Maria I of Portugal

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Maria I of Portugal was the late 18th-century Queen of Portugal, known as the first undisputed queen regnant of the country and for her troubled reign marked by mental illness and the upheavals of the Napoleonic era.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Braganza
human
monarch of Portugal
queen regnant
alsoKnownAs Maria the Mad
Maria the Pious
burialPlace Estrela Basilica
causeOfDeath illness
child Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal
Infanta Maria Francisca Benedita of Portugal
Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal
John VI of Portugal NERFINISHED
José, Prince of Brazil
coronationDate 1777-05-13
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal
dateOfBirth 1734-12-17
dateOfDeath 1816-03-20
dynasty House of Braganza
father Joseph I of Portugal
fullName Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana
givenName Maria
monarchOf Algarves
Brazil
Portugal
mother Mariana Victoria of Spain NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Portuguese
notableFor being the first undisputed queen regnant of Portugal
mental illness during her reign
relocation of the Portuguese court to Brazil
rule during the Napoleonic Wars
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Portugal
Lisbon
placeOfDeath Rio de Janeiro
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
positionHeld Queen of Brazil
Queen of Portugal
Queen of the Algarves
predecessor Joseph I of Portugal
reignEnd 1816-03-20
reignStart 1777-02-24
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Ajuda Palace
Queluz National Palace
Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro
sexOrGender female
sibling Infanta Benedita of Portugal
spouse Peter III of Portugal NERFINISHED
successor John VI of Portugal NERFINISHED
title Most Faithful Majesty


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