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  Struggle for the throne of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ranuccio Farnese (1569-1622), the hereditary duke of Parma and Piacenza, was the son of the late elder daughter of dom Duarte of Portugal, Duke of Guimaraes, the only son of Manoel I whose legitimate descendants survived at that time, Ranuccio was according to the feudal custom the first heir to the throne of Portugal.
Philip II of Spain managed to bribe the aristocracy of the kingdom with gold from the Americas in an effort to draw their support to his side.
He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown, and son of Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (who died as insane in 1630).
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 John IV of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was born at Vila Vicosa and succeeded his father, Teodosio II, as Duke of Braganza in 1630.
John married Luisa de Guzman, eldest daughter of the duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1633.
By the unanimous voice of the people he was raised to the throne of Portugal (of which he was held to be the legitimate heir) during the revolution effected on December 1, 1640 against the Spanish king, Philip IV.
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 Teodosio II, Duke of Braganza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teodósio II of Bragança, (1568, Vila Viçosa - 1630) was the 7th Duke of Bragança.
With the disappearance of king Sebastian in the battle, the new king was Cardinal Henry I of Portugal an old childless man. Teodósio was the son of princess Catarina, an ambitious woman that, with her husband the duke of Bragança, aspired to the throne.
Teodósio became duke in 1583 at his father's death and grew up to be a faithful servant of the Spanish king of Portugal.
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 Miguel II, Duke of Braganza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miguel II of Bragança, in English Michael II of Braganza (September 19, 1853- October 11, 1927) was the head of the Migueline line of the dynasty of Braganza, and claimed to have been the 22nd Duke of Bragança.
As the son of King Miguel, the duke was forbidden to enter Portuguese territory.
It is said that the emperor liked the duke immensely and granted him the privilege of extra-territoriality that allowed him to remain Portuguese, despite the rejection of Portugal.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg102 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Joao, Duke Of BRAGANZA was born in 1544 in Of, Vila Vicosa, Evora, Portugal.
Maria BRAGANZA was born on 8 Jun 1573 in, Villa Vicosa.
Teodosio II Duke Of BRAGANÇA was born on 28 Apr 1568.
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 Duke of Braganza Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
King John II of Portugal was very strict on were royal power should be and not to keen on allowing the development of a country inside his own.
João II's successor, king Manuel I of Portugal was uncle of Jaime and, in 1500 he recalled his nephew to Portugal, returning to him the titles and (part of) the lands of Bragança.
He was succeeded by Manuel II of Portugal but for a shortime: in October 5 1910, the Republic was instituted and the king exiled to England.
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 Duke of Braganza
King João II was very strict on where royal power should be and not to keen on allowing the development of a competing polity within his own borders.
Presently, the duke of Bragança and Portuguese heir is Duarte Pio of Bragança (born 1945).
The Duke of Bragança is sometimes described as the living representative of the country's history, with the birth of his children, the next generation of Portugeses ex-royals, becoming a focus of national celebration.
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 John II of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As a prince, João II accompanied his father in the campaigns in northern Africa and was made a knight by him after the victory in Arzila in 1471.
After the official accession to the throne in 1481, João II took a series of measures to curtail the overgrown power of his aristocracy and to concentrate power on himself.
The House of Braganza was outlawed, their lands confiscated and the duke executed in Évora.
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 John IV of Portugal - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown, see struggle for the throne of Portugal.
He was born at Vila Viçosa and succeeded his father, Teodósio II as Duke of Braganza when the latter died as insane in 1630.
His daughter Catarina married King Charles II of England.
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 DUKE OF BRAGANZA FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The tradition of the heir to the throne being titled Duke of Braganza has been revived by various pretenders after the foundation of the Republic in October_5 1910, to signify their claims to the throne.
King João II was very strict on what royal power should be, and not too keen on allowing the development of competing principalities within his own borders.
The Duke of Bragança is sometimes described as the living representative of the country's history, with the birth of his children, the next generation of Portugal's ex-royals, becoming a focus of national celebration.
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