Maud of Savoy

Maud of Savoy
Queen consort of Portugal
Maud of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
Tenure	1146–1158
Spouse	Afonso I of Portugal
Issue
Infanta Mafalda Urraca, Queen of León Infante Sancho Theresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy
House	House of Savoy
Father	Amadeus III, Count of Savoy
Mother	Mahaut of Albon
Born	c. 1125 County of Savoy
Died	4 November 1157 (aged 31–32) Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, District of Coimbra, Portugal
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Maud of Savoy (Portuguese: Mafalda de Saboia, also known as Mahaut or Matilda) (1125–1158) was the first Queen of Portugal. She was Queen consort through her marriage, in 1146, to King Afonso I, the first ruler of Portugal as an independent kingdom.

She was the second or third daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Maurienne, and his wife Mahaut of Albon (the sister of Guigues IV of Albon, "le Dauphin").

Walter Map's account of her death

Walter Map tells a story that "the King of Portugal now living", almost certainly Afonso, had been convinced by evil counselors to murder his pregnant wife out of misplaced jealousy. However, there is no other authority for this account, and it is not generally accepted.

Afonso and Maud's descendants

• Infante Henrique (1147 – c. 1157)
• Infanta Mafalda (1148 – c. 1160)
• Infanta Urraca (1151–1188), married to King Ferdinand II of León.
• Sancha (1153–1159)
• Sancho I, King of Portugal (1154–1212), married to Dulce, Infanta of Aragon (daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and Queen Petronila of Aragon)
• Infanta Theresa (1157–1218), married to Philip I, Count of Flanders and next to Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy
• Infante João (1156–1156)

See also

• History of Portugal
• Timeline of Portuguese history
  • First Dynasty: Burgundy (12th to 14th Century)

Preceded by None

Queen consort of Portugal 1146–1158

Succeeded by Dulce of Aragon

Persondata
Name	Savoy, Maud Of
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1125
Place of birth	County of Savoy
Date of death	1158
Place of death	Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal