Maria Francisca Benedita
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Portuguese Royalty
House of Braganza

John IV Children include    Teodósio, Prince of Brazil    Joana, Princess of Beira    Catarina, Queen of England    future Afonso VI    Peter II Afonso VI Peter II Children include    Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira    John V    Francisco, Duke of Beja    António    Manuel, Count of Ourém    Infanta Francisca    Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval (natural daughter)    José, Archbishop of Braga (natural son) John V Children include    Bárbara, Queen of Spain    Joseph I    Peter III Joseph I Children include    Maria I    Mariana Francisca    Doroteia     Benedita, Princess of Brazil Maria I and Peter III Children include    José, Prince of Brazil    John VI    Mariana Vitória John VI Children include    Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira    Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain    Pedro IV of Portugal, I of Brazil    Maria Francisca    Isabel Maria    Miguel I    Maria da Assunção    Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé Pedro IV (I of Brazil) Children include    Maria II    Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil    Princess Francisca, princess de Joinville    Pedro II of Brazil Michael I Children include    Maria, Duchess of San Jaime    Miguel II, Duke of Braganza    Maria Teresa, Archduchess of Austria    Maria José, Duchess in Bavaria    Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Countess di Bardi    Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg    Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma Grandchildren include    Miguel, Duke of Viseu    Francis Jospeh    Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza Great-Grandchildren include    Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza    Miguel, Duke of Viseu    Henrique, Duke of Coimbra Great-Great-Grandchildren include    Afonso, Prince of Beira    Maria Francisca    Dinis, Duke of Porto Maria II and Ferdinand II Children include    Pedro V    Luís I    João, Duke of Beja    Maria Ana, Princess of Saxony    Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen    Augusto, Duke of Coimbra Grandchildren include    Carlos I Great-grandchildren include    Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza    Manuel II

The Infanta Benedita (pron. IPA: [bɨnɨ'ditɐ]; Maria Francisca Benedita Ana Isabel Antónia Lourença Inácia Teresa Gertrudes Rita Joana Rosa de Bragança; English: Mary Frances Benedicta Anne Isabel Antonia Lawrencia Ignatia Theresa Gertrude Rita Joan Rose of Braganza) (July 25, 1746 – August 18, 1829) was a Portuguese infanta, the youngest daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Marianne Victoria of Borbón.

Benedita was born in Lisbon. On February 21, 1777 she married her nephew, Joseph, Prince of Beira, heir apparent of the heiress presumptive (and proclaimed heir, i.e. her sister Maria) to the throne of Portugal, as the eldest son of the future Queen Mary I. Maria Francisca Benedita and Joseph had no children.

Three days after their wedding, Benedita's father king Joseph died and Maria succeeded him as queen regnant. Infante José became the new crown prince, being given the titles Prince of Brazil and 16th Duke of Braganza. Benedita became Princess consort of Brazil.

In 1788 her husband Joseph died and Benedita became Dowager Princess of Brazil, as she was known during the rest of her long life.

Benedita died in Lisbon and is buried in the national pantheon at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

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