Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra

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In 1429 Pedro married Isabel of Urgell, daughter of James II, Count of Urgell and candidate to the throne of the Crown of Aragon at the Compromise of Caspe.

From his marriage to Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell, Pedro had the following children:

Infante Pedro of Coimbra (1429-1466), Constable of Portugal at 14, in 1464 he was acclaimed King of Aragon as Pedro V.

Infante João of Coimbra (1431-1457), married Charlotte of Lusignan, heir princess of Cyprus, in 1456. Was created titular Prince of Antioch, and was possibly poisoned by his stepmother.

Infante Isabel of Coimbra (1432-1455), Queen of Portugal by marriage to Afonso V.

Infante Jaime of Coimbra (1434-1459), Cardinal and Archbishop of Lisbon, lived in Italy; his beautiful tomb[1] is in the convent church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence.

Infanta Beatriz of Coimbra (1435-1462), married Adolf of Clèves, Lord of Ravenstein.

Infanta Filipa of Coimbra (1437-1493), a.k.a. Filipa de Lencastre (Philippa of Lancaster]], a nun.