Joana, Princess of Beira

Joana
Joana
	Princess of Beira
Born	18 September 1635; Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa Municipality, Portugal
Died	17 November 1653 (aged 18); Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Burial	Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty
House	House of Braganza
Father	John IV of Portugal
Mother	Luisa de Guzmán
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Joana, Princess of Beira (18 September 1635 – 17 November 1653; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐnɐ]; English: Joan) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), the eldest surviving daughter of John IV, King of Portugal (the first of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán (Luísa de Gusmão), and as such was styled Princess of Beira.

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 Monastery of Jerónimos and then moved to the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Joana, Princess of Beira

8. João I, Duke of Braganza

4. Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza

9. Catarina of Portugal

2. John IV of Portugal

10. Juan de Velasco y Guzmán, 5th Duke of Frías

5. Ana de Velasco y Girón

11. María Téllez-Girón y Guzmán

1. Joana, Princess of Beira

12. Alonso de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia

6. Manuel de Guzmán y Silva, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia

13. Ana de Silva y Mendoza

3. Luisa de Guzmán

14. Francisco de Sandoval y Borja, 1st Duke of Lerma

7. Juana de Sandoval y de la Cerda

15. Catalina de la Cerda y Portugal

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Portuguese royalty
Joana, Princess of Beira House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz Born: 18 September 1635 Died: 17 November 1653
New Creation	Princess of Beira 1645–1653	Succeeded by Catherine

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