Infanta Benedita o Portugal
| Infanta Benedita o Portugal | |||||
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| Princess o Brazil | |||||
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| Born |
25 Julie 1746 Ribeira Paliace, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Dee'd |
18 August 1829 (aged 83) Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Buirial | Ryal Pantheon o the Braganza Dynasty | ||||
| Spouse | José, Prince o Brazil | ||||
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| Faither | Joseph I o Portugal | ||||
| Mither | Mariana Victoria o Spain | ||||
| Releegion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Infanta Benedita o Portugal (Maria Francisca Benedita Ana Isabel Josefa Antónia Lourença Inácia Teresa Gertrudes Rita Joana Rosa; 25 Julie 1746 – 18 August 1829) was a Portuguese infanta and the youngest daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal an his Spaingie Bourbon wife Queen Mariana Victoria. She mairit her nephew the Prince o Brazil in an wis kent as the "Dowager Princess o Brazil" till her daith in 1829. She wis named in honour o Pape Benedict XIV.
Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]
On 21 Februar 1777 she mairit her nephew, Infante José, Prince o Beira, heir apparent o the heiress presumptive (an proclaimed heir, i.e. her sister Maria) tae the throne o Portugal, as the eldest son o the future Queen Maria I. Benedita wis an attractive woman of thirty, while Joseph wis half her age. They haed nae childer, however Benedita miscarried twice;
- in 1781
- secondly in 1786.
Teetles an styles[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 25 Julie 1746 - 21 Februar 1777 Her Highness Infanta Dona Benedita o Portugal.
- 21 Februar 1777 - 11 September 1788 Her Ryal Highness The Princess o Brazil, Duchess o Braganza.
- 11 September 1788 - 18 August 1829 Her Ryal Highness The Dowager Princess o Brazil, Duchess o Braganza.
External links[eedit | eedit soorce]
Media relatit tae Infanta Benedita o Portugal at Wikimedia Commons
