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Luísa Clara “Flor da Murta” de Portugal

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Luísa Clara “Flor da Murta” de Portugal

Birth
Encarnação, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Death
31 Aug 1779 (aged 77)
Lapa, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Burial
Lisbon, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal Add to Map
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Portuguese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting of Queen Maria Anna Josepha of Austria. She was a famous mistress of King João V of Portugal, with whom she allegedly had a daughter, Maria Rita Gertrudes de Portugal, who became a nun. She was called "Flor da Murta", meaning "Myrtle Flower", for her beauty.
Portuguese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting of Queen Maria Anna Josepha of Austria. She was a famous mistress of King João V of Portugal, with whom she allegedly had a daughter, Maria Rita Gertrudes de Portugal, who became a nun. She was called "Flor da Murta", meaning "Myrtle Flower", for her beauty.


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