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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque, Beatrice, Countess of Arundel, Beatrice of Castile (1242-1303), Beatrice of Castile (1293-1359), Beatrice of Portugal, Berengaria of Portugal, Constance of Penafiel, Constance of Portugal, Dulce of Aragon, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, Eleanor of Viseu, Elizabeth of Aragon, Elvira Mendes, Ilduara Mendes, Ines de Castro, Infanta Beatrice of Coimbra, Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara, Infanta Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduna, Infanta Philippa of Coimbra, Infanta Sancha of Portugal, Isabella of Aragon (1380-1424), Isabella of Coimbra, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra, Isabella of Viseu, Leonor Telles de Menezes, Mafalda of Portugal, Mafalda of Portugal (1149-1160), Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Maria of Portugal (nun), Maud of Savoy, Mecia Lopes de Haro, Philippa of Lancaster, Sancha, Lady of Alenquer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of Leon, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, Urraca of Portugal, Violante Manuel. Excerpt: Philippa of Lancaster, LG (Portuguese: 31 March 1359 - 19 July 1415) was a Queen consort of Portugal. Born into the royal family of England, her 1387 marriage with King John I of Portugal secured the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (1373-1386) and produced several famous children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal. She was the eldest daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Blanche of Lancaster, and a sister of King Henry IV of England. As the oldest child of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster, Philippa spent most of her childhood in the many palaces and castles owned by her father, for example the Savoy Palace in London. Here, she was raised and educated alongside her two younger siblings, Elizabeth, who was three years younger, and Henry, six years younger, who would later become King Henry IV. Philippa's mother died from the plague in 1369. Her father first remarried in 1371 to Infanta Constance of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile. After Constance's death in 1394, he married his former mistress, Katherine Swynford, who had been Philippa's governess. The affair and eventual marriage was considered scandalous, and in the future Philippa would protect herself against such embarrassment. Katherine seems to have been well liked by Philippa and her Lancastrian siblings and played an important role in Philippa's education. Katherine had close ties with Geoffrey Chaucer, since her sister, Philippa Roet, was Chaucer's wife. John of Gaunt became Chaucer's patron, and Chaucer spent much time with the family as one of Philippa's many mentors and teachers. She was remarkably well educated for a female at the time and studied science under Friar John, poetry under Jean Froissart, and philosophy and theology under John Wycliffe. She was well read in the works of Greek and Roman scholars such as Pliny and Herodotus and was diligent in her study of religion. Philippa became Queen consort of Portugal through h
