About Francisca Josefa of Portugal
Lived 1699 – 1736 (aged 37). Francisca Josefa of Portugal was a Portuguese aristocrat.
Infanta Francisca Josefa Maria Xaviera (; ) (30 January 1699 – 15 July 1736) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) and the last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg.
Francisca Josefa was born and died in Lisbon. Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia was proposed as a possible marriage for the infanta in 1720–21, but nothing came of it. She never married nor had issue and she died when she was 37 years old. She is buried at the Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty.
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Who was Francisca Josefa of Portugal?
Portuguese infanta
When was Francisca Josefa of Portugal born?
Francisca Josefa of Portugal was born on 30 January 1699 in Lisbon.
When did Francisca Josefa of Portugal die?
Francisca Josefa of Portugal died on 15 July 1736 in Lisbon.
What was Francisca Josefa of Portugal's occupation?
Francisca Josefa of Portugal was an aristocrat.
What nationality was Francisca Josefa of Portugal?
Francisca Josefa of Portugal was Portuguese.
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