Joana, Princess of Beira

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Joana
Princess of Beira
Born	(1635-09-18)18 September 1635 Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa Municipality, Portugal
Died	17 November 1653(1653-11-17) (aged 18) Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Burial	Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty
House	House of Braganza
Father	John IV of Portugal
Mother	Luisa de Guzmán
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Joana, Princess of Beira (18 September 1635 – 17 November 1653; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐnɐ]; English: Joan) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), the eldest surviving daughter of John IV, King of Portugal (the first of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán (Luísa de Gusmão), and as such was styled Princess of Beira.

Life[]

Joana was born in Vila Viçosa on 18 September 1635. Her father created her Princess of Beira, a title subsequently used by the eldest daughter of the monarch. She died unmarried in Lisbon at the age of 18 on 17 November 1653. She was first buried at the Monastery of Jerónimos and then moved to the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

Ancestry[]

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