Infanta Isabel Maria of Portugal (or of Braganza and Borbón; izɐˈbɛɫ mɐˈɾiɐ;
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, July 4, 1801 –
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, then
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, April 22, 1876 was a
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infanta (princess) daughter of
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of
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and his wife
Carlota Joaquina of BorbónDoña Carlota Joaquina of Spain was a Queen consort of Portugal as wife of John VI...
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Her full name was Isabel Mary of Conception Joan Gualberta Anne Francis of Assisi of Paula of Alcântara Antonia Raphaela Michaela Gabrielle Joachina Gonzaga of Braganza and Borbón (
Isabel Maria da Conceição Joana Gualberta Ana Francisca de Assis de Paula de Alcântara Antónia Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Joaquina Gonzaga de Bragança e Bourbon). She was a titular of the Great-Cross of the Order of Our Lady of Conception;
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of the orders of
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and of the Noble Dames of Mary Louise and awarded with the Starry Cross of
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Because Prince Pedro, who was heir to the throne, had just proclaimed the independence of Brazil,
Prince MiguelDom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....
was in
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, Queen
Carlota Joaquina of BorbónDoña Carlota Joaquina of Spain was a Queen consort of Portugal as wife of John VI...
was exiled in
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and Isabel's older sisters (Maria Teresa and Maria Francisca of Assisi) had married to
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infantes (princes), Isabel Maria was chosen to be Regent of the Kingdom until the recently crowned Emperor of Brazil (Pedro I of Brazil and future Pedro IV of Portugal) returned. Pedro IV, however, immediately abdicated in favour of his daughter
Maria da Glória (who became Maria II of Portugal), who was in
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, with the condition that she should marry her uncle
MiguelDom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....
. Isabella Maria continued as regent until 1828, when a
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started between absolutists, supporting Miguel, and liberals, supporting Maria II (called the
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) that would end with a liberal victory and defeat and consequent exile of Miguel.
Isabel Maria retired from politics and turned her life to religion. She died unmarried in
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(at the time not a neighbourhood of
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but a near town in Belém municipality) on April 22 1876. She is buried in the national pantheon at the
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.