Mariana Victoria of Spain
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Marianne Victoria of Bourbon (March 31, 1718 – January 15, 1781) (in Portuguese Mariana Vitória, in Spanish Mariana Victoria) was the eldest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. She was Queen Consort of Portugal and Algarves.
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.
[edit] Marianne 's marriages and descendants
Marianne married Joseph I of Portugal on January 19, 1729. They had four daughters:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Joseph I; married on January 19, 1729) | |||
| Princess Maria Francisca | 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 Mariana | October 7, 1736 | May 16, 1813 | |
| Princess Doroteia | September 21, 1739 | January 14, 1771 | |
| Princess Benedita | July 25, 1746 | August 18, 1829 | Married her nephew Joseph, Prince of Beira. |
| Preceded by Mary Anne of Austria |
Queen Consort of Portugal 31 July 1750 - 24 February 1777 |
Succeeded by Peter III of Portugal |
See also: List of Portuguese monarchs
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