José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga

José
Archbishop of Braga
Born	May 6, 1703 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	June 3, 1756 Ponte de Lima
Burial	Sete Fontes
House	House of Braganza
Father	Pedro II of Portugal
Mother	Francisca Clara da Silva

José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ]; English: Joseph; Lisbon, May 6, 1703-Ponte de Lima, June 3, 1756) was a natural son of Portuguese King Peter II and a Portuguese lady named Francisca Clara da Silva.

He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga in 1739 and was consecrated in 1741.

He built in Braga the Sete Fontes a water supply system.

He is buried in the same city.

He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga, son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.