Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias

Prince of Asturias (1629–1646)

Balthasar Charles

Prince of Asturias
Prince of Portugal

Portrait c. 1645-46

Born| (1629-10-17)17 October 1629
Royal Alcázar, Madrid, Spain
Died| 9 October 1646(1646-10-09) (aged 16)
Zaragoza, Spain
| Names

Baltasar Carlos de Austria y Borbón
House| Habsburgs of Spain
Father| Philip IV of Spain
Mother| Elisabeth of France
House of Habsburg
Spanish line

Philip IV

Children include
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
Maria Theresa, Queen of France
Margaret, Holy Roman Empress
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias
Charles II of Spain

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Balthasar Charles (Spanish: Baltasar Carlos de Austria; 17 October 1629 - 9 October 1646), Prince of Asturias, Prince of Girona, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera, and Lord of Balaguer, Prince of Viana was heir apparent to all the kingdoms, states and dominions of the Spanish monarchy from his birth until his death.

## Life

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Prince Balthazar Carlos, after Diego Velázquez c. 1633

The only son of King Philip IV of Spain and his first wife, Elisabeth of France, Balthasar Charles was born in the Royal Palace of Madrid on 17 October 1629.[1] He was baptized on 4 November 1629 in the Parish of San Juan, Madrid.[2] His godparents were Infanta Maria Anna and Infante Charles, aunt and uncle of the newborn.[3]

On 7 March 1632, Balthasar Carlos was sworn in before the Nobility of Castile as "His Majesty's Heir" and "Prince of these kingdoms of Castile and Leon, and others that are subject to these Crowns, united and incorporated", in a ceremony held at the Monastery of San Jerónimo el Real of Madrid.[4]

Portrait by Alonso Cano, 1633-1634

Inés de Zúñiga y Velasco, Countess of Olivares (wife of the Count-Duke of Olivares), who was also chief lady-in-waiting to the Queen, served as the prince's governess.[5] Later, his father appointed Juan de Isasi Idiáquez, a noble from Salamanca, as the prince's governor and tutor.[6] Balthasar Charles received a humanist education,[7] as well as instruction in military arts.[8] Alonso Martínez de Espinar trained him in hunting, while Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo gave him drawing lessons.[9] He was reportedly an outstanding pupil,[10] with an aptitude for languages.[11]

Queen Elisabeth played a significant role in Balthasar Charles's upbringing and education, encouraging the prince to develop interests in music and theatre.[12] She adored her son,[7] and he was "devotedly attached" to his mother.[13] She fell ill in October 1644 and would not allow Balthasar Charles or his sister, Maria Theresa, to approach her on her deathbed, stating, "There are plenty of Queens for Spain, but Princes and Princesses are rare".[14] She died a day later, on 6 October 1644.[15]

His father soon began diplomatic efforts to seek a bride for the prince: Archduchess Mariana of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and his paternal aunt, Maria Anna, and therefore his cousin, was chosen; they were betrothed in 1646.[16] Another cousin, the daughter of his mother's sister, Henrietta Maria and her husband, King Charles I of England, Mary, Princess Royal, was also proposed as a potential bride,[17] but nothing materialized due to religious differences.[18]

After the Catalan revolt of 1640, Philip IV tried to win over Aragon to raise money and men for the new war front. One of the steps taken towards this end was to bring Balthasar Charles to be sworn as Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Aragón.[19] The oath was held on 20 August 1645, when the Prince was fifteen years old, in the Cathedral of the Savior, Zaragoza,[20] and he was titled as Prince of Gerona, Governor General of Aragon, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera and Lord of the City of Balaguer. Shortly after, on 13 November 1645, Balthasar Charles was also sworn as heir to the Kingdom of Valencia.[21]

In April 1646, Philip IV, wanting his son to be sworn in as heir apparent to the throne of Navarre, as he had been in Aragon the previous year, moved with him from Madrid to Pamplona,[22] where, after recognizing the privileges of the kingdom of Navarre, the ceremony was solemnly celebrated on 3 May 1646.[23]

