#Queen of Spain

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Isabella of Portugal by Titian, 1548.

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Isabel Farnese, Queen of Spain ,early 18th century

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Spanish Royal Family - Queen Letizia and The Princess of Asturias during the reception on the occasion of the Princess receiving the Collar of the Order of Carlos III in Madrid, Spain | October 31, 2023

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ISABELLA OF PORTUGAL by Titian, 1548 JOANNA OF AUSTRIA by Sánchez Coello, 1557 ANNA OF AUSTRIA by Bartolomé González y Serrano, 1570

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Barbara of Braganza

Artist: Jean Ranc (French, 1674–1735)

Date: c. 1729

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Barbara of Braganza

Lisbon (Portugal) , December 4, 1711 - Aranjuez (Madrid) , August 27, 1758

Biography

The eldest daughter of King John V of Portugal (1689-1750) and his wife, Archduchess Mariana of Austria (1683-1754), Barbara of Braganza was educated at the court of Lisbon. During her childhood she learned to speak six languages ​​(Latin, French, Italian, German and Spanish, in addition to her native Portuguese) and received lessons from the famous Neapolitan composer Domenico Scarlatti.

In 1728, in order to foster a new diplomatic and dynastic rapprochement between the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal, the double weddings of Bárbara de Braganza with the Prince of Asturias, Fernando de Borbón (1713-1759), and of the Spanish Infanta María Anna Victoria (1718-1781) with the heir to the Portuguese throne, the future José I (1714-1777) were arranged. The marriage of the Prince and Princess of Asturias was ratified in Badajoz on 19 January 1729. Prince Fernando and Bárbara de Braganza formed a united couple, although they had no children.

Becoming Queen of Spain after the accession to the throne of Ferdinand VI on 9 July 1746, Barbara of Braganza enjoyed considerable political influence during the reign of her husband, who shared with the Sovereign the handling of State affairs. In matters of government, the Queen was particularly interested in the smooth running of diplomatic relations between Spain and Portugal, her homeland.

Interested in promoting music, the arts and literature, Barbara of Braganza protected the careers of the composer Domenico Scarlatti and the singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli; she contributed to the consolidation of Italian opera at the Spanish court and financed the construction of the Church and Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, the latter specialising in female education, another of the Queen's concerns.

Barbara of Braganza's health, who suffered from asthma, worsened in the last years of her life. The Sovereign died at the Palace of Aranjuez on 27 August 1758. After the death of his wife, Ferdinand VI retired to the Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón (Madrid), where he resided until his death a year later. The remains of Barbara of Braganza are buried in the Church of the Salesas Reales in Madrid.

Source: Royal Academy of History (https://www.rah.es)

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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617-1682) The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, n.d. MNAA National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisboa

This painting was offered to the King of Portugal, Luís I, by Isabel II, the Queen of Spain, probably in the context of her visit to Portugal in 1865.

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Someone on the Internet once called Maria Amalia of Saxony, Queen of Spain, Sicily and Naples, and her husband, Charles III of Spain, “the ugliest royal couple of their time”. An though I must admit that Charles III was more known for his wits than his looks, being rejected later in life by princess Marie Adélaïde of France for his portrait, Maria Amalia seemed to be a graceful young woman, but most likely grew weary and older-looking than her age with the time; giving birth to thirteen children in twenty two years, five of whom died when she was still alive, must have made her look older and frailer in her later paintings.

Honestly, that discourse is yet another “not a great beauty” comment on historical women, and I hate it.

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The Female Perspective:Mariana of Austria

The story behind her most famous paintings.

Video by: Museo National del Parado

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YOU MAY ADDRESS HER AS THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.

PIC(S) INFO: Resolution at 1400x1400 -- Mega spotlight on a portrait of Victoria Eugenie, the Queen of Spain, wearing the fleurs-de-lis tiara, artwork by Philip de László (1869–1937), c. 1926.

PIC #2: Full portrait of Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg, Q.o.S., resolution at 750×1003.

Sources: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Victoria_Eugenie_by_Philip_de_L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3.png, various, etc...

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The King and Queen of the Netherlands and the Princess of Orange Greeting the King and Queen of Spain on April 18, 2024

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𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍/𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉:

𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌 2: 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒔/𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔

𝑫𝒂𝒚 13: 𝑰𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒍, 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒚

*𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝒈𝒊𝒇 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔*

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Elisabetta Farnese by Louis-Michel van Loo, 1739.

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King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofía of Spain in the Holy See on occasion of enthronement of Pope John Paul I, 1978

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Dutch Royal Family and Spanish Royal Family - The Queen of The Netherlands (in red) welcomes The Queen of Spain with an official welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Spanish King and Queen are in The Netherlands for a two day state visit. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk) | April 17, 2024

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Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Artist: Anthonis Mor van Dashorst (Netherlandish, c. 1517-1577)

Date: 1570

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Archduchess Anna (1549–1580), eldest daughter of Emperor Maximilian II, was married to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain, as his fourth wife. As official painter at the Spanish court, Anthonis Mor had many times painted portraits of the members of the royal family. The style of courtly portrait created by him long remained the standard, up to the paintings by Velázquez and beyond. Posture and expression are used to show more clearly the social distance between the subject depicted and the beholder.

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Frans Pourbus the Younger (Flemish, 1569-1622) Isabella of France, Queen of Spain, c.1615 Museo del Prado, Madrid