Inês de Castro (died January 7, 1355) was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Pedro Fernandez de Castro. Portrait of Inês de Castro, postumous queen of Portugal. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 7 - Portuguese king Afonso IV sends three men to kill Ines de Castro, beloved of his son prince Pedro - Pedro revolts and incites a civil war April - Philip of Anjou marries Mary of Naples, daughter of Charles of Valois, duke of Calabria, and Mary of Valois Scots defeat... A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...

Inês came to Portugal in 1340 as a maid of princess Constance of Castile, recently married to prince Peter, the heir to the throne. The prince fell in love with her and started to neglect his lawful wife, endangering the already feeble relations with Castile. Moreover, Peter love for Inês brought the exiled Castilian nobility very close to power: Inês's brothers became the prince’s friends and trusted advisors. King Afonso IV of Portugal, Peter’s father, disliked Inês's influence on his son and waited patiently for the "affair" to wear out. Unfortunately for the relations between the two, it didn’t. Inês and Peter kept seeing each other despite royal disapproval. Events January 26 - King France June 24 - The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France. ... Pedro I of Portugal, king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), sometimes known as Pedro the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel), was born in April 8, 1320 and died in January 18, 1367. ... Afonso IV of Portugal - Alfonso, Alphonso - ( February 8, 1291 - May 28, 1357), known as the Brave ( Port. ...

In 1349, Constance of Castile died. Afonso IV tried several times to remarry his son, but Peter refused to take a wife other than Inês—an unacceptable queen. Meanwhile, Peter’s legitimate son (future king Fernando of Portugal) was a frail child, whereas Inês's bastards where thriving. This created even more discomfort among the Portuguese nobles, scared with increasing Castilian power with Peter. Afonso IV banished her from the court after Constance's death, but Peter remained with her. After several attempts of keeping the lovers away, Afonso IV ordered Inês's death. Pero Coelho, Alvaro Gonçalves and Diogo Pacheco went to the Monastery of Santa Clara in Coimbra, where Inês was detained, and killed her. Inês's death did not bring Peter closer to his father; following his lover’s death, he rebelled against Afonso IV and dragged the country to a civil war.-1... Fernando king of Portugal, sometimes referred to as o Formoso (the Beautiful), was born on October 31, 1345. ... Coimbra is a city and a district of Portugal. ...

Peter became king of Portugal in 1357. He then revealed to the country that had secretly married Inês and that she was the lawful queen of Portugal. The king's word was, and still is, the only proof of the marriage, but Peter took Inês's body from the grave and forced the entire court to swear allegiance to her as queen. This is a List of Portuguese monarchs from the independence of Portugal from Castile in 1139, to the beginning of the Republic in October 5, 1910. ... [[ == == ===Events= July 9 - Charles Bridge in Prague was founded == == ==]] Births Vincent Ferrer April 11 - King John I of Portugal Deaths May 28 - King Afonso IV of Portugal Categories: 1357 ...

Inês de Castro’s life is immortalized in several plays and poems in Portuguese and Spanish language, including The Lusíadas by Camões. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads) is considered one of the finest and most important works in Portuguese literature. ... Luís de Camões Luís Vaz de Camões (sometimes rendered in English as Camoens) (1524 – June 10, 1580) is generally considered Portugals greatest poet. ...