Joana, Princess of Beira

Joana, Princess of Beira (18 September 1635 – 17 November 1653; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐnɐ]; English: Joan) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), and the eldest surviving daughter of John IV, King of Portugal (the first of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán.^[1]

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

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.^[2] She was first buried at the Jerónimos Monastery and then moved to the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Joana, Princess of Beira

8. João, 6th Duke of Braganza 4. Teodósio, 7th Duke of Braganza 9. Catherine of Portugal 2. John IV of Portugal 10. Juan, 5th Duke of Frías 5. Ana de Velasco y Girón 11. María Téllez-Girón y Guzmán 1. Joana, Princess of Beira 12. Alonso, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia 6. Manuel, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia 13. Ana de Silva y Mendoza 3. Luisa de Guzmán 14. Francisco, 1st Duke of Lerma 7. Juana de Sandoval y la Cerda 15. Catalina de la Cerda y Portugal