Note 48 — HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTIONS OF PORTUGAL. (continued 4)
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The king having no male issue, the infanta Mary Frances Elizabeth, his eldest daughter, born on the 17th of September, 1734, became, according to the fundamental laws of the kingdom, heir to the crown. Several foreign princes wished to obtain her hand; but the king, desirous of pleasing his people, bestowed her on his brother, don Pedro. See l’art de vérifier les dates.