Philip, Hereditary Prince of Portugal

Philip
Hereditary Prince of Portugal
Born25 March 1533
Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
Died29 April 1539(1539-04-29) (aged 6)
Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
HouseAviz
FatherJohn III of Portugal
MotherCatherine of Austria

Philip (25 March 1533 – 29 April 1539) was the Hereditary Prince of Portugal from 1537 to his death in 1539. He was the sixth child and third son of king John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria.

In 1537, he succeeded his brother Prince Manuel as Prince of Portugal, after his premature death. After Philip's own premature death two years later, after reaching six years old, his younger brother Infante João Manuel became the next Prince of Portugal.