Queens of Portugal

[Bernardino]

Does anyone know if she mantained any contact with her niece Empress Maria Theresia?

[Bernardino]

Actually Queen Maria Barbara's passion for music could have been increased by her mother...but music it's the Bragança's passion, almost every single Bragança till the begining of XIX century played a musical instrument and composed music...

The first one of the Braganças that I know to have this passion was the father of King John IV: Theodosius II, 7. Duke of Bragança...his son the King was a workaholic after he became sovereign, but music continued to be his hobby...

It seems many royal musical compositions were lost during the Lisbon Earthquacke of 1755...Helas...

[YaBB_Jose]

The tradition was continued by Queen D.Maria I and her sisters, D.Pedro IV (I of Brazil) and D.Luis.

And Infante D.Francisco José (D.Miguel II's son) composed a wedding march when his aunt Infanta D. Maria Ana married G.D. Guillaume of Luxembourg.

[Grand_Duke]

Maria Ana, Queen of Portugal



D. Maria Ana of Austria (1683-1754) - wife of D. Joao V, daughter of Emperor Leopold I of Austria and D. Leonor Madalena. She was born in Linz (Austria) in 1683. She got married at the age of 25 in Vienna, and on the 27th of October 1708 she was sumptuously welcome in Lisbon. She had 6 children, among them D. Maria Barbara, married to Fernando VI, future king of Spain and D. Jose, heir to the throne. She was a devoted and literate woman and she was regent of the kingdom between 1716 and 1750. She died in Belem Palace in 1754.

[Yseult]

I think that Mariana Victoria of Spain, Queen of Portugal, was really loved by her elder brother, Carlos, king Carlos III. After the death of her husband, as Queen Mother, she traveled to Spain to met Carlos. This was their first meeting after almost fifty years of distance. She was really touched and remained in Spain for ONE YEAR. When she returned to Portugal, she had not a good health and she died soon.

[YaBB_Jose]

Mariana Victoria left an extensive correspondence to her spanish family, namely to her mother.
Despite not always very objective, it gives a very comprehensive picture of life in Portugal and at the court during her reign.
She was not very fond of Pombal, the powerful, PM whom she suspected provided some of the King's mistresses in order to gain influence over him.
When the King was shot, she was kept away from him and for a long time she believed what she was told, that the king fell down some stairs. She wrote it to her mother.
She was appalled when she finally knew what had happened.

[aron]

Marianne Victoria of Bourbon (March 31, 1718 – January 15, 1781) (in Portuguese Mariana Vitória, in Spanish Mariana Victoria) was the eldest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. She was Queen Consort of Portugal and Algarves.


As a child, she was engaged to Louis XV of France, but went back to Spain to continue her education. The engagement was later broken off and she was instead engaged to the future Joseph I of Portugal. She married Joseph on January 19, 1729. When her husband was declared incapable of ruling in 1774, she was proclaimed Regent, and acted as the Regent for Portugal in all matters until Joseph's death on February 24, 1777. Upon her husband's death, their eldest daughter Maria became the Queen Regnant as Maria I of Portugal. (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Victoria_of_Borb%C3%B3n)

She had the following children:
1. Dona Maria Francisca Isabel Rita Gertrudes Joanna Reinha de Portugal Princeza de Beira (17.12.1734, Lisboa-20.3.1816, Rio de Janeiro)
2. Dona Maria Ana Francisca Dorotea Josefa Antonia Gertrudes Rita Joana Efigenia de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (7.10.1736, Lisboa-16.5.1813/26.5.1818, Rio de Janeiro)
3. Dona ? de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (?.2.1739-?.2.1739)
4. Dona Maria Francisca Dorotea Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana Efigénia de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (21.9.1739, Lisboa-14.1.1771, Lisboa)
5. N de Braganca Infante de Portugal (7.3.1742-7.3.1742)
6. N de Braganca Infante de Portugal (15.10.1742-15.10.1742)
7. N de Braganca Infante de Portugal (?.5.1744-?.5.1744)
8. Dona Maria Francisca Benedita Ana Isabel Joana Antonia Laurencia Inacia Teresa Gertrudes Rita Rosa de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (21.9.1739/25.7.1746, Lisboa-18.8.1829, Lisboa)

[YaBB_Jose]

Marianne Victoria of Bourbon (March 31, 1718 – January 15, 1781) (in Portuguese Mariana Vitória, in Spanish Mariana Victoria) was the eldest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. She was Queen Consort of Portugal and Algarves.


