Family Trees
The Family Trees for Pedro and Inês
The following two family trees are not complete documents, leaving out many spouses, mistresses, and children in an effort to provide useful background without excessive detail. In the 14th century, the world was on the Julian calendar. In October 1583, Pope Gregory XIII issued a new calendar to realign dates for calculating Easter, among other reasons. The Julian calendar is the current Gregorian calendar minus 13 days. The dates used here come from academic sources.
In Death in Coimbra, the years the children of Pedro I (“The Just”) were born are reflected below. The specific dates of birth below are
an invention of the author:
Infante Luis, Constanza’s son (b. St. Vitus’ Day, June 15, 1340 – d. Oct. 30, 1340)
Infante Afonso, Inês’s son (b. Oct. 1346 – d. Dec. 1346)
Infanta Beatriz, Inês’s daughter (b. St. Cecilia’s Day, Nov. 20, 1349 – d. circa 05 July 1381)
Infante João, Inês’s son (b. St. Irene’s Day, Oct. 20, 1349 – d. circa 1396)
Infante Dinis, Inês’s son (b. Teresa of Portugal’s Day, June 17, 1354 – d. circa 1403)
