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Inês's most recent high-profile outing – Inês de Castro, a historical novel by the Portuguese writer Isabel Stilwell, published last October – certainly aims to give her influence.

Inês de Castro, (born 1323?—died Jan. 7, 1355, Coimbra, Port.), mistress, before his accession, of Peter (Pedro) I of Portugal. She was famous because of her tragic death, which was related by such writers and poets as Luís de Camões, Luís Vélez de Guevara, and Henri de Montherlant.

Born in 1325, Inês was the daughter of Pedro Fernández de Castro, Lord of Lemos and Sarria, and his noble Portuguese mistress Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares. Her family descended both from the...

Inês de Castro was a Galician noblewoman born in 1320 (or 1325), daughter of D. Pedro Fernandes de Castro, one of the most powerful men of Castile’s kingdom. He, therefore, came from an important and ambitious family, both in Portugal and in Castile.

Inês de Castro (com nascimento em 1325 e morte em 1355) foi uma figura muito importante da região de Castela, na Espanha, como uma nobre dama. Por ter feito parte da corte de Constança, Após a sua ida a Portugal, a fim de casar-se com Pedro, então filho do rei Afonso IV.