Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal

Matilda of Savoy (French: Mathilde or Maud, Portuguese: Mafalda or Matilde; c. 1125[1]– 3 December 1157/58[2]) was Queen of Portugal, after her marriage to King Afonso Henriques, the first sovereign of Portugal, whom she married in 1146.

Mafalda of Savoy
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure1146–1157/1158
Bornc. 1125
County of Savoy
Died4 November 1157 (aged 31–32)
Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, District of Coimbra, Portugal
SpouseAfonso I, King of Portugal
IssueUrraca, Queen of León
Theresa, Countess of Flanders
Infanta Mafalda
Sancho I, King of Portugal
HouseHouse of Savoy
FatherAmadeus III, Count of Savoy
MotherMahaut of Albon
ReligionRoman Catholicism
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