Princess of Brazil
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This is a list of Princesses of Brazil, from 1645 to 1815, both by marriage and birth. The title was preceded by the titles Princess of Portugal
Princess of Portugal
This is a list of Princesses of Portugal, since 1388, both by marriage and birth. In 1645, the title became Princess of Brazil.-By birth:This is a list of Princess of Portugal who held the title by their own rights:-By marriage:...

 and succeed by Princess Royal of Portugal
Princess Royal of Portugal
This is a list of Princesses Royal of Portugal is, since 1815 , both by marriage and birth...

.

The title was created by King John IV of Portugal
John IV of Portugal
|-|John IV was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer...

 on 27 October 1645 in favor of his eldest son and heir Infante Teodósio
Teodósio, Prince of Brazil
The Infante Teodósio, Prince of Brazil was a Portuguese infante son of John IV of Portugal and his wife Luisa de Guzmán . In 1645 he was given the title of Prince of Brazil, a new crown-princely position thus created...

, soon after Portugal had got rid of its Spanish rulers. During the 1645–1815, "Prince of Brazil" was always conferred on the heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

 of the throne, who also received the title of Duke of Braganza
Duke of Braganza
The title Duke of Braganza in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Since the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal in 1640, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown was known as the Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil until 1822, or...

. The title was abolished when Brazil became independent and join the United Kingdom of Portugal. Brazil would later break from the United Kingdom and become its own independent Empire of Brazil. The heir apparents of Brazil were known as the Prince Imperial of Brazil and Princess Imperial of Brazil.

By birth

This is a list of Princess of Brazil who held the title by their own rights:
Picture Name Heiress of Birth Became Heiress to the Throne Ceased to be Princess of Brazil Death
Infanta Maria Bárbara
Barbara of Portugal
Barbara of Portugal was an Infanta of Portugal and later Queen of Spain as wife of Ferdinand VI of Spain.-Life in Portugal:...

John V 4 December 1711 19 October 1712
displaced by brother
27 August 1758
Infanta Maria Francisca
later Maria I
Maria I of Portugal
Maria I was Queen regnant of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death. Known as Maria the Pious , or Maria the Mad , she was the first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal...

Joseph I 17 December 1734 31 July 1750
father's accession as King
24 February 1777
became Queen regnant
20 March 1816

By marriage

This is a list of Princess of Brazil who held the title by their marriage to the Prince Royal of Brazil:
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain
Mariana Victoria of Spain
Mariana Victoria of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and Queen consort of Portugal as wife of King Joseph I. The mother of Queen Maria I of Portugal, she also acted as Regent of Portugal during the last months of her husband's life and advisor to her daughter during her reign.-Background:Mariana...

Philip V of Spain
Philip V of Spain
Philip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...


(Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...

)
31 March 1718 19 January 1729 31 July 1750
became Queen consort
15 January 1781 Prince José
Infanta Benedita of Portugal
Infanta Benedita of Portugal
Benedita of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta and the youngest daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Mariana Victoria of Spain.- Biography :Benedita was born in Lisbon she was named after Pope Benedict XIV...

Joseph I of Portugal
(Braganza
House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza , an important Portuguese noble family, ruled the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial Empire, from 1640 to 1910...

)
25 July 1746 21 February 1777 24 February 1777
became Princess
11 September 1788
husband's death
18 August 1829 Prince José
Infanta Carlota of Spain Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...


(Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...

)
25 April 1775 8 May 1785 11 September 1788
brother-in-law's death
16 December 1815
Brazil became a Kingdom
7 December 1830 Prince João
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...


See also

  • List of Brazilian consorts
  • List of Portuguese consorts
  • Princess of Portugal
    Princess of Portugal
    This is a list of Princesses of Portugal, since 1388, both by marriage and birth. In 1645, the title became Princess of Brazil.-By birth:This is a list of Princess of Portugal who held the title by their own rights:-By marriage:...

  • Princess Royal of Portugal
    Princess Royal of Portugal
    This is a list of Princesses Royal of Portugal is, since 1815 , both by marriage and birth...

  • Princess of Beira

  • Princess of Asturias
    Princess of Asturias
    This is a list of women who held the title Princess of Asturias by marriage.The title was created in 1388 for the future Henry III of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster. A part of the pact was to gran the young couple the title of Prince and Princess of Asturias, which was modelled after that of...

  • Princess of Girona
    Princess of Girona
    This is a list of Princesses and Duchesses of Girona, since 1388, both by marriage and birth. The only Princess of Girona by her own right was Joanna the Mad because previously Aragonese laws of succession, introduced by the House of Barcelona, barred women from succeeding and only allowing it to...

  • Princess of Viana
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