Inês de Castro
Inês Pires de Castro | |
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19th-century depiction of Inês de Castro, on the ceiling of the Kings' Room, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal. | |
| Born | 1325 Galicia, Castile |
| Died | 7 January 1355 (aged 29–30) Coimbra, Portugal |
| Buried | Alcobaça Monastery |
| Family | Castro |
| Spouse | |
| Issue among others | |
| Father | Pedro Fernández de Castro |
| Mother | Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares |
Inês de Castro (Portuguese pronunciation: [iˈneʒ ðɨ ˈkaʃtɾu]; in Castilian: Inés; 1325 – 7 January 1355) was a Galician noblewoman and courtier, best known as lover and posthumously recognized wife of King Pedro I of Portugal. The dramatic circumstances of her relationship with Pedro (at the time Prince of Portugal), which was forbidden by his father Afonso IV of Portugal, her murder at the orders of Afonso, Pedro's bloody revenge on her killers, and the legend of the coronation of her exhumed corpse by Pedro, have made Inês de Castro a frequent subject of art, music, drama and poetry through the ages.