Ferdinand I of Portugal

Ferdinand I
Miniature during the Fernandine Wars, in Jean de Wavrin's Chronique d'Angleterre
King of Portugal
Reign18 January 1367 – 22 October 1383
PredecessorPeter I
SuccessorBeatrice (disputed) or John I
King of Galicia
Reign1369–1373
PredecessorPeter of Castile
SuccessorHenry II of Castile
Born31 October 1345 (1345-10-31)
Coimbra, Portugal
Died22 October 1383 (1383-10-23) (aged 37)
Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1372)
Issue
among others...
HouseBurgundy
FatherPeter I of Portugal
MotherConstanza Manuel

Ferdinand I (Portuguese: Fernando;[1] 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome (o Formoso) or occasionally the Inconstant (o Inconstante), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. He was also briefly made King of Galicia, in 1369 (a claim which he would maintain until 1373). Facing a lack of legitimate male heirs, his death led to the 1383–85 crisis, also known as the Portuguese interregnum.

  1. ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]