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Elizabeth of Aragon, more commonly known as Elizabeth of Portugal,〔The name given to her in the Roman Missal and in many books on the saints of the General Roman Calendar, and also in books such as (Kelley Harness, ''Echoes of Women's Voices'' (University of Chicago Press 2006 ISBN 978-0-22631659-8), p. 48 ); (Douglas L. Wheeler, Walter C. Opello, ''Historical Dictionary of Portugal'' (Scarecrow Press 2010 ISBN 978-0-81087075-8), pp. 161–162 ); (Jeanette Pinto, ''The Indian Widow'' (St Pauls BYB 2002 ISBN 978-81-7108533-0 ), p. 71; ( Anke Gilleir, Alicia A. Montoya, Suzanna van Dijk (editors), ''Women Writing Back / Writing Women Back'' (BRILL 2010 ISBN 978-90-0418463-3), p. 43 ); (Michael Ray (editor), ''Portugal and Spain'' (Britannica Educational Publishing 2013 ISBN 978-1-61530993-1), p. 52 ).〕 T.O.S.F. (1271 – 4 July 1336; ''Elisabet'' in Catalan, ''Isabel'' in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish), was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Elizabeth showed an early enthusiasm for her Faith. She said the full Divine Office daily, fasted and did other penance, as well as attended twice-daily choral Masses. Religious fervor was common in her family, as she could count several members of her family who were already venerated as saints. The most notable example is her great-aunt, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, after whom she was named. ==Marriage== Her marriage to King Denis of Portugal was arranged in 1281 when she was 10 years old, receiving the towns of Óbidos, Abrantes and Porto de Mós as part of her dowry.〔João Ferreira (2010), p.30〕 It was only in 1288 that the wedding was celebrated, when Denis was 26 years old, while Elizabeth was 17.〔 Denis, a poet and statesman, was known as the ''Rei Lavrador'' ((英語:Farmer King)), because he planted a large pine forest near Leiria to prevent the soil degradation that threatened the region. Elizabeth quietly pursued the regular religious practices of her youth and was devoted to the poor and sick. Naturally, such a life was a reproach to many around her and caused ill will in some quarters. A popular story is told of how her husband's jealousy was aroused by an evil-speaking page, of how he condemned the queen's supposed guilty accomplice to a cruel death and was finally convinced of her innocence by the strange accidental substitution of her accuser for the intended victim. Elizabeth took an active interest in Portuguese politics and was a decisive conciliator during the negotiations concerning the Treaty of Alcañices, signed by Denis and Sancho IV of Castile in 1297 (which fixed the borders between the two countries).〔 In 1304, the Queen and Denis returned to Spain to arbitrate between Fernando IV of Castile and James II of Aragon, brother of Elizabeth.〔 She had two children: *a daughter named Constance, who married King Ferdinand IV of Castile; *a son Afonso (who later became King Afonso IV of Portugal). Elizabeth would serve as intermediary between her husband and Afonso, during the Civil War between 1322 and 1324. The Infante greatly resented the king, whom he accused of favoring the king's illegitimate son, Afonso Sanches.〔 Repulsed to Alenquer, which supported the Infante, Denis was prevented from killing his son through the intervention of the Queen. As legend holds, in 1323, Elizabeth, mounted on a mule, positioned herself between both opposing armies on the field of Alvalade in order to prevent the combat.〔 Peace returned in 1324, once the illegitimate son was sent into exile, and the Infante swore loyalty to the king.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth of Aragon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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