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Portuguese duchess
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was
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
Place of death
Évora, Évora Municipality, Évora District, Alentejo
Age
53 years
Family
Father:
Peter II of Portugal
Siblings:
Infante Francisco
Duke of Beja
John V of Portugal
Infante António of Portugal
Joseph
Archbishop of Braga
João
Prince of Brazil
Infante Manuel
Count of Ourém
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Biography
Luísa of Braganza, Duchess of Cadaval (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈizɐ]; January 9, 1679 in Lisbon – December 23, 1732 in Évora) was a natural daughter of Portuguese King Peter II and a Portuguese lady named Maria da Cruz Mascarenhas.
She was raised among the family of secretary of state Francisco Correia de Lacerda and after that at the Monastery of Carnide with her aunt Maria of Braganza (natural daughter of John IV of Portugal). Luísa married D. Luís and after his death married D. Jaime de Melo, respectively 2nd and 3rd dukes of Cadaval.
She died in Évora, Alentejo, and is buried at the Convent of Saint John the Evangelist in the same city.
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