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Maria Isabel of Portugal Queen consort of Spain Consort 29 September 1816 – 26 December 1818 Spouse Ferdinand VII of Spain House House of Bourbon
House of BraganzaFather John VI of Portugal Mother Carlota of Spain Born 19 May 1797
Palace of Queluz, PortugalDied 26 December 1818 (aged 21)
Royal Palace of Madrid, SpainBurial Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain Religion Roman Catholicism Maria Isabel of Portugal (Maria Isabel Francisca; 19 May 1797 – 26 December 1818) was an Infanta of Portugal and was later the Queen of Spain as the second wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain.
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Biography
Maria Isabel was an Infanta of Portugal and daughter of John VI of Portugal and his wife Carlota of Spain. She was a sister of Pedro I of Brazil.
She married her maternal uncle King Ferdinand VII of Spain on 29 September 1816, whose first wife, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, had died childless ten years before.
Maria Isabel was again pregnant soon after the birth of her firstborn, but the birth was a difficult one. The baby was in breech and the physicians soon found that the child had died. Maria Isabel stopped breathing soon thereafter and the doctors thought she was dead; when they started cutting her up to extract the dead fetus, she suddenly shouted in pain and collapsed on her bed, bleeding heavily.
She died on 26 December 1818 in the Palace of Aranjuez and was buried at the Escorial, having failed to provide her husband with an heir to the throne.
Legacy
It is due to Queen Maria Isabel's dedication and affection for the art world that she managed to gather many treasures from the past and create a royal museum, which would end up being the beginnings of Museo del Prado. It opened on 19 November 1819, a year after the Queen's death.
Issue
- Infanta María Luisa Isabel of Spain (21 August 1817 – 9 January 1818) died in infancy.
- Stillborn daughter (26 December 1818).
Ancestors
Ancestors of Maria Isabel of Portugal 16. Peter II of Portugal 8. John V of Portugal 17. Maria Sofia of Neuburg 4. Peter III of Portugal 18. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor 9. Maria Anna of Austria 19. Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg 2. John VI of Portugal 20. John V of Portugal = 8 10. Joseph I of Portugal 21. Maria Anna of Austria =9 5. Maria I of Portugal 22. Philip V of Spain 11. Mariana Victoria of Spain 23. Elisabeth Farnese 1. Maria Isabel of Portugal 24. Philip V of Spain = 12. Charles III of Spain 25. Elisabeth Farnese 6. Charles IV of Spain 26. Augustus III of Poland 13. Maria Amalia of Saxony 27. Maria Josepha of Austria 3. Carlota of Spain 28. Philip V of Spain 14. Philip, Duke of Parma 29. Elisabeth Farnese 7. Maria Luisa of Parma 30. Louis XV of France 15. Princess Louise Élisabeth of France 31. Marie Leszczyńska Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 19 May 1797 – 29 September 1816 Her Royal Highness the Infanta Dona Maria Isabel of Portugal
- 29 September 1816 – 26 December 1818 Her Majesty the Queen of Spain
Honours
Arms
Arms of Spain and Portugal
See also
Maria Isabel of PortugalBorn: 19 May 1797 Died: 26 December 1818Spanish royalty Preceded by
Julie ClaryQueen Consort of Spain
1816–1818Succeeded by
Maria Josepha of SaxonyThe generations indicate descent form Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Bourbon through Isabella of Portugal, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza.1st Generation Infanta Mafalda • Infanta Urraca, Queen of Léon • Teresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy2nd Generation Teresa, Queen of Léon • Sancha, Lady of Alenquer • Infanta Constança • Branca, Lady of Guadalajara • Berengária, Queen of Denmark • Mafalda, Queen of Castile3rd Generation Leonor, Queen of Denmark • Infanta Maria4th Generation Branca, Viscountess of Huelgas • Infanta Sancha • Infanta Maria • Infanta Constança • Eleanor, Princess of Dacia5th Generation Constance, Queen of Castile and León • Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduña • Isabel, Lady of Penela • Infanta Constança • Beatriz, Lady of Lemos6th Generation 7th Generation Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa • Beatriz, Countess of Alburquerque8th Generation 9th Generation Isabel, Queen of Castile and León • Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu • Infanta Filipa • Isabel, Queen of Portugal • Filipa, Lady of Almada • Infanta Maria • Leonor, Holy Roman Empress • Beatriz, Lady of Ravenstein • Infanta Catarina • Infanta Filipa • Joana, Queen of Castile and León10th Generation Leonor, Queen of Portugal and the Algarve • Isabel, Duchess of Braganza • Infanta Catarina • Saint Joana, Princess of Portugal11th Generation 12th Generation Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal • Infanta Isabel • Infanta Beatriz • Infanta Luisa • Maria, Hereditary Princess of Parma • Catarina, Duchess of Braganza13th Generation Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-Sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands* • Catherine Michelle, Duchess of Savoy* • Infanta Maria*14th Generation Anna, Queen of France* • Infanta Maria* Maria Anna, Holy Roman Empress* • Infanta Margarita Francisca*15th Generation Infanta Maria Margarita* • Infanta Margarita Maria Catalina* • Infanta Maria Eugenia* • Infanta Isabel Maria Teresa* • Infanta Maria Anna Antonia* • Maria Theresa, Queen of France* Joana, Princess of Beira • Catarina, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland16th Generation Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira • Infanta Francisca Xaviera • Infanta Teresa Maria • Infanta Francisca Josefa17th Generation 18th Generation 19th Generation 20th Generation Teresa, Princess of Beira • Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain • Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina • Infanta Isabel Maria • Infanta Maria da Assunção • Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé Infanta Maria Carlota*21st Generation Maria II • Januária Maria, Princess Imperial of Brazil** • Infanta Paula Mariana** • Infanta Francisca** • Infanta Maria Amélia** • Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime • Maria Teresa, Archduchess of Austria • Maria Josepha, Duchess in Bavaria • Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães • Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg • Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma22nd Generation Infanta Maria*** • Maria Ana, Crown Princess of Saxony*** • Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern*** • Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil** • Infanta Maria da Glória*** • Leopoldina, Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary** • Maria Teresa, Princess Karl Ludwig of Thurn und Taxis • Isabel Maria, Princess of Thurn und Taxis • Infanta Maria Benedita • Infanta Mafalda • Maria Anna, Hereditary Princess of Thurn und Taxis • Infanta Filippa Maria • Maria Antónia, Mrs. Chanler • Maria Adelaide, Mrs. van Uden23rd Generation none24th Generation Infanta Maria Ana*** • Infanta Maria Francisca*also an infanta of Spain, **also an imperial princess of Brazil, ***also a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in SaxonyCategories:- Spanish royal consorts
- Portuguese infantas
- Portuguese royalty
- House of Braganza
- House of Bourbon (Spain)
- 1797 births
- Deaths in childbirth
- 1818 deaths
- Dames of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa
- Burials in the Pantheon of Infantes at El Escorial
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