Manuela Mendonça

Manuela Rosa Coelho Mendonça de Matos Fernandes was a prominent Portuguese historian, born on February 12, 1948, in S. Cristóvão, Montemor-o-Novo. She earned her degree and doctorate in Modern and Contemporary History from the University of Lisbon and served as the president of the Academia Portuguesa de História since 2006. Her scholarly work focused on the late Middle Ages in Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula, with notable publications including 'D. João II. Um percurso Humano e Político nas Origens da Modernidade em Portugal' and 'História dos Reis de Portugal. Da Fundação à Perda da Independência.' Additionally, she held the position of deputy director-general of the National Archive of Torre do Tombo from 1990 to 1996, and she was involved in various cultural and historical organizations. Mendonça passed away at the age of 77, as announced by Miguel Monteiro, the vice-president of the Academia Portuguesa de História.