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Maria Francisca of Savoy

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Maria Francisca of Savoy

Months after her annulment, Maria Francisca married the Infante Peter, now the Prince Regent of Portugal. In 1669 she gave birth to a daughter, Isabel Luísa Josefa of Portugal, Princess of Beira. The Braganza dynasty was at the brink of extinction, and Peter needed heirs, yet Maria Francisca was unable to produce further issue.

On 1676, Infante Peter of Portugal would be forced to annul his marriage with Maria Francisca of Savoy and send her to a nunnery and contract a marriage with Marie Louise of Orleans to prevent the extinction of the Braganza as soon as possible.