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Maria I of Portugal

Reign
1777 – 1816
Life
1734–1816

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Cover of A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire

A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire

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Maria I's long reign, Brazil, mental illness, and the court's flight before Napoleon's invasion.

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