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Portuguese Royalty
House of Braganza
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| John IV |
| Children include |
| Teodósio, Prince of Brazil |
| Joana, Princess of Beira |
| Infanta Catarina, Queen of England |
| Afonso, Prince of Brazil (future Afonso VI) |
| Infante Pedro, Duke of Beja (future Peter II) |
| Afonso VI |
| Peter II |
| Children include |
| Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira |
| João, Prince of Brazil (future John V) |
| Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja |
| Infante António |
| Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém |
| Infanta Francisca Josefa |
| Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval (natural daughter) |
| José, Archbishop of Braga (natural son) |
| John V |
| Children include |
| Infanta Maria Bárbara, Queen of Spain |
| José, Prince of Brazil (future Joseph I) |
| Pedro, Prince of Brazil (future Peter III) |
| Joseph I |
| Children include |
| Maria Francisca, Princess of Beira (future Maria I) |
| Infanta Maria Ana Francisca Josefa |
| Infanta Maria Francisca Doroteia |
| Benedita, Dowager Princess of Brazil |
| Maria I and Peter III |
| Children include |
| José, Prince of Brazil |
| João, Prince of Brazil (future John VI) |
| Infanta Mariana |
| John VI |
| Children include |
| Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira |
| Infanta Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain |
| Infante Pedro, Prince of Brazil (future Pedro IV (I of Brazil) |
| Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina |
| Infanta Isabel Maria |
| Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganza (future Miguel I) |
| Infanta Maria da Assunção |
| Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Duchess of Loulé |
| Pedro IV (I of Brazil) |
| Children include |
| Infanta Maria da Glória, Duchess of Porto (future Maria II) |
| Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil |
| Princess Francisca, Princess de Joinville |
| Prince Peter (Pedro II of Brazil) |
| Michael I |
| Children include |
| Infanta Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime |
| Miguel II, Duke of Braganza |
| Infanta Teresa, Archduchess of Austria |
| Infanta Maria Josefa, Duchess in Bavaria |
| Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Countess di Bardi |
| Infanta Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg |
| Infanta Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma |
| Grandchildren include |
| Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza |
| Great-Grandchildren include |
| Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza |
| Maria II and Ferdinand II |
| Children include |
| Pedro, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza (future Pedro V) |
| Infante Luís, Duke of Porto (future Luís I) |
| Infante João, Duke of Beja |
| Infanta Maria Ana |
| Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra |
| Grandchildren include |
| Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza (future Carlos I) |
| Great-grandchildren include |
| Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza |
| Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja (future Manuel II) |
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Maria Francisca Benedita of Braganza (pron. IPA: [mɐ'ɾiɐ fɾɐ̃'siʃkɐ bɨnɨ'ditɐ]; English: Mary Frances Benedicta) (July 25, 1746 - August 18, 1829) was a Portuguese infanta, the youngest daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Marianne Victoria of Borbón.
Maria Francisca Benedita was born in Lisbon. On February 21, 1777 she married her nephew, Joseph, Prince of Beira, heir apparent of the heiress presumptive (and proclaimed heir, ie her sister Maria) to the throne of Portugal, as eldest son of the future Queen Mary I. Maria Francisca Benedita and Joseph had no children.
Three days after their wedding, Benedita's father king Joseph died, and Maria succeeded as queen regnant. Infante José became the new crown prince, being accorded the titles Prince of Brazil and 16th Duke of Braganza. Benedita became Princess of Brazil.
In 1788 her husband Joseph died, and Benedita became Dowager Princess of Brazil, as she was known during her long remaining life.
Maria Francisca Benedita died in Lisbon and is buried in the national pantheon at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.
