Infanta Maria of Guimarães
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Maria of Portugal was a Portuguese
infanta daughter of Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (son of Portuguese King Manuel I
), and Isabel of Braganza
. She married
Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza on November 11, 1565. She was a princess of Parma by marriage.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
infanta daughter of Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (son of Portuguese King Manuel I
Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal...
), and Isabel of Braganza
Isabel of Braganza
Isabel of Braganza, also known as Isabella or Elizabeth, was a daughter of Jaime, Duke of Braganza and Eleanor of Mendoza, she married her cousin Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães a son of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon in 1537, Isabella was dowried with the Dukedom of Guimarães in her own right...
. She married
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza on November 11, 1565. She was a princess of Parma by marriage.
Issue
| Name | |Death | Ranuccio Farnese Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma Ranuccio I Farnese reigned as Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1592. A firm believer in absolute monarchy, Ranuccio, in 1594, centralised the administration of Parma and Piacenza, thus rescinding the nobles' hitherto vast prerogative... | 28 March 1569 | 5 March 1622 | succeeded as Duke of Parma married, 1600, Margherita Aldobrandini Margherita Aldobrandini Margherita Aldobrandini was a Duchess consort of Parma. She was the regent of Parma 1626-1628.-Life:... ; had issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margherita Farnese Margherita Farnese Margherita Farnese was a daughter of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma and Infanta Maria of Guimarães. She was named after her father's mother Margaret of Parma, natural daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.... |
7 November 1567 | 13 April 1643 | married, 1581, Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua; no issue | ||
| Odoardo Farnese | 7 December 1573 | 21 February 1626 | became a Cardinal Cardinal (Catholicism) A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and... |