Luisa de Guzmán
Luisa María Francisca de Guzmán y Sandoval (Portuguese: Luísa Maria Francisca de Gusmão;[1] 13 October 1613 – 27 February 1666) was a queen consort of Portugal. She was the spouse of King John IV, the first Braganza ruler, as well as the mother of two kings of Portugal (Afonso VI and Peter II) and a queen of England (Catherine of Braganza). She served as regent of Portugal de jure from 1656 until 1662, and de facto until her death in 1666.
- "Luísa Gusmão", Dicionário [Dictionary] (in Portuguese), Arq net.
| Luisa de Guzmán | |||||
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 Portrait attributed to Alonso Cano, 1632 | |||||
| Queen consort of Portugal | |||||
| Tenure | 1 December 1640 – 6 November 1656 | ||||
| Born | 31 October 1613 Sanlúcar, Spain | ||||
| Died | 27 February 1666 (aged 52) Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Burial | Pantheon of the Braganzas | ||||
| Spouse | João IV of Portugal | ||||
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| House | Medina Sidonia | ||||
| Father | Manuel de Guzmán y Silva, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia | ||||
| Mother | Juana de Sandoval y de la Cerda | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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