## Death

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After the ceremony, the royal family moved to Zaragoza. On October 5, the eve of second anniversary of the death of Queen Elisabeth, Philip IV and Balthasar Charles attended Vespers in her memory.[24] The prince fell ill that evening and stayed in bed on October 6 while the king attended the funeral.[23] On October 7, the king wrote to his spiritual advisor, Sister Maria de Agreda, that the prince was suffering from severe fever and delirium, believed to be symptoms of smallpox.[25] The disease spread rapidly, and two days later the Archbishop of Saragossa administered the Last Sacraments.[26]

The Prince Balthasar Charles died on 9 October 1646, a few days before his seventeenth birthday.[27] His remains were kept in Zaragoza until October 16, when they were transferred to the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.[28]

Because Philip IV was left without a son or a wife and had only one legitimate daughter, Balthasar Charles's death was "a shattering blow to the monarchy".[15] The king, facing mounting pressure to remarry for the sake of securing a male heir, consented to a second marriage with his son's former bride-to-be, Mariana of Austria.[29]

## Depictions in art

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The enduring image of Prince Balthasar Charles in art primarily stems from renowned portraits created by artists like Velázquez[30] and Mazo. Notable among Velázquez's portrayals are "Prince Balthasar Charles on horseback," "Prince Balthasar Charles as a hunter," and "Prince Balthasar Charles with a dwarf" (located in the Museo del Prado and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).[31]

Moreover, many authors dedicated their work to the young prince.[32] Examples include Diego de Saavedra Fajardo's most famous work, Idea of a Christian Political Prince represented in a Hundred Enterprises (1640), Cristóbal de Benavente y Benavides's Warnings for kings, princes and ambassadors (1643), and Baltasar Gracián's The Discreet (1646).[33]

### Gallery

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* Balthasar Charles with a court dwarf, by Velázquez, 1631

* Balthasar Charles, with a sword, Marshall's baton and armour gorget, by Velázquez, 1633

* Balthasar Charles, in hunting attire, by Velázquez, 1635

* Balthasar Charles, in riding pose, by Velázquez, c. 1635

* Balthasar Charles, in hunting attire, by Martínez del Mazo, 1635

* Prince Baltasar Carlos in the Riding School with the Count-Duke of Olivares outside Buen Retiro Palace, by Velázquez, c. 1636

* Balthasar Charles, by Velázquez, c. 1640

* Portrait of Prince Baltasar Carlos, by Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, c. 1645-46

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias

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| 10\. Charles II, Archduke of Austria

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| 11\. Maria Anna of Bavaria

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Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
1290–1326| | Albert II
Duke of Austria
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1299–1327| | Otto
Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
1327–1344| | Leopold II
Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
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Duke of Austria
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Archduke of Austria
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HRE
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1578–1621| | Rudolf II
HRE
1552–1612| | Ernest
of Austria
1553–1595| | Matthias
HRE
1557–1619| | Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria
1558–1618| | Albert VII
Archduke of Austria
1559–1621| | Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria
1561–1578| | Andrew
Margrave of Burgau
1558–1600| | Charles
Margrave of Burgau
1560–1618| | Ferdinand II
HRE
1578–1637| | Maximilian Ernest
of Austria
1583–1616| | Leopold V
Archduke of Austria
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HRE
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Archduke of Austria
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Archduke of Austria
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Prince of Asturias
1629–1646| | Charles II
of Spain
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King of the Romans
1633–1654| | Leopold I
HRE
1640–1705| | Charles Joseph
of Austria
1649–1664
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HRE
1678–1711| | Charles VI
HRE
1685–1740
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1. ^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

