What is Maria I of Portugal?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Maria I | full name = Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana de Bragança | succession = Queen of Portugal and the Algarves ''later''<br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves | image = Rainha D. Maria I, séc. XVIII.jpg | caption = ''D. Maria I'' by Miguel António do Amaral, 1777 | reign = 24 February 1777 – 20 March 1816 | coronation = | predecessor = [[Joseph I of Portugal|Joseph I]] | successor = [[John VI of Portugal|John VI]] | regent = João, Prince Regent ''(1792–1816)'' | spouse = [[Peter III of Portugal]] | issue = [[José, Prince of Brazil]] <br> [[John VI of Portugal]] <br>Infanta Mariana Victoria | issue-link = #Marriage and Issue | issue-pipe = details... | house = [[House of Braganza]] | father = [[Joseph I of Portugal]] | mother = [[Mariana Victoria of Spain]] | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1734|12|17}} | birth_place = Ribeira Palace, [[Lisbon]] Kingdom of [[Portugal]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1816|03|20|1734|12|17}} | death_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Kingdom of Brazil | burial_place = Estrela Basilica, Lisbon, Portugal | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] |}} '''Maria I''' (English: ''Mary&nbsp;I'') (17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) was the [[Queen]] of [[Portugal]], [[Brazil]] and the [[Kingdom of the Algarve|Algarves]]. Known as '''Maria the Pious''' (in Portugal), or '''Maria the Mad''' (in Brazil), she was the first undisputed [[Queen]] (in her own right) of Portugal. Her [[Royal court|court]], then under the direction of her eldest son and heir Dom João, the [[:en:wikt:prince regent|Prince Regent]], moved to the then Portuguese colony of Brazil. Later on, Brazil would be elevated from the rank of a [[colony]] to that of a [[Kingdom]]. This led to the formation of the [[United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves]]. ==Early life== Maria was