Who was Bárbara of Portugal?
Q: Who was Bárbara of Portugal?
A: Bárbara of Portugal was a Portuguese princess, daughter of King John V of Portugal, and his wife, Maria Anna of Austria.
Q: What was her full name?
A: Her full name was Maria Madalena Bárbara Xavier Leonor Teresa Antónia Josefa de Bragança.
Q: How many languages could she speak?
A: She could speak six languages.
Q: Who did she study music with?
A: She studied music for several years with Domenico Scarlatti, the famous Italian harpsichordist and composer.
Q: When did she marry the future King Ferdinand VI of Spain?
A: She married the future King Ferdinand VI of Spain in 1729 when she was 18 years old.
A A Q: Did they have any children together?
A: No, they did not have any children together.
