Maria of Portugal, Hereditary Princess of Parma

Maria of Portugal
Hereditary Princess of Parma
Tenure11 November 1565 – 7 September 1577
Born12 August 1538
Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died9 July 1577(1577-07-09) (aged 38)
Parma, Duchy of Parma
SpouseAlexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Issue
Detail
HouseAviz (by birth)
Farnese (by marriage)
FatherInfante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães
MotherIsabel of Braganza

Infanta Maria of Guimarães (12 August 1538 – 9 July 1577) was a Portuguese infanta, daughter of Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (son of King Manuel I of Portugal), and Isabel of Braganza. She married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza on 11 November 1565. She was Hereditary Princess of Parma by marriage.[1]

  1. ^ Jamieson, Frances (formerly Thurtle) (1820). The History of Spain, from the Earliest Ages ... to the Return of Ferdinand VII. in 1814. Whittaker.