Portugal, Beatrice of ( - 1439)

Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: 1439-10-23

Notes

Illegitimate (but probably legitimated) daughter of John (João) I, King of Portugal & Inez Perez; left Portugal for England ca. Oct. 1405; naturalised 1421

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1405-11-26
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1432-3-1
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

Countess of Arundel

Titles

  • Countess of Arundel
    Assumed 1405-11-26 (date of 1st marriage)
    Vacated 1432/3-01-20 (date of marriage license; 2nd marriage)
  • Countess of Huntingdon
    Assumed Circa 1432/3-01-20 (date of marriage license; 2nd marriage)
    Vacated 1439-10-23

General Lands Note

Held one manor in either Wiltshire or the Marches of Wales

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Berkhampstead Castle, Hertfordshire
    Residence of 2nd husband
  • Coldharbour, London (city-county)
    Residence of 2nd husband
  • Reigate Castle, Surrey
    Residence of 1st husband
    Acquired: after 1405-03-26
    Divested: after 1432/3-01-20
  • Dartington Hall, Devon
    Residence of 2nd husband
    Acquired: 1432/3-01-20
  • Arundel Castle, Sussex
    Residence of 1st husband
    Acquired: after 1405-03-26
    Divested: before 1432/3-01-20

Lands

  • Essex
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hampshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Norfolk
  • Shropshire: Bromfield
  • Surrey

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1407-1408 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Countess of Arundel's Entertainer

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Countess of Arundel's Entertainer Portugal, Beatrice of (0 - 1439) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Arundel Castle Sussex Private Residence
Dartington Hall Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Nicholas, N.H. 'Genealogical Statement Respecting Beatrix Wife of Thomas Earl of Arundel, and Beatrix Wife of Sir Gilbert Talbot.' Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica 1 (1834): 80-90.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)