COMPANION

Inês de Castro

1325 - 1355

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Inês de Castro has received more than 646,320 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Inês de Castro is the 111th most popular companion (up from 124th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Spain (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Companion.

Inês de Castro was a Portuguese noblewoman who became the third wife of King Dinis of Portugal. She is most famous for being the love interest of King Pedro I of Portugal, and for being a victim of the Inês de Castro conspiracy.

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  • 2.12

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Among companions, Inês de Castro ranks 111 out of 784Before her are Adelaide of Italy, Halime Hatun, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Margaret Tudor, Bianca Maria Sforza, and Elena of Montenegro. After her are Maria Amalia of Saxony, Louise of Sweden, Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Maria Anna of Neuburg, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1325, Inês de Castro ranks 2Before her is Hafez. After her are Francesco Landini, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Abraham Cresques, Acamapichtli, Eleanor of Sicily, Uliana of Tver, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Vladislav I of Wallachia, and Rainier II, Lord of Monaco. Among people deceased in 1355, Inês de Castro ranks 2Before her is Stefan Dušan. After her are Marino Faliero, Toqto'a, Louis, King of Sicily, John III, Duke of Brabant, Michael of Trebizond, Eleanor of Woodstock, and Matteo II Visconti.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Inês de Castro ranks 138 out of 3,355Before her are Ibn Hazm (994), Pep Guardiola (1971), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Martial (40), Felipe VI of Spain (1968), and Luis Suárez (1935). After her are Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Henry II of Navarre (1503), and Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920).

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