As a child, she was engaged to Louis XV of France, but went back to Spain to continue her education. The engagement was later broken off and she was instead engaged to the future Joseph I of Portugal. She married Joseph on January 19, 1729. When her husband was declared incapable of ruling in 1774, she was proclaimed Regent, and acted as the Regent for Portugal in all matters until Joseph's death on February 24, 1777. Upon her husband's death, their eldest daughter Maria became the Queen Regnant as Maria I of Portugal. (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Victoria_of_Borb%C3%B3n)

She had the following children:
1. Dona Maria Francisca Isabel Rita Gertrudes Joanna Reinha de Portugal Princeza de Beira (17.12.1734, Lisboa-20.3.1816, Rio de Janeiro)
2. Dona Maria Ana Francisca Dorotea Josefa Antonia Gertrudes Rita Joana Efigenia de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (7.10.1736, Lisboa-16.5.1813/26.5.1818, Rio de Janeiro)
3. Dona ? de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (?.2.1739-?.2.1739)
4. Dona Maria Francisca Dorotea Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana Efigénia de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (21.9.1739, Lisboa-14.1.1771, Lisboa)
5. N de Braganca Infante de Portugal (7.3.1742-7.3.1742)
6. N de Braganca Infante de Portugal (15.10.1742-15.10.1742)
7. N de Braganca Infante de Portugal (?.5.1744-?.5.1744)


8. Dona Maria Francisca Benedita Ana Isabel Joana Antonia Laurencia Inacia Teresa Gertrudes Rita Rosa de Braganca Infanta de Portugal (21.9.1739/25.7.1746, Lisboa-18.8.1829, Lisboa)

8. D.Maria Francisca Benedita was born on 25.7.1746.
In 1777 she married her nephew Prince D.José and became the Princess of Brazil.
D.José died in 1788. The couple was childless.
D.Maria Francisca was a very well learned princess, like her sisters.
She painted and played music.

[aron]

Maria Sophia of Neuburg married Dom Pedro II, King of Portugal (26.4.1648, Lisboa + 9.12.1706, Palácio Real de Alcantara, Lisboa)

I have these children:

1 Joao Francisco Antonio Josephine Bento Bernardo de Braganca * de Portugal (30.8.1688-17.9.1688)
2 Joao V. de Portugal (22.10.1689-31.7.1750)
3 Francisco Xavier José Antonio Bento Urbano de Braganca * de Portugal * de Crato (25.5.1691-21.7.1742)
4 ? de Braganca * de Portugal (23.5.1693-23.5.1693)
5 Francisca Xaveria de Braganca * de Portugal (30.1.1694-169?)
6 Antonio Francisco Xavier José Bento Teodosio Leopoldo Henrique de Braganca * de Portugal (15.3.1695-19.10.1757)
7 Teresa Maria Francisca Xaviera Josefina Leonor de Braganca * de Portugal (24.2.1696-(6/16).2.1704)
8 Manoel José Inacio Francisco Antonio Domingo Caetano Estavao Bartolomeo de Braganca * de Portugal (3.8.1697-3.8.1766)
9 Francisca Josefa Xaviera de Braganca * de Portugal (3.1.1699-15.6.1756)

[duchesse de Chartres]

Anyone know anything about Mariana Victoria of Spain, eldest daughter of philip V of Spain and wife of Joseph I of Portugal

i her she had a rather strong character like her mother Elisabeth Farnese...

[Sara Araújo]

Anyone know anything about Mariana Victoria of Spain, eldest daughter of philip V of Spain and wife of Joseph I of Portugal

i her she had a rather strong character like her mother Elisabeth Farnese...

She had a strong character indeed! 

The first thing she did after becoming queen was to complain about the many expenses of king John V, her husband's father. Then she had a successful regency and planed several weddings between the Portuguese and Spanish royal houses. I'd say she was one of the most charismatic queens Portugal ever had!

[Mari]

He soon fell in love with young Inés and he made her his mistress. Constanza, desperate for her husband's love, asked the couple a favour when she gave birth to her first son, Luis. They were to  be the godparents of the child and, for some reason, this barred them from ever having carnal contact. But, however, the baby died and Pedro and Inés could become lovers again.

Inés de Castro
I know this is an old post but I have read that Constanza did this because it made Ines (from the moment She became a Godparent) part of the Family. In that Century it meant incest to then have a relationship. Very shrewd of her! I also read Constanza was a very jealous Woman.
However the Baby soon died and as already stated it then was not a problem.

Also she was called heron neck which sounds awful but during that era it was a sign of beauty. Harold's Mistress, some centuries earlier, who was considered to be so beautiful was granted permission by William the Conqueror to go on the battlefield and look for his dead body was called the Swan neck!

The figure on the tomb looks more beautiful than the Drawing of her. I wonder if anyone knows what coloring She had