Marriages and Descendants
John married Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, his first cousin, in 1708. From that marriage were born six children, three of whom survived childhood. Outside his marriage John had four illegitimate children, the beautiful Maria Rita ("Flower of Murta") and the three children of Palhavã.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Maria Anna of Austria (7 September 1683 – 14 August 1754; married on 10 June 1708) | |||
| Barbara of Portugal | 4 December 1711 | 27 August 1758 | Princess of Brazil (1711–1712). Married to Ferdinand VI of Spain. |
| Peter of Portugal | 19 October 1712 | 29 October 1714 | Prince of Brazil and 14th Duke of Braganza |
| Joseph I of Portugal | 6 June 1714 | 24 February 1777 | Prince of Brazil from 1714. Succeeded him as King of Portugal. |
| Carlos of Portugal | 2 May 1716 | 30 March 1730 | |
| Peter III of Portugal | 5 July 1717 | 25 May 1786 | Married Queen Maria I of Portugal and became King-consort as Peter III. |
| Alexandre of Portugal | 24 September 1723 | 2 August 1728 | |
| By Dona Luísa Clara de Portugal (1712-?) a lady-in-waiting to the Queen | |||
| Maria Rita of Braganza | c. 1731 | 1808 | Known as the Flower of Murta. |
| By Madalena Máxima de Miranda (c. 1690-?) | |||
| Gaspar of Braganza | 8 October 1716 | 18 January 1789 | Natural son. Archbishop of Braga. One of the three children of Palhavã |
| By Mother Paula de Odivelas (c. 1690-?) | |||
| Joseph of Braganza | 8 September 1720 | 31 July 1801 | Natural son. General-Inquisitor of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves. One of the three children of Palhavã |
| Other offspring | |||
| Anthony of Braganza | 1 October 1704 | 14 August 1800 | Natural son and one of the three children of Palhavã |
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