## References

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1. ^ Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 586; Elliott 1986, p. 392; Brown 1980, p. 52; Franganillo 2014, p. 143
2. ^ Orso 1986, p. 33; Franganillo 2014, p. 145
3. ^ Franganillo 2014, p. 145; Hume 1907, p. 210
4. ^ Elliott 1986, p. 392; Brown 1980, p. 253; Hume 1907, p. 241
5. ^ Elliott 1986, p. 650; Franganillo 2014, p. 147; Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 587
6. ^ Hume 1907, p. 238; Franganillo 2014, p. 154
7. ^ a b Franganillo 2014, p. 144.
8. ^ Franganillo 2014, p. 155.
9. ^ Franganillo 2014, p. 145; Orso 1986, p. 5
10. ^ Franganillo 2014, p. 159
11. ^ Franganillo 2014, p. 145
12. ^ Franganillo 2014, pp. 144, 160.
13. ^ Hume 1907, p. 392.
14. ^ Hume 1907, p. 393.
15. ^ a b Orso 1989, p. 77.
16. ^ Coxe 1847, p. 349; Hume 1907, p. 399
17. ^ Hume 1907, p. 276
18. ^ Green, Mary Anne Everett (1857). Lives of the Princesses of England. Vol. 6\. London. p. 108. Retrieved 1 December 2023. "...the princess, in whom at an early age the love of Protestant principles was firmly implanted, expressed strong reluctance to be united to any but a Protestant prince."`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
19. ^ Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 588.
20. ^ Orso 1986, p. 139
21. ^ Hume 1907, p. 397
22. ^ Hume 1907, p. 398; Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 589
23. ^ a b Monferrer 2013, p. 103.
24. ^ Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 590.
25. ^ Hume 1907, p. 400
26. ^ Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 591; Monferrer 2013, p. 103
27. ^ Brown 1980, p. 218; Orso 1989, p. 77
28. ^ Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 590; Orso 1989, p. 15; Monferrer 2013, p. 103
29. ^ Hume 1907, pp. 403–404; Alonso de la Higuera 2013, p. 596; Coxe 1847, p. 349
30. ^ Diego Velázquez (3 January 2016). Complete Works of Diego Velázquez (Delphi Classics). Delphi Classics. p. 176.
31. ^ "Don Baltasar Carlos and an Attendant". MFA Boston. ;"Prince Baltasar Carlos in Hunting Dress". Museo Del Prado.; "Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback". Museo Del Prado.
32. ^ Franganillo 2014, p. 156
33. ^ Ayan, Carmen Sanz. "Baltasar Carlos de Austria". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2023.

## Sources

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* Alonso de la Higuera, Gloria (2013). "El ceremonial de la muerte en la monarquía hispánica. El príncipe don Baltasar Carlos de Austria (1629-1646)". In Serrano, Eliseo (ed.). De la tierra al cielo. Líneas recientes de investigación en Historia Moderna ["From Earth to Heaven. Recent Lines of Research in Modern History] (PDF) (in Spanish). Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico. pp. 585–599\. ISBN 978-84-9911-234-3.585-599&rft.pub=Institución+Fernando+el+Católico&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-84-9911-234-3&rft.aulast=Alonso+de+la+Higuera&rft.aufirst=Gloria&rft_id=https://ifc.dpz.es/recursos/publicaciones/33/01/_ebook.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Balthasar+Charles,+Prince+of+Asturias" class="Z3988">
* Brown, Jonathan (1980). A Palace for a King: The Buen Retiro and the Court of Philip IV. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
* Coxe, William (1847). History of the House of Austria ... 1218-1792. Vol. II (third ed.). London: Henry G. Bohn. p. 349.
* John Dunlop (1834). Memoirs of Spain During the Reigns of Philip IV and Charles II, from 1621 to 1700. Vol. 1\. Edinburgh: Thomas Clark.
* Elliott, John Huxtable (1986). The Count-Duke of Olivares, The Statesman in an Age of Decline. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-03390-7.
* Franganillo, Alejandra (2014). "The Education of an Heir to the Throne: Isabel de Borbón and Her Influence on Prince Baltasar Carlos". In Coolidge, Grace (ed.). The Formation of the Child in Early Modern Spain. Ashgate. pp. 143–163.143-163&rft.pub=Ashgate&rft.date=2014&rft.aulast=Franganillo&rft.aufirst=Alejandra&rft_id=https://www.academia.edu/8529755&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Balthasar+Charles,+Prince+of+Asturias" class="Z3988">
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* Monferrer, Serrano (2013). "Imagen e iconografía en las exequias del príncipe Baltasar Carlos en Zaragoza en 1646" [Image and Iconography in the Funeral Rites of Prince Baltasar Carlos in Zaragoza in 1646]. IMAGO Revista de Emblemática y Cultura Visual (in Spanish). pp. 101–109. Retrieved 2 December 2023.101-109&rft.date=2013&rft.aulast=Monferrer&rft.aufirst=Serrano&rft_id=https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/IMAGO/article/view/2616/2858&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Balthasar+Charles,+Prince+of+Asturias" class="Z3988">
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## External links

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Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias

House of Habsburg

Born: 17 October 1629 Died: 9 October 1646

Spanish royalty
Preceded by

Philip

|  Prince of Asturias
1629-1646  | Succeeded by

Philip Prospero

Prince of Portugal
1629-1640  | Succeeded by

Theodosius

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Infantes of Spain

The generations indicate descent from Carlos I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain. Previously, the title Infante had been largely used in the different realms.

1st generation|

* Felipe II

2nd generation|

* Carlos, Prince of Asturias
* Fernando, Prince of Asturias
* Diego, Prince of Asturias
* Felipe III

3rd generation|

* Felipe IV
* Infante Carlos
* Infante Fernando
* Infante Alonso

4th generation|

* Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias
* Felipe Próspero, Prince of Asturias
* Carlos II

5th generation|

* None

6th generation|

* None

7th generation|

* Luis I
* Infante Felipe Pedro
* Fernando VI
* Carlos III
* Felipe I, Duke of Parma
* Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón

8th generation|

* Infante Felipe, Duke of Calabria
* Carlos IV
* Fernando I of the Two Sicilies
* Infante Gabriel
* Infante Antonio Pascual
* Infante Francisco Javier
* Fernando I, Duke of Parma1

9th generation|

* Fernando VII
* Infante Carlos
* Infante Francisco de Paula
* Infante Pedro Carlos, Infante of Portugal1
* Luis I of Etruria2

10th generation|

* Infante Antonio, Duke of Montpensier2
* Infante Carlos1
* Infante Juan1
* Infante Fernando1
* Francisco de Asís, King Consort of Spain1
* Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville1
* Infante Sebastián, Infante of Portugal1
* Carlos II, Duke of Parma1

11th generation|

* Alfonso XII
* Infante Gaetan, Count of Girgenti2
* Infante Luis Fernando2
* Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera1
* Carlos III, Duke of Parma1

12th generation|

* Infante Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies2
* Infante Ferdinand of Bavaria2
* Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera1
* Infante Luis Fernando of Orléans1
* Roberto I, Duke of Parma1

13th generation|

* Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
* Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
* Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
* Infante Gonzalo
* Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria1
* Infante Álvaro, Duke of Galliera

14th generation|

* Juan Carlos I
* Infante Alfonso
* Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria1

15th generation|

* Felipe VI

16th generation|

* None

* 1 title granted by Royal Decree
* 2 consort to an Infanta naturalized as a Spanish Infante

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Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.

1st generation|

* Frederick V
* Albert VI
* Sigismund

2nd generation|

* Maximilian I

3rd generation|

* Philip I of Castile

4th generation|

* Charles I
* Ferdinand I

5th generation|

* Philip II of SpainS
* Maximilian II
* Ferdinand II
* Charles II

6th generation|

* Charles, Prince of AsturiasS
* Ferdinand, Prince of AsturiasS
* Diego, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip III of SpainSP
* Rudolf V
* Ernest
* Matthias
* Maximilian III
* Albert VII
* Wenceslaus
* Ferdinand III
* Maximilian Ernest
* Leopold V
* Charles, Bishop of Wroclaw

7th generation|

* Philip IV of SpainSP
* CharlesSP
* FerdinandSP
* AlonsoSP
* Ferdinand IV
* Leopold Wilhelm
* Ferdinand Charles
* Sigismund Francis

8th generation|

* Balthasar Charles, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip Prospero, Prince of AsturiasS
* Charles II of SpainS
* Ferdinand IV of Hungary
* Leopold VI
* Charles Joseph

9th generation|

* Joseph I
* Leopold Joseph
* Charles III

11th generation|

* Joseph IIT
* Charles JosephT
* Leopold VIIT
* FerdinandT
* Maximilian Franz, Archbishop-Elector of CologneT

12th generation|

* Emperor Francis IT
* Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* CharlesT
* Alexander LeopoldT
* JosephT
* Anton VictorT
* JohnT
* Rainer JosephT
* LouisT
* Cardinal RudolfT
* Francis IV, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl JosephM
* MaximilianM
* Karl Ambrosius, Primate of HungaryM

13th generation|

* Emperor Ferdinand I
* Joseph Franz
* Franz Karl
* Leopold II, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Albrecht
* Karl Ferdinand
* Frederick Ferdinand
* Wilhelm Franz
* Stephen
* Joseph Karl
* Leopold Ludwig
* Ernest
* Sigismund
* Rainer Ferdinand
* Heinrich Anton
* Francis V, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl ViktorM

14th generation|

* Emperor Franz Joseph I
* Maximilian I of Mexico
* Karl Ludwig
* Ludwig Viktor
* Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Karl SalvatorT
* Ludwig SalvatorT
* John SalvatorT
* Friedrich
* Charles Stephen
* Eugen
* Joseph August
* Archduke Ladislaus Philipp

15th generation|

* Crown Prince Rudolf
* Franz Ferdinand
* Otto
* Ferdinand Karl
* Leopold FerdinandT
* Josef FerdinandT
* Peter FerdinandT
* Leopold SalvatorT
* Franz SalvatorT
* Albrecht Franz
* Karl Albrecht
* Leo Karl
* Wilhelm
* Joseph Francis

16th generation|

* Emperor Charles I
* Maximilian

Habsburg
Tuscany|

* GottfriedT
* RainerT
* Leopold MariaT
* AntonT
* Franz JosephT
* Karl PiusT
* Franz Karl SalvatorT
* Hubert SalvatorT

Palatines
of Hungary|

* Joseph Árpád
* Géza

17th generation|

| Descent of
Charles I|

* Crown Prince Otto
* Robert
* Felix
* Carl Ludwig
* Rudolf

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Tuscany|

* DominicT

Palatines|

* Eduard

18th generation|

| Charles|

* Karl
* Georg
* LorenzB
* Karl Philipp
* Simeon

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19th generation|

| Charles|

* Ferdinand Zvonimir
* AmedeoB

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* S: also an infante of Spain
* P: also an infante of Portugal
* T: also a prince of Tuscany
* M: also a prince of Modena
* B: also a prince of Belgium

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Infantes of Portugal

The generations indicate descent from Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Habsburg through Infanta Isabel, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza.

1st generation|

* Sancho I

2nd generation|

* Afonso II
* Infante Pedro, Count of Urgell
* Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders

3rd generation|

* Sancho II
* Afonso III
* Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa

4th generation|

* Dinis I
* Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre

5th generation|

* Afonso IV
* Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria

6th generation|

* Pedro I

7th generation|

* Fernando I
* Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos
* Infante Dinis, Lord of Cifuentes

8th generation|

* Duarte I
* Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
* Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu
* Infante João, Constable of Portugal
* Infante Fernando

9th generation|

* Afonso V
* Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu
* Infante Pedro, Constable of Portugal
* Infante João, Prince of Antioch
* Cardinal-Infante Jaime of Coimbra
* Infante Diogo, Constable of Portugal

10th generation|

* João, Prince of Portugal
* João II
* Infante João, Duke of Viseu
* Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu
* Manuel I

11th generation|

* Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
* Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Asturias*
* João III
* Infante Luís, Duke of Beja
* Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda
* Cardinal-Infante Afonso
* Henrique I (The Cardinal-King)
* Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães

12th generation|

* Afonso, Prince of Portugal
* Manuel, Prince of Portugal
* Filipe, Prince of Portugal
* João Manuel, Prince of Portugal
* Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães

13th generation|

* Sebastião I
* Diogo, Prince of Portugal and Asturias§
* Filipe II§
* Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugalƒ

14th generation|

* Filipe III§
* Infante Carlos§
* Cardinal-Infante Fernando§
* Infante Alonso§

15th generation|

* Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Portugal and Asturias§
* Teodósio, Prince of Brazil
* Afonso VI
* Pedro II

16th generation|

* João, Prince of Brazil
* João V
* Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja
* Infante António
* Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém

17th generation|

* Pedro, Prince of Brazil
* José I
* Infante Carlos
* Pedro III
* Infante Alexandre

18th generation|

* None

19th generation|

* José, Prince of Brazil
* João VI

20th generation|

* Francisco António, Prince of Beira
* Pedro I of Brazil & IV of Portugal
* Miguel I
* Infante Pedro Carlos#

21st generation|

* João Carlos, Prince of Beira
* Pedro II of Brazil‡
* Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganzaƒ
* Infante Sebastião#

22nd generation|

* Pedro V¶
* Luís I¶
* Infante João, Duke of Beja¶
* Infante Fernando¶
* Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra¶
* Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseuƒ◙
* Infante Francisco Joséƒ◙
* Infante Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganzaƒ◙

23rd generation|

* Carlos I¶
* Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto¶
* Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganzaƒ

24th generation|

* Luís Filipe, Prince Royal¶
* Manuel II¶
* Afonso, Prince of Beiraƒ

* also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples, § also an infante of Spain and an archduke of Austria, # also an infante of Spain, ‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil, ¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony, ◙ also a prince of Braganza, ¤ title removed in 1920 as their parents' marriage was deemed undynastic, ƒ claimant infante

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Princes and Princesses of Asturias

* Henry (1388–90)
* Maria (1402–05)
* John (1405–06)
* Catherine (1423–24)
* Eleanor (1424–25)
* Henry (1425–54)
* Joanna (1462–64)
* Alfonso (1464–68)
* Isabella (1468–70)
* Isabella (1470–78)
* John (1478–97)
* Isabella (1497–98)
* Michael (1498–1500)
* Joanna (1502–04)
* Charles (1504–16)
* Philip (1527–56)
* Charles (1556–68)
* Ferdinand (1571–78)
* Diego (1578–82)
* Philip (1582–98)
* Philip (1605–21)
* Balthasar Charles (1629–1646)
* Philip Prospero (1657–1661)
* Charles (1661–1665)
* Louis (1709–24)
* Ferdinand (1724–46)
* Charles (1759–88)
* Ferdinand (1788–1808)
* Isabella (1830–33)
* Isabella (1851–57)
* Alfonso (1857–68)
* Emanuele Filiberto (1871–73)
* Isabella (1875–80)
* Mercedes (1881–1904)
* Alfonso (1907–38)
* Felipe (1977–2014)
* Leonor (2014– )

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Princes and Princesses of Girona

* Leonor (2014-present)

* Felipe (1977-2014)
* Alfonso (1907–1931)
* Charles (1661-1665)
* Philip Prospero (1657-1661)
* Balthasar Charles (1629–1646)
* Philip (1605-1621)
* Philip (1582-1598)
* Diego (1578-1582)
* Ferdinand (1571–1578)
* Charles (1556-1568)
* Philip (1527-1556)
* Charles (1504-1516)
* Joanna (1509-1516)
* John (1509)
* Joanna (1502-1509)
* Michael (1498-1500)
* John (1479-1497)
* Ferdinand (1461-1479)
* Charles (1458-1461)
* Alfonso (1416)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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National|

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* BnF data
* Spain
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* Vatican
* Catalonia
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People|

* Deutsche Biographie
* DDB

Other|

* IdRef

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