Mariana Victoria of Spain
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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.
From her marriage to Joseph I, she had four daughters:
- Maria Francisca (Mary Frances) - The future Queen Mary I
- Mariana (Marianne)
- Maria Francisca Doroteia (Mary Frances Dorothea)
- Maria Francisca Benedita (Mary Frances Benedicta) - She would marry her nephew Prince Joseph.
Marianne 's marriages and descendants
Marianne married Joseph I on January 19, 1729. They had four daughters, all named Maria.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Joseph I; married on January 19 1729) | |||
| Princess Maria Francisca Isabel | December 17 1734 | March 20 1816 | Who succeeded Joseph as 26th (or 27th according to some historians) monarch and first Queen regnant of Portugal. |
| Princess Maria Ana | October 7 1736 | May 16 1813 | |
| Princess Maria Francisca Doroteia | September 21 1739 | January 14 1771 | |
| Princess Maria Francisca Benedita | July 25 1746 | August 18 1829 | Married her nephew Joseph, Prince of Beira. |
See also: List of Portuguese monarchs
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