Maria I of Portugal was royalty.
Maria I of Portugal . Known as Maria the Pious ( in Portugal ) , or Maria the Mad ( in Brazil ) , she was the first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal . A queen regnant ( plural : queens regnant ) is a female monarch , equivalent in rank to a king , who reigns in her own right , in contrast to a queen consort , who is the wife of a reigning king , or a queen regent , who is the guardian of a child monarch reigning temporarily in their stead .