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  Beira Mozambique information accommodation tourism and tourist destinations in Mozambique
Beira is the capital of Sofala province and the biggest town in central Mozambique, Beira is Mozambique's second biggest city and harbour situated at the mouth of the Pungoe River.
Sofala lies 45 kms to the south of Beira and was an Arab trading post from the 10th centuary.
Beira was named after the Portuguese crown prince Dom Luis Filipe, who was born about this time and whose title was Prince of Beira.
www.mozambiquehappenings.co.za /Beirahomepage.htm   (175 words)

  
  BEIRA - LoveToKnow Article on BEIRA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
In October 1905 a considerable reduction was made in railway rates and in port Sues and customs, with the object of re-attracting to the port the transit trade of the interior, and in 1907 a branch of the Rhodesian customs was opened in the town.
BEIRA, an ancient principality and province of northern and central Portugal; bounded on the N. by Entre Minho e Douro and by Traz os Montes, E. by the Spanish provinces of Leon and Estremadura, S. by Alemtejo and Portuguese Estremadura, and W. by the Atlantic Ocean.
Beira has a warm and equable climate, except in the mountains, where the snowfall is often heavy.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BEIRA.htm   (913 words)

  
 Port of Beira, Mozambique
Beira, which is now Moçambique's second largest city, took its name from the Portuguese crown prince D Luis Filipe, who had been given the title Prince of Beira - the latter place being a region in central Portugal.
Beira port has a total of 11 berths stretching over a total length of 1994 meters, excluding berth number 1, which is reserved as a fishing harbor.
Beira is 319km from the Zimbabwe border at Machipanda and 685km by good condition road from Malawi via Nova Vanduzi.
www.ports.co.za /beira.php   (1239 words)

  
 The Amazon Throne: The Orleans-Braganza of Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Francisca of Braganza was married to Prince Philippe of Bourbon-Orleans, the fourth son of King Louis-Philippe of France; Januaria of Brazil was married to Prince Louis of the Two-Sicilies, Count of Aquila, brother of Empress Theresa.
Prince Affonso of Brazil was born in 1845 and his arrival brought a further closeness to the loveless union of his parents.
Prince Imperial Dom Luis of Brazil and his wife were the parents of three children: Dom Pedro-Henrique, who married Princess Maria of Bavaria; Dom Luis who died unmarried; and Donna Pia-Marie, who married Count René de Nicolaÿ.
www.eurohistory.com /braganza.html   (5175 words)

  
 BEIRA - Online Information article about BEIRA
Beira is administratively divided into the districts of See also:
time Beira (Aveiro and Coimbra), coinciding with the former coastal province of Douro.
The Agueda and C6a, tributaries of the Douro, drain the eastern plateaus of Beira; the Vouga rises in the Serra da Lapa, and forms the lagoon of AveirQ at its mouth; the Mondego springs from the Serra da Estrella, passes through Coimbra, and enters the See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BEIRA.html   (856 words)

  
 Beira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
In the Celtic mythology of Scotland, Beira (mythology) was mother to all the gods and goddesses.
Beira, Portugal is the name of a region (and former province) in north central Portugal.
Prince of Beira is a title of the Portuguese peerage
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Beira.htm   (136 words)

  
 CROWN PRINCE FACTS AND INFORMATION
A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.
It should however be noted that, although it is often used as a generic term for heir apparent, it is seldom an official title in the European monarchies.
Thái_tử was the term used by past dynasties of Vietnam for their crown princes.
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 The Former Ruling House of Portugal, 1939-1945
Duarte Pio, Prince of Beira, Infante of Portugal, born at Berne, Switzerland, on May 15, 1945.
Spouse: Ferdinand II, King of Portugal, né Prince of
Maria Ana, Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Beira, Infanta Gabriel of Spain (1768-1788)
gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu /royalty/houses/braganca.htm   (460 words)

  
 Prince of Beira -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Prince of Beira -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Prince of Beira is a title in the peerage of (A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)) Portugal, normally given to the heirs to the throne.
It was however attributed to persons of the royal family especially esteemed by the sovereign.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/prince_of_beira.htm   (221 words)

  
 Maria II of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 1 January 1836 she married the cultured and able Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who ruled with her as King Consort.
Antonia, (1845-1913) who married prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Signaringen and was the mother of King Ferdinand I of Romania
Maria II is remembered as a good mother and a kind person, who always acted according to her convictions in an attempt to help her country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_II_of_Portugal   (786 words)

  
 Portuguese (including Brazilian) Royal Family
Maria died giving birth to her stillborn daughter, Infanta Eugenio Prince Ferdinand was the King Consort of Portugal.
Fabrizio Massimo (Prince of Roviano and Duke of Anticoli Corrado)
Prince Enrico is a brother of Duke Roberto of Bourbon-Parma
www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Portuguese_Royal_Family.htm   (1495 words)

  
 TCS - MEMBERSHIP
PORTUGAL: HRH Prince Dom Duarte, Duke of Braganza (1978-)
SAXONY: HRH Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1968-)
W\RTTEMBERG: HRH Prince Carl, Duke of W\rttemberg (1975-) Heir: HRH Prince Friedrich
www.put.com /~monarchy/claimlist.html   (590 words)

  
 Namnlöst dokument
H.R.H. Dom Afonso, Prince of Beira, Infant of Portugal
Prince Duarte Pio and Queen Margrethe II are fifth cousins.
Prince Duarte Pio and Queen Elizabeth II are fifth cousins.
www.warholm.nu /FAQport.html   (881 words)

