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. 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.
Bibliography "Almada, Filipa de (fl. 15th c.)." In Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, edited by Anne Commire, 244. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Yorkin Publications, 2002. Print. Resende, Garcia de. Cancioneiro Geral. [Lisboa: Hermã de Cãpos,1516.] Biblioteca nacional de Portugal. Pious, Samantha (translator). "What I cannot recover ..." Volume Poetry 2, no. 3. Online.
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