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Joana, Princess of Beira

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Joana
Princess of Beira
Born(1635-09-18)18 September 1635
Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Died17 November 1653(1653-11-17) (aged 18)
Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
HouseBraganza
FatherJohn IV of Portugal
MotherLuisa de Guzmán

Joana, Princess of Beira (18 September 1635 – 17 November 1653; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐnɐ]; English: Joan) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), and the eldest surviving daughter of John IV, King of Portugal (the first of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán.[1]

Life

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Joana was born in Vila Viçosa on 18 September 1635. Her father created her Princess of Beira, a title subsequently used by the eldest daughter of the monarch. She died unmarried in Lisbon at the age of 18 on 17 November 1653.[2] She was first buried at the Jerónimos Monastery and then moved to the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Mendes 2020, p. 194.
  2. ^ Newitt 2019, p. 84.

Sources

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  • Mendes, Paula Almeida (2020). "The exaltation of the "holines" of the Braganca dynasty as a legitimating strategy in the seventeenth century". In Rodrigues, Ana Maria S. A.; Silva, Manuela Santos; Spangler, Jonathan (eds.). Dynastic change : legitimacy and gender in medieval and early modern monarchy. Routledge.
  • Newitt, Malyn (2019). The Braganzas: The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640-1910. Reaktion Books.


Joana, Princess of Beira
Cadet branch of the House of Aviz
Born: 18 September 1635 Died: 17 November 1653
Portuguese royalty
New Creation Princess of Beira
1645–1653
Succeeded by