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Portuguese Royalty
House of Braganza
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| John IV
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| Teodósio, Prince of Brazil
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| Joana, Princess of Beira
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| Infanta Catarina, Queen of England
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| Afonso, Prince of Brazil (future Afonso VI)
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| Infante Pedro, Duke of Beja (future Peter II)
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| Afonso VI
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| Peter II
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| Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira
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| João, Prince of Brazil (future John V)
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| Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja
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| Infante António
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| Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém
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| Infanta Francisca
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| Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval (natural daughter)
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| José, Archbishop of Braga (natural son)
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| John V
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| Children include
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| Infanta Bárbara, Queen of Spain
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| José, Prince of Brazil and Duke of Braganza (future Joseph I)
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| Pedro, Prince of Brazil and Duke of Braganza (future Peter III)
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| Joseph I
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| Maria Francisca, Princess of Brazil (future Maria I)
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| Infanta Mariana Francisca
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| Infanta Doroteia
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| Benedita, Dowager Princess of Brazil
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| Maria I and Peter III
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| José, Prince of Brazil
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| João, Prince Royal and Duke of Braganza (future John VI)
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| Infanta Mariana Vitória
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| John VI
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| Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
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| Infanta Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain
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| Infante Pedro, Prince Royal and Duke of Braganza (future Pedro IV of Portugal and I of Brazil)
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| Infanta Maria Francisca
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| Infanta Isabel Maria
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| Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganza (future Miguel I)
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| Infanta Maria da Assunção
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| Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé
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| Pedro IV (I of Brazil)
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| Infanta Maria da Glória, Duchess of Porto (future Maria II)
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| Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil
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| Princess Francisca, Princess de Joinville
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| Prince Pedro (Pedro II of Brazil)
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| Michael I
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| Children include
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| Infanta Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime
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| Miguel II, Duke of Braganza
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| Infanta Teresa, Archduchess of Austria
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| Infanta Maria José, Duchess in Bavaria
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| Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Countess di Bardi
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| Infanta Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
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| Infanta Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma
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| Grandchildren include
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| Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
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| Great-Grandchildren include
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| Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
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| Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu
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| Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra
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| Great-Great-Grandchildren include
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| Afonso, Prince of Beira
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| Infanta Maria Francisca
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| Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto
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| Maria II and Ferdinand II
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| Children include
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| Pedro, Duke of Braganza (future Pedro V)
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| Infante Luís, Duke of Porto (future Luís I)
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| Infante João, Duke of Beja
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| Infanta Maria Ana, Princess of Saxony
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| Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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| Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
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| Grandchildren include
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| Carlos, Duke of Braganza (future Carlos I)
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| Great-grandchildren include
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| Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza
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| Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja (future Manuel II)
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The Infanta Bárbara (pron. IPA: ['baɾbɐɾɐ]; Maria Madalena Josefa Teresa Bárbara of Braganza; English: Mary Magdalene Josepha Theresa Barbara) (December 4, 1711 – August 27, 1758), was a Portuguese infanta and later Queen Consort of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of King John V of Portugal and his wife, Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Leopold I.
Her parents were married in 1708, but for nearly three years the queen did not give birth to any children. The King then made a promise to God that if an heir to the throne was born, a great convent would be built to thank Him. On December 4 1711, an Infanta was born, and the Convent of Mafra was built.
She was born as heiress-presumptive to the Portuguese throne, but her status as heir lapsed when the Queen gave birth to a son, Pedro, two years later. Pedro died at the age of two, but another son, Joseph, had been born before Peter's death. Though Barbara was never heiress-presumptive again, she was second-in-line to the throne throughout much of her life.
The Princess was baptized Maria Madalena Bárbara Xavier Leonor Teresa Antónia Josefa (English: Mary Magdalene Barbara Xavier Eleanor Theresa Antonia Josepha), her names honouring a number of saints and relatives. She was usually referred to as Bárbara or Maria Bárbara, a name never before used among Portuguese royals, in honour of St. Barbara, the saint of her birthday.
She had a fine education and loved music. An accomplished keyboard player, she was a student of Domenico Scarlatti, the famous harpsichordist and composer, from age 9 or 10 until age 14.
In 1729 at age 18, she married the future Ferdinand VI of Spain, two years her junior. Her brother Joseph married Ferdinand's half-sister, the Spanish Infanta Marianne Victoria of Borbón. Scarlatti followed her to Madrid on her marriage and remained with her, composing hundreds of harpsichord sonatas for her.
Although Barbara was not beautiful — her homely looks were thought by observers to cause the prince a visible shock when he was first presented to her — 'Ferdinand the Learned' (as he was called) became deeply attached to her, sharing her passion for music. Her death was said to have broken his heart. They had no children.
Barbara, who suffered from severe asthma for most of her life, died in Aranjuez, Spain, in 1758.
| Barbara of Portugal Born: 4 December 1711 Died: 27 August 1758
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| Spanish royalty
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Preceded by
Elisabeth of Parma
| Queen Consort of Spain
1746-1758
| Succeeded by
Maria Amalia of Saxony
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