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]

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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
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HouseAviz (by birth)
Farnese (by marriage)
FatherInfante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães
MotherIsabel of Braganza
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NameBirthDeathNotes
Margherita Farnese7 November 156713 April 1643married, 1581, Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua; no issue
Ranuccio Farnese28 March 15695 March 1622succeeded as Duke of Parma
married, 1600, Margherita Aldobrandini; had issue
Odoardo Farnese7 December 157321 February 1626became a Cardinal
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