Philip, Hereditary Prince of Portugal

Philip (25 March 1533 – 29 April 1539) was the Hereditary Prince of Portugal from 1537 to his death in 1539. He was the sixth child and third son of king John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria.

Philip
Hereditary Prince of Portugal
Born	25 March 1533 Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	29 April 1539(1539-04-29) (aged 6) Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
House	Aviz
Father	John III of Portugal
Mother	Catherine of Austria

In 1537, he succeeded his brother Prince Manuel as Prince of Portugal, after his premature death. After Philip's own premature death two years later, after reaching six years old, his younger brother Infante João Manuel became the next Prince of Portugal.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philip, Hereditary Prince of Portugal

8. Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu[1] 4. Manuel I of Portugal[1] 9. Beatrice of Portugal[1] 2. John III of Portugal 10. Ferdinand II of Aragon[2] 5. Maria of Aragon[1] 11. Isabella I of Castile[2] 1. Filipe, Hereditary Prince of Portugal 12. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor[3] 6. Philip I of Castile[4] 13. Mary, Duchess of Burgundy[3] 3. Catherine of Austria 14. Ferdinand II of Aragon[5] (= 10) 7. Joanna I of Castile[4] 15. Isabella I of Castile[5] (= 11)

Philip, Hereditary Prince of Portugal House of Aviz Cadet branch of the House of Burgundy Born: 25 March 1533 Died: 29 April 1539
Preceded by Manuel	Hereditary Prince of Portugal 1537–1539	Succeeded by João Manuel