Luisa de Guzmán

Full name
	Luisa María Francisca de Guzmán y Sandoval

Luisa de Guzmán
Luisa de Guzmán
	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
Issue	Teodósio, Prince of Brazil; Joana, Princess of Beira; Catarina, Queen of England; Afonso VI; Pedro II;
Full name
Full name
	Luisa María Francisca de Guzmán y Sandoval
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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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.

[1] "Luísa Gusmão", Dicionário [Dictionary] (in Portuguese), Arq net.

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