Joana, Princess of Beira explained

Joana
Princess of Beira
House:Braganza
Father:John IV of Portugal
Mother:Luisa de Guzmán
Birth Date:18 September 1635
Birth Place:Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Death Place:Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Burial Place:Pantheon of the House of Braganza

Joana, Princess of Beira (18 September 1635  - 17 November 1653; pronounced as /pt/;) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), and the eldest surviving daughter of John IV, King of Portugal (the first of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán.

Life

Joana was born in Vila Viçosa on 18 September 1635. Her father created her Princess of Beira, a title subsequently used by the eldest daughter of the monarch.She died unmarried in Lisbon at the age of 18 on 17 November 1653. She was first buried at the Jerónimos Monastery and then moved to the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

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