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Add MS 12531/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003314900
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002042314
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100032397700.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173569806.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 12531/3
- Title:
- Leaves from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
- Scope & Content:
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Contents and decoration:
f. 8r: Genealogical tree of the queens and infantas of Portugal, showing Dona 'Doce' or Dulce de Aragon (d. 1198), wife of Sancho I and her father, Raymond Berenguer IV and mother, Petronila, below; around her are Urraca, wife of Alphonso II and the infantas Dona Sancha, Dona Beringela, Dona Branca or Blanche, Dona Eleanor, Dona Theresa and Dona Mofalda; in the lower margin is the River Tagus at Santarem; on the right are two battles against the Moors: the capture of Evora (below), with the cathedral in the background and the conquest of Beja (above), with the Torre del Homenaje on the right.
f. 9r: Genealogical tree of the kings of Portugal, following on from the tree on f. 7r, with the title 'TAVOLA QUARTA', continuing on f. 9*:
- Tier 1: Sancho II 'el Capello' (reigned 1223-1248), son of Alfonso II, is shown from the back, wearing a green cap, to the left and slightly above Alfonso III (1248-1279), his brother and successor , who is standing, holding a sword, with his first wife, Matilde II of Boulogne holding a child, beside him, and his second wife, Beatriz of Castille, facing him; they are surrounded by their legitimate and illegitimate children;
- Tier 2: Dionisio I (1279-1325), shown from the back with a yellow flag; to his left and right are the other children, legitimate and illegitimate, of Alfonso III, including Leonor, Fernando and Vincente, who died in infancy and Dionisio (left); Blanca de Portugal, abbess of the monastery of Santa Maria la Real, Burgos, and Constanza, with a vase of flowers (right);
- Tier 3: Alfonso IV (1325-1357), son of Dionisio, seated on a branch (right); his son, Alfonso, who died young, and an unidentified Urraca; the wife and remaining descendents of Alfonso IV are on the next page (f. 9*r)
In the left and lower margins are two battle scenes, probably representing the battle of Salado (1340).
f. 9*: Genealogical tree of the Kings of Portugal, with the title 'DO[S] REYS DE PORTUGAL' Dona Isabel of Portugal, wife of King Dionisio I, in the centre, her parents, Pedro III of Aragon and Constanza of Sicily on horseback below and her daughter Constanza on the right; above is Isabel of Castille, and her descendants; lower margin: Dona Isabel of Portugal on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela with her entourage.
f. 10: Genealogical tree of John of Gaunt:
- Tier 1: John, Duke of Lancaster (1362-1399) and his second wife, Constanza of Castille;
- Tier 2: Philippa (Felipa) his daughter with his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster (centre) with her brother, Henry of Lancaster (Henry IV of England) behind her, and above him her daughter Isabel, duchess of Burgundy; between Philippa and Henry is Beatriz, perhaps the Countess of Arundel;
- Tier 3: Leonor of Aragon, wife of Eduardo I of Portugal (1433-1438) (left), Juan II of Aragon (1458-1479) (centre) and other children of Leonor including Juana, wife of Enrique IV of Castille (1454-1474).
In the right margin are two genealogical trees showing the links between the Portuguese royal family and the Dukes of Burgundy, with the lineage traced from Jean II of France to Phillip the Good, who married Isabel of Portugal, and from Frederick III of Hapsburg to Emperor Maximilian I.
f. 11: 1 large miniature drawn but not painted. Genealogical tree of the Kings of England and Castille.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002042314
040-003314900 - Is part of:
- Add MS 12531 : Leaves from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
Add MS 12531/3 : Leaves from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy') - Hierarchy:
- 032-002042314[0003]/040-003314900
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 12531
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- A part of Add MS 12531: folios 8, 9, 9*, 10, 11 mounted separately and kept in a box together.
- Digitised Content:
- https://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100173569806.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Portuguese
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1530
- End Date:
- 1534
- Date Range:
- 1530-1534
- Era:
- CE
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