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Philippa of Lancaster (Portuguese: Filipa; 31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415) was Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415 as the wife of King John I.Born into the royal family of England, her marriage secured the Treaty of Windsor and produced several children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal.
The Treaty of Windsor is a diplomatic alliance signed between Portugal and England on 9 May 1386 in Windsor and sealed by the marriage of King John I of Portugal ( House of Aviz) to Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. [1] With the victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota, assisted by English archers, John I was ...
Philippa of Lancaster. Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator ( Portuguese: Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador ), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion.
The University of Cumbria is a public university in Cumbria, with its headquarters in Carlisle [4] [5] and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London. It has roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, established in 1822, and the teacher training college established by Charlotte Mason in the 1890s.
Eleanor of Viseu. Eleanor of Viseu (2 May 1458 – 17 November 1525; Portuguese: Leonor de Viseu [liuˈnoɾ dɨ viˈzew]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) and later queen consort of Portugal. She is considered one of her country's most notable queens consort and one of the only two who were not foreigners. To distinguish her from other ...
Contents. Lancaster University. Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) [4] is a public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, [5] as one of several new universities created in the 1960s. The university was initially based in St Leonard's Gate in the ...
José de Mascarenhas da Silva e Lancastre, 8th Duke of Aveiro (1708-1759), head of the collateral line descended from D. Maria de Lancastre, daughter of the 3rd Dukes of Aveiro. He was executed by the Marquis of Pombal under orders of King Joseph I of Portugal, due to his alleged participation in the Távora affair, a conspiracy against the king.