Maria Isabella of Portugal
Maria Isabella von Bragança ( Portuguese Dona Maria Isabel Francisca de Assis Antónia Carlota Joana Josefa Xavier de Paula Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Bragança , Spanish María Isabel de Braganza ) (born May 19, 1797 in Queluz ; † December 26, 1818 in Madrid ) was Infanta of Portugal and Queen of Spain .
Life
She was born on May 19, 1797 as the daughter of King John VI. and his wife Charlotte Johanna of Spain , a daughter of King Charles IV , born in Queluz.
In 1816 she married her maternal uncle, King Ferdinand VII of Spain, in Madrid after his first wife Maria Antonia of Naples-Sicily had died ten years earlier.
The marriage had two daughters: María Luisa Isabel, who was born on August 21, 1817 and died at the age of six months on January 9, 1818 in Madrid, and a sister of the same name who was stillborn the following year.
Maria Isabella became pregnant again in the same year, but the birth on December 26, 1818 was fraught with complications. The child died in the womb. When Maria Isabella stopped breathing, the doctors already believed she had died. When they began to cut her open to remove the dead fetus, she let out a cry of pain, passed out, and bled to death. She was only 21 years old and was buried in Chapel 7 of the Pantheon of the Infants in the Escorial .
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Clary |
Queen of Spain 1816-1818 |
Maria Josepha of Saxony |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Portugal, Maria Isabella of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bragança, Maria Isabella from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Spain and Infanta of Portugal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queluz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1818 |
| Place of death | Madrid |