Violante Manuel of Castile (c. 1265 – Lisbon, 1314) was a Castilian noble, daughter of Manuel of Castile and his first wife Constance of Aragon. She was Lady of Elche, Elda, Novelda, Medellín and half of Peñafiel in her own right.

Violante Manuel
Bornc. 1265
Died1314 (aged 48–49)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Dominican monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
SpouseAfonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre
IssueAfonso of Portugal, Lord of Leiria
Maria, Lady of Meneses and Orduña
Isabel, Lady of Penela
Constança, Lady of Portalegre
Beatriz, Lady of Lemos
HouseCastilian House of Ivrea
FatherManuel of Castile
MotherConstance of Aragon

Tomb of Violante Manuel

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At her death, the body of Violante Manuel was buried in the Convent of Santo Domingo, but was destroyed during the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

Issue

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With her husband Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre, she had five children:

Ancestors

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