Mariana Victoria of Spain

Mariana Victoria of Spain (31 March 1718 – 15 January 1781) was an Infanta of Spain by birth and was later the Queen of Portugal as wife of King Joseph I. The eldest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese, she was engaged to the young Louis XV of France at the age of seven. Rejected due to her age, the marriage never took place and she was sent back to Spain. In 1729 she was married to the son of John V of Portugal. The mother of Maria I of Portugal, she also acted as regent of Portugal during the last months of her husband's life and acted as advisor to her daughter in her reign. Before her husband's accession to the throne in 1750 she was known as the "Princess of Brazil".

Infanta of Spain edit

Mariana Victoria's father, King Philip V of Spain
Mariana Victoria's mother in the year of her birth
Infanta Mariana Victoria in circa 1720 by Miguel Jacinto Meléndez
Mariana Victoria by Jean Ranc in circa 1726
Mariana Victoria again by Ranc

Fiancée of Louis XV of France edit

Medallion depicting the union of Louis XV and the infanta
The infanta holding the French crown in 1721 by Gobert
King Louis with Mariana Victoria in 1723 by François de Troy
Louis XV pointing to a portrait of his bride elect by Belle in circa 1724
Official portrait of Mariana Victoria by Nicolas de Largillière
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain in a German drawing in circa 1725 titled "Queen of France"

Princess of Brazil and Queen of Portugal edit

The infanta after her marriage in 1729 while "Princess of Barzil"
Detail of a 1743 showing Mariana Victoria and her sister in law María Bárbara by Louis Michel van Loo
Mariana Victoria while Princess of Brazil by Francisco Pavona
Mariana Victoria following her husbands accession in 1750
Painting of Mariana Victoria while queen
Queen Mariana Victoria after Joao Silverio Carpinetti
The queen by Miguel Antonio do Amaral
Another portrait of the queen by Amaral

Children edit

Mariana Victoria's first child the future Queen Maria I (monarch in her own right) unknown artist
Her youngest daughter Infanta Benedita artist unknown