  
 European royalty--Portuguese monarchs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Their daughter Antonia married Prince Leopold Hohenzollern of Romania and their elest son became King Ferdinand I of Romania.
Duarte Pio, Prince of Beira, Infante of Portugal was born at Berne, Switzerland, on May 15, 1945.
Prince Alfonso was born in Lisbon during 1996.
histclo.hispeed.com /royal/por/royal-porm.htm   (2380 words)

  
 Maria I of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
She married her father's younger brother, Pedro, in 1760 and later became the first Queen of Portugal, and the 26th (or 27th according to some historians) Portuguese monarch.
Her first act as queen was to dismiss the unpopular prime-minister, the Marquis of Pombal, following the brutal treatment given to the Távoras in the Tavora affair.
The aged Queen died at Rio de Janeiro in 1816 and the Prince Regent succeeded her as King John VI of Portugal and Brazil.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Maria-I-of-Portugal.htm   (507 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Beira Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Beira can mean one of the following: In the Celtic mythology of Scotland, Beira was mother to all the gods and goddesses.
Beira is a Portuguese admnistrative region, encompassing several districts Bei...
Beira is a Portuguese admnistrative region, encompassing several districts
www.ipedia.com /beira.html   (145 words)

  
 JOHN VI OF PORTUGAL FACTS AND INFORMATION
''o Clemente''), 27th (or 28th according to some historians) King of Portugal (1769-1826) was born in Lisbon on 13_May 1769, and received the title of prince of Brazil in 1788.
In 1792 he assumed the reins of government in name of his mother, Queen Maria I, who had declined into a mental illness (perhaps due to porphyria).
Maria Teresa de Bragança (1793-1874), Princess of Beira.
www.beatlesfacts.com /John_VI_of_Portugal   (452 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
arrival in Portugal, Dom Miguel was declared Prince Regent of Portugal.
was married to Prince Louis of the Two-Sicilies, Count of Aquila, brother of Empress Theresa.
Prince Imperial Dom Luis of Brazil and his wife were the parents of three children: Dom
worldroots.com /brigitte/famous/o/orleansbraganza.htm   (4287 words)

  
 Former European Monarchs, Claimants, Consorts, and Heirs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
HIRH Archduke Otto, Crown Prince of Austria & Hungary
married 1975 to Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia (1944-1977)
HRH Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
www.angelfire.com /in3/theodore/royfacts/former_old2.html   (183 words)

  
 Brazil2
Styled Prince of Beira at birth, and became Prince of Brazil 24
Prince Regent of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 16
May 1810, her maternal first cousin, Admiral-General H.R.H. the Serene Prince Señor Don Pedro Carlos Antonio Rafael José Javier Francisco Juan Nepomuceno Tomas de Villanueva Marcos Marcelino Vicente Ferrer Raymundo Nonato Pedro de Alcántara Fernando de Borbón y Braganza, Infant of Spain (b.
4dw.net /royalark/Brazil/brazil2.htm   (1602 words)

  
 DUKE OF BRAGANZA FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
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.
9th Teodósio III, Duke of Braganza, Prince of Portugal (1634-1645-1653).
14th José II, Duke of Braganza, Prince of Portugal (1761-1788) Eldest son of Queen Maria I. 15th King João VI of Portugal (João IV, Duke of Braganza) (1767-1826)
www.witwib.com /Duke_of_Braganza   (1287 words)

  
 Crown Prince World Encyclopedia, India encyclopedia, Featured Articles, Cover Stories, World wide Informations @ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Duke of Braganza, Prince of Beira and/or Prince of Brazil (titles of the Portuguese heir after 1640)
Prince of Orange (House of Orange-Nassau) (The Netherlands)
Prince of Wales (England, Great Britain, United Kingdom)
www.mirchigold.com /index.php?title=Crown_Prince   (264 words)

  
 Hotéis em Beira - Hotel em Mealhada - Campo do Tênis - Palace Hotel Bussaco
Later in the 19th Century, the Portuguese royal family commissioned an Italian operatic scene painter and architect to build a summer palace and hunting lodge in the Buçaco Forest.
The building (see photo above) was completed in 1907, shortly before the assassination of the king and crown prince.
The king's Swiss chef obtained government permission to turn the palace into a hotel in 1910, and guests have been wallowing in pseudo-Manueline architecture and Edwardian comforts ever since.
www.jpmoser.com /palacedobussaco-a.html   (209 words)

  
 Hotel Prince Albert Monceau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Submitted on Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005 by A TripAdvisor Member, Wales, UK The Hotel was clean and comfortable.
Read more about Hotel Prince Albert Monceau at www.tripadvisor.com
You can also use TripAdvisor to compare prices and find the best deal on Hotel Prince Albert Monceau, Paris.
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 TCS - MEMBERSHIP
In instances where a bona fide dispute exists as to the theoretical succession, the symbol  appears; however, we make no judgment as to the validity or merits of any such disputed claims, but merely note that a dispute exists.
(Legitimist claimant: HRH Prince Luis Alfonso de Borbon, known to French legitimists as the Duke of Anjou and Bourbon)
(HH Prince Nicholas Romanoff also asserts a claim to be Head of the House of Romanoff)
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These agents are then controlled by techniques developed by scientists using drugs and psychological manipulation.
Note from the above site that the Duke of Braganca's son (Prince of Beira, Infante of Portugal), was born at Berne, Switzerland, on May 15, 1945--at a time when Allen Dulles was stationed there.
It's looking more and more like this group is behind the octopus.
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