Joanna (1452–1490)

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Joanna (1452–1490)

Regent of Portugal. Reigned as regent 1471 to 1481; born on February 6, 1452, in Lisbon; died on May 12, 1490, in Aveiro; daughter of Isabel la Paloma (1432–1455) and Afonso V, king of Portugal (r. 1448–1481).

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