Lady Juliana (Agra)

Lady Juliana
Born
Juliana Mascarenhas
OccupationPhysician to Mughal emperor Akbar's royal harem
Years activefl. mid 1500s
Known forBuilt first church in Agra

Lady Juliana (fl. mid 1500s) was a woman who lived at the court of Mughal emperor Akbar. She is said to have been the physician in charge of Akbar's royal harem, and to have married the legendary Bourbon prince Jean-Philippe de Bourbon-Navarre, and to have been the sister of one of Akbar's wives. She is credited with building the first church in Agra (now in India).