Luísa de Bragança, Duchess of Cadaval explained

Duchess Luísa
Duchess of Cadaval
House:House of Braganza
Father:Pedro II of Portugal
Mother:Maria da Cruz Mascarenhas
Birth Date:9 January 1679
Birth Place:Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Death Place:Évora, Alentejo
Spouse:Luís of Cadaval
Jaime, Duke of Cadaval
Place Of Burial:Convent of Saint John the Evangelist

Luísa of Braganza, Duchess of Cadaval (pronounced as /pt/; 9 January 1679 in Lisbon  - 23 December 1732 in Évora) was a natural daughter of Portuguese King Peter II and a Portuguese lady named Maria da Cruz Mascarenhas.

She was raised among the family of the Secretary of State, Francisco Correia de Lacerda and after that at the Monastery of Carnide with her aunt Maria of Braganza (natural daughter of John IV of Portugal). Luísa married D. Luís and after his death married D. Jaime de Melo, respectively the 2nd and 3rd dukes of Cadaval.

She died in Évora, Alentejo, and was buried at the Convent of Saint John the Evangelist in the same city.

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