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Did You Know: The House of Bragança Edition #4

The husbands of D. Maria II of Portugal and Queen Victoria were cousins! And it looks like that wasn’t the only thing that D. Fernando and Prince Albert had in common. ¬‿¬

“In many ways the two cousins were very similar, from their tall and handsome physique and their undoubted prowess in the marriage bed to their meticulous care over the education of their children and their active patronage of the arts and sciences.” (p. 252, The Braganzas: The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640–1910, Malyn Newitt)

#oh I'm certainly going to hell for this one :')#if this actually makes it onto your feed #know that I lost my mind #Did You Know: The House of Bragança #Portuguese history #Portugal #no but in reality Maria II and Queen Victoria were very good friends #they had known each other since they were young girls #they often exchanged letters #and kept photos of each other #D. Maria sent Victoria a bracelet with the portrait of her firstborn Pedro #and Queen Victoria kept Maria's portrait in her closet #soulmate vibes #I'm just saying #maria ii of portugal #queen victoria #my entries

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