Mariana Joaquina Pereira Coutinho (1748–1820), was a Portuguese

courtier A courtier () is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the official ...

and salonist. She was the lady-in-waiting, favorite and confidante of queen

Maria I of Portugal Dom (title), Dona Maria I (17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) was Queen of Portugal from 24 February 1777 until her death in 1816. Known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, she was the first undisputed queen regnant of Por ...

, and the host of a famous literary salon.

References

* Trovisqueira, J. P. de Castro e Mello. «2.1 - Dona Mariana-Joaquina-Apolónia de Vilhena Pereira Coutinho». cpvc.planetaclix.pt. A família Costa Pereira De Vilhena Coutinho de Braga. Consultado em 18 de junho de 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Coutinho, Mariana Joaquina Pereira 1820 deaths 18th-century Portuguese people Portuguese salon-holders 1748 births Portuguese nobility Portuguese ladies-in-waiting People from Arcos de Valdevez