Inès de Castro: tragedie is a French Tragedy play written by French playwright Antoine Houdar de la Motte.
[2][3][4] It was first presented in Paris on 6 April 1723 at the Comédie-Française and became a success on the French stage.
[5] There are many other variations and adaptations of the Inès de Castro story with origins tracing back to António Ferreira's Castro.
[6] It is claimed that M. de la Motte wrote the tragedy by incorporating powerful emotions for theater.
He then enlisted scholars to identify a historical event that aligned with the plot, settling on Inès de Castro's story, which led to the play's title.