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Portuguese Royalty
House of Braganza
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| John IV |
| Children include |
| Teodósio, Prince of Brazil |
| Joana, Princess of Beira |
| Infanta Catarina, Queen of England |
| Afonso, Prince of Brazil (future Afonso VI) |
| Infante Pedro, Duke of Beja (future Peter II) |
| Afonso VI |
| Peter II |
| Children include |
| Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira |
| João, Prince of Brazil (future John V) |
| Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja |
| Infante António |
| Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém |
| Infanta Francisca |
| Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval (natural daughter) |
| José, Archbishop of Braga (natural son) |
| John V |
| Children include |
| Infanta Bárbara, Queen of Spain |
| José, Prince of Brazil and Duke of Braganza (future Joseph I) |
| Pedro, Prince of Brazil and Duke of Braganza (future Peter III) |
| Joseph I |
| Children include |
| Maria Francisca, Princess of Brazil (future Maria I) |
| Infanta Mariana Francisca |
| Infanta Doroteia |
| Benedita, Dowager Princess of Brazil |
| Maria I and Peter III |
| Children include |
| José, Prince of Brazil |
| João, Prince Royal and Duke of Braganza (future John VI) |
| Infanta Mariana Vitória |
| John VI |
| Children include |
| Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira |
| Infanta Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain |
| Infante Pedro, Prince Royal and Duke of Braganza (future Pedro IV of Portugal and I of Brazil) |
| Infanta Maria Francisca |
| Infanta Isabel Maria |
| Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganza (future Miguel I) |
| Infanta Maria da Assunção |
| Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé |
| Pedro IV (I of Brazil) |
| Children include |
| Infanta Maria da Glória, Duchess of Porto (future Maria II) |
| Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil |
| Princess Francisca, Princess de Joinville |
| Prince Pedro (Pedro II of Brazil) |
| Michael I |
| Children include |
| Infanta Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime |
| Miguel II, Duke of Braganza |
| Infanta Teresa, Archduchess of Austria |
| Infanta Maria José, Duchess in Bavaria |
| Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Countess di Bardi |
| Infanta Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg |
| Infanta Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma |
| Grandchildren include |
| Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza |
| Great-Grandchildren include |
| Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza |
| Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu |
| Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra |
| Great-Great-Grandchildren include |
| Afonso, Prince of Beira |
| Infanta Maria Francisca |
| Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto |
| Maria II and Ferdinand II |
| Children include |
| Pedro, Duke of Braganza (future Pedro V) |
| Infante Luís, Duke of Porto (future Luís I) |
| Infante João, Duke of Beja |
| Infanta Maria Ana, Princess of Saxony |
| Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra |
| Grandchildren include |
| Carlos, Duke of Braganza (future Carlos I) |
| Great-grandchildren include |
| Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza |
| Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja (future Manuel II) |
| Infanta Maria Pia, Duchess of Braganza (claimed) |
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The Duchy of Bragança,or Braganza, has been the fief of an important Portuguese noble family, the House of Braganza, and is one of the most important Dukedoms of Portugal. Created in 1442 by King Afonso V of Portugal for his uncle Afonso, Count of Barcelos (natural son of John I of Portugal), it is one of the oldest fiefdoms in Portugal.
After the accession of the House of Bragança to the Portuguese throne in 1640, following the Philippine Dynasty of Spanish Habsburgs, the heir of the Portuguese Crown has been known as the Duke of Bragança (see that article for further developments of the dukedom) together with, or alternately to Prince of Beira. After the foundation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910, the tradition of the heir to the throne being titled Duke of Braganza was revived by various pretenders to signify their claims to the throne.
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The Duchy of Bragança, a Dukedom, was created in 1442 by king Afonso V of Portugal for his uncle Afonso, Count of Barcelos (natural son of John I of Portugal). Along with the duchies of Coimbra and Viseu created by João I for his sons Dom Pedro and Dom Henrique after their capture of Ceuta from the Moors in 1415, it is one of the first duchies of Portugal.
By 1640, Portugal was on the verge of rebellion and a new Portuguese king had to be found. The choice fell upon the eighth duke, João II of Bragança, who had a claim both through his grandmother, Princess Catarina, and through his great-great-grandfather, the 4th duke, nephew of King Manuel. The duke was a modest man without particular ambitions to the crown. Legend says that his wife, Leonor of Guzman, daughter of the duke of Medina-Sidónia, urged him to accept the offer saying, I'd rather be Queen for one day than duchess for a lifetime. He accepted the leadership of the rebellion, which was successful, and was acclaimed João IV of Portugal on December 1, 1640.
After the accession of the Braganças to the throne, the duchy was linked to the Crown and the Duke of Bragança became the traditional title of the heir to the Crown, together with or alternate to Prince of Beira, much as Prince of Wales is in the United Kingdom. The fief itself became merged in the crown.
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