Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu

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Portuguese royalty
House of Aviz-Beja

Manuel I Children include    Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and of Asturias    João, Prince of Portugal (future John III)    Isabella, Holy Roman Empress    Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy    Infante Luís, Duke of Beja    Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso    Cardinal-Infante Afonso    Henry I    Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães    Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu Grandchildren include    Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal)    Anthony I (illegitimate)    Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza    Infanta Catarina of Guimarães, Duchess of Braganza Great-Grandchildren include    Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza    Ranuccio I Farnese of Parma Great-Great-Grandchildren include    John II, Duke of Braganza (future John IV) John III Children include    Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and of Asturias    João Manuel, Prince of Portugal Grandchildren include    Sebastião, Prince of Portugal (future Sebastian I)    Carlos, Prince of Asturias Sebastian Henry Anthony (disputed king)

The Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu (1521–1577, pron. IPA: [mɐ'ɾiɐ]; English: Mary) was a Portuguese infanta daughter of King Manuel I and his wife Eleanor of Habsburg.

Maria was born on June 18, 1521 in Lisbon. She is often referred as a protector of the arts and writing.^{[citation needed]} She was at one point considered as a second wife for her nephew (the future Philip II of Spain).^{[citation needed]} She died unmarried in Lisbon on October 10, 1577 and is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Luz.