Maria Isabel of Portugal
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Maria Isabel of Portugal (Maria Isabel Francisca; 19 May 1797 – 26 December 1818) was an Infanta of Portugal
and was later the Queen of Spain
as the second wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain.
and his wife Carlota of Spain. She was a sister of Pedro I of Brazil.
She married her maternal uncle King Ferdinand VII of Spain on 29 September 1816, whose first wife, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, had died childless ten years before.
Maria Isabel was again pregnant soon after the birth of her firstborn, but the birth was a difficult one. The baby was in breech and the physicians soon found that the child had died. Maria Isabel stopped breathing soon thereafter and the doctors thought she was dead; when they started cutting her up to extract the dead fetus, she suddenly shouted in pain and collapsed on her bed, bleeding heavily.
She died on 26 December 1818 in the Palace of Aranjuez and was buried at the Escorial, having failed to provide her husband with an heir to the throne.
. It opened on 19 November 1819, a year after the Queen's death.
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...
and was later the Queen of Spain
Royal Consorts of Spain
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as the second wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain.
Biography
Maria Isabel was an Infanta of Portugal and daughter of John VI of PortugalJohn 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...
and his wife Carlota of Spain. She was a sister of Pedro I of Brazil.
She married her maternal uncle King Ferdinand VII of Spain on 29 September 1816, whose first wife, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, had died childless ten years before.
Maria Isabel was again pregnant soon after the birth of her firstborn, but the birth was a difficult one. The baby was in breech and the physicians soon found that the child had died. Maria Isabel stopped breathing soon thereafter and the doctors thought she was dead; when they started cutting her up to extract the dead fetus, she suddenly shouted in pain and collapsed on her bed, bleeding heavily.
She died on 26 December 1818 in the Palace of Aranjuez and was buried at the Escorial, having failed to provide her husband with an heir to the throne.
Legacy
It is due to Queen Maria Isabel's dedication and affection for the art world that she managed to gather many treasures from the past and create a royal museum, which would end up being the beginnings of Museo del PradoMuseo del Prado
The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the best single collection of...
. It opened on 19 November 1819, a year after the Queen's death.
Issue
- Infanta María Luisa Isabel of Spain (21 August 1817 – 9 January 1818) died in infancy.
- Stillborn daughter (26 December 1818).
Ancestors
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 19 May 1797 – 29 September 1816 Her Royal Highness the Infanta Dona Maria Isabel of Portugal
- 29 September 1816 – 26 December 1818 Her Majesty the Queen of Spain