Dom José, Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza was the heir apparent to the Kingdom of Portugal until his death in 1788, as the eldest child of Queen Dona Maria I of Portugal and King Dom Pedro III of Portugal, members of the House of Braganza.
José, Prince of Brazil
Dona Maria I was Queen of Portugal from 24 February 1777 until her death in 1816. Known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, she was the first undisputed queen regnant of Portugal and the first monarch of Brazil.
Portrait attributed to Giuseppe Troni, 1783
D. Maria Francisca, Princess of Beira, Duchess of Barcelos; Pavona; 1739.
Maria Francisca Isabel, Princess of Brazil. Portrait by Vieira Lusitano, 1753
Part of the Charter of Queen Maria, which prohibited factories and manufactures in Brazil in 1785.