Person
Maria I of Portugal
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1777
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Maria I of Portugal, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Death of Joseph I of Portugal and Succession
1777Role: successor queen, eldest daughter of Joseph I
- Pombal's earlier succession maneuvering
Fearing Maria would reverse his secularizing policies, Pombal had sought to bypass her in favor of Prince José.
- Death of Joseph I
After years of ill health, King Joseph I of Portugal died on 24 February 1777, ending a reign begun in 1750.
- Accession of Maria I
Joseph's eldest daughter became Queen Dona Maria I on 24 February 1777, the first undisputed queen regnant of Portugal.
- Peter III becomes co-monarch
Peter, Joseph's brother and Maria's husband and uncle, automatically became co-monarch as Peter III upon Maria's accession.
- Pombal's earlier succession maneuvering
Sources
- Maria I of Portugal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-23