Isabella of Portugal | |
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Holy Roman Empress | |
Tenure | 24 February 1530 – 1 May 1539 |
Tenure | 10 March 1526 – 1 May 1539 |
Born | 24 October 1503 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 1 May 1539 Toledo, Crown of Castile, Spain | (aged 35)
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House | Aviz |
Father | Manuel I of Portugal |
Mother | Maria of Aragon |
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Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of her husband Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and Lady of the Netherlands from 10 March 1526 until her death in 1539, and became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Italy in February 1530. She acted as regent of Spain during her husband's long absences.[1]