Maria Francisca of Savoy

Maria Francisca of Savoy
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure12 September 1683 – 27 December 1683
Tenure2 August 1666 – 24 March 1668
Born(1646-06-21)21 June 1646
Hôtel de Nemours, Paris, France
Died27 December 1683(1683-12-27) (aged 37)
Palhavã, Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1666; ann. 1668)
(m. 1668)
IssueIsabel Luísa, Princess of Beira
Names
English: Mary Frances Elizabeth
French: Marie-Françoise-Élisabeth
Portuguese: Maria Francisca Isabel
HouseSavoy
FatherCharles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours
MotherÉlisabeth de Bourbon

Dona Maria Francisca Isabel of Savoy (French: Marie Françoise Élisabeth; 21 June 1646[1] – 27 December 1683) was Queen of Portugal during her marriage to King Dom Afonso VI from 2 August 1666 to 24 March 1668 and, as the wife of Afonso's brother King Dom Peter II, from 12 September 1683 until her death in December that year. She married Afonso VI at the age of 20; because the marriage was never consummated, she was able to obtain an annulment. On 28 March 1668, she married the King's brother Infante Dom Peter, Duke of Beja, who was appointed prince regent the same year due to Afonso's perceived incompetence. She became queen a second time when Afonso died and Peter succeeded his brother, but she herself died three months later.

  1. ^ Oresko 2004, p. 17.