Philip, Prince of Portugal

Philip
Prince of Portugal
Born 25 March 1533
Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
Died 29 April 1539
Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
House House of Aviz
Father John III of Portugal
Mother Catherine of Austria

Filipe, Prince of Portugal (25 March 1533 – 29 April 1539), was the Prince of Portugal from 1537 to his death in 1539. He was the sixth child 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. However, after his own premature death, two years later, after reaching six years old, his younger brother Infante João Manuel became the next Prince of Portugal.

Philip, Prince of Portugal
Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
Born: 25 March 1533 Died: 29 April 1539
Preceded by
Manuel
Prince of Portugal
15371539
Succeeded by
João Manuel


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