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Infanta Claudia
Infanta Claudia

On 1593, Infanta Claudia of Portugal would marry Ferdinand VI of Spain to encourage good relations between the two Iberian countries, Dona Claudia’s pedigree would dilute the inbred genepool of Philip III.

Infanta Claudia would be secure the peaceful relations between the two countries of Spain and Portugal for decades to come and during her life both the countries would have good relations and her connections to both France and Spain would have helped both her husband and her own children in their prospective future marriages and she would have 5 pregnancies which would be able to be carried to term which would result in five children who would be able to survive to adulthood.

Margaret ( February 1, 1597)

Philip (April 10, 1600), king of Spain

Charles (September 14, 1603)

Ferdinand (May 10 1606), a cardinal

Catherine (December 10, 1610)

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