Luisa Clara de Portugal

Luisa Clara de Portugal (known as "a Flor da Murta" (Flower of myrtle); 1702–1779) was a Spanish courtier. She was the royal mistress of King John V of Portugal, with whom she also had a child, Maria Rita Gertrudes de Portugal.[1] Two novels have been written about her.

La Flor da Murta, portrait by Pierre-Antoine Quillard, c. 1726-1733

References
  1. Alice Lázaro, «Luísa Clara de Portugal - A Flor da Murta, Biografia (1702-1779)», Chiado Editora, Portugal 2012.

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