
Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal
Queens Regnant – Maria I of Portugal
The future Maria I of Portugal was born on 17 December 1734 at the Ribeira Royal Palace in Lisbon with the full name, Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana as the daughter of Joseph I of Portugal and Mariana Victoria of Spain. She was created Princess of Beira by her grandfather John V of Portugal on [read more]