Mariana Victoria of Spain

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Mariana Victoria of Bourbon
Queen consort of Portugal
Titles	Princess of Spain Princess consort of Brazil Duchess consort of Braganza
Born	March 31, 1718(1718-03-31)
Died	January 15, 1781 (aged 62)
Consort	31 July 1750 - 24 February 1777
Consort to	Joseph I
Issue	Maria, Queen of Portugal Infanta Mariana Infanta Doroteia Infanta Benedita
Royal House	Bourbon
Father	Philip V of Spain
Mother	Elisabeth Farnese

Spanish House of Bourbon
1700-1833

Philip V

Children
Louis I
Ferdinand VI
Charles III
Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal
Philip, Duke of Parma
Teresa, Dauphine of France
Infante Luis Antonio of Spain
Antonia, Queen of Sardinia
Louis I
Ferdinand VI
Charles III
Children
Infanta María Josefa of Spain
Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress
Felipe, Duke of Calabria
Charles IV
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Infante Gabriel
Infante Antonio of Spain
Grandchild of cadet line
Infante Pedro Carlos
Charles IV
Children
Charlotte, Queen of Portugal
Maria Amalia of Spain
Maria Luisa, Queen of Etruria, Duchess of Parma
Ferdinand VII
Carlos, Count of Molina
Maria Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies
Infante Francisco de Paula
Grandchildren of cadet lines
Carlos, Count of Montemolin
Juan, Count of Montizón
Infante Fernando of Spain
Francis, Duke of Cadiz, King Consort of Spain
Infante Enrique, Duke of Sevilla
Infanta Maria Cristina
Infanta Amalia Philippina of Spain
Ferdinand VII
Children
Isabella II
Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
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Mariana Victoria of Bourbon (Portuguese: Mariana Vitória) (March 31, 1718 – January 15, 1781) was queen consort of Portugal and the Algarves due to her marriage to Joseph I.

[edit] Biography

Mariana Victoria was the eldest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. 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 first queen regnant as Maria I of Portugal.

[edit] Marriage and Children

Four daughters by Joseph I of Portugal:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Princess Maria Francisca	December 17, 1734	March 20, 1816	Succeeded Joseph as 26th (or 27th according to some historians) monarch and first queen regnant of Portugal.
Infanta Mariana	October 7, 1736	May 16, 1813
Infanta Doroteia	September 21, 1739	January 14, 1771
Infanta Benedita	July 25, 1746	August 18, 1829	Married her nephew Joseph, Prince of Beira.