Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal
Maria Ana Francisca of Braganza (Maria Ana Francisca Josefa Rita Joana; 7 October 1736 – 16 May 1813), was a Portuguese infanta daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Mariana Victoria of Spain.
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Born | Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal | 7 October 1736
Died | 16 May 1813 76) Rio de Janeiro, Kingdom of Portugal | (aged
Burial | Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty |
House | House of Braganza |
Father | Joseph I of Portugal |
Mother | Mariana Victoria of Spain |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Biography
The infanta was born in Lisbon on October 7, 1736 and was the second of four daughters of Joseph I. She was considered a potential bride for Louis, Dauphin of France, but her mother refused to consent to the marriage.
She escaped from mainland Portugal with her family when Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the invasion of Portugal. She died in Rio de Janeiro on May 16, 1813 and was moved to Lisbon.
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