la archiduquesa Leonor de Austria, infanta de España. Se dice que era poseedora de una gran belleza, "bien revelada en la blancura de su piel y en el azul celeste de sus ojos". Muy culta, supo proteger las artes, gracias a la gran fortuna que su madre le dejó.
  • Nascida em 1521, falecida em 1577. Filha de D. Manuel I e da sua terceira esposa, Leonor da Áustria. Diz-se que era possuidora de grande beleza, "bem revelada na brancura da sua pele e no azul celeste dos olhos". Muito culta, soube proteger as artes, graças à grande fortuna que a mãe lhe deixou.
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  • Princess Maria, Lady of Viseu
  • María de Avis
  • Maria de Portugal, Duquesa de Viseu
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