Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster (1359-July 19 1415) was an English princess, daughter of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster by his wife, princess Blanche of Castile.
Philippa became queen consort of Portugal by her marriage with king John I, celebrated in 1387 in the city of Porto. This marriage was the final step in the Portuguese-English alliance, against the France-Castile axis. Philippa is remembered for being a generous and loving queen, and by being the mother of prince Henry the Navigator. She died by the plague in Lisbon in 1415.
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1383-1385 Crisis | 1415 | 19 July | 19th July | Anglo-Portuguese Alliance | Duarte I of Portugal | Duarte of Portugal | Edward of Portugal | Henry the Navigator | Isabella of Portugal | John I of Portugal | John of Gaunt | João I of Portugal | July 19 | July 19th | Prince Henry of Portugal | Prince Henry the Navigator | Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel
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