Filipa de Almada
Filipa de Almada (1453-1497 CE) was a Portuguese poet and noblewoman. Almada is known to have lived and written during the reigns of kings Alfonso V and John II of Portugal. She was the granddaughter of Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal.
Filipa de Almada
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- Portugal
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- poet · writer · lady-in-waiting
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- Portuguese
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Filipa de Almada (1453-1497 CE) was a Portuguese poet and noblewoman. Almada is known to have lived and written during the reigns of kings Alfonso V and John II of Portugal. She was the granddaughter of Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal.
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Almada married Rui Moniz, a fellow-poet, and they had a son together, Francisco de Sousa Mancias. In the royal court of the time, poetry was a popular skill and pastime; courtiers would frequently participate in poetry competitions. Almada was noted for her skill, and her poetry was included in the 1516 songbook Cancioneiro Geral anthologized by Garcia de Resende.
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