Luisa de Guzmán (Portuguese: Luísa de Gusmão; 31 October 1613 – 27 February 1666) was a Queen of Portugal by marriage. She was the wife of King John IV, the first Braganza ruler, as well as the mother of two Kings of Portugal (Afonso VI and Pedro II) and a Queen of England (Catherine of Braganza).
She was Spanish by birth, the daughter of Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, and Juana Lorenza Gomez de Sandoval y la Cerda. Her ...
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Luisa de Guzmán (Portuguese: Luísa de Gusmão; 31 October 1613 – 27 February 1666) was a Queen of Portugal by marriage. She was the wife of King John IV, the first Braganza ruler, as well as the mother of two Kings of Portugal (Afonso VI and Pedro II) and a Queen of England (Catherine of Braganza).
She was Spanish by birth, the daughter of Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, and Juana Lorenza Gomez de Sandoval y la Cerda. Her paternal grandfather was the renowned Alonso de Guzmán, "El Bueno". Despite her Spanish roots, the ambitious Luisa guided her husband's policies during the Portuguese revolution against Spain of 1640. She is considered the main influence behind her husband John IV's acceptation of the Portuguese throne when the Revolution seemed to tend to the Portuguese side. It is said that being warned of the dangers of becoming Queen of a country that was to face Spain's might she pronounced the famous words:
When she was made aware of a failed attempt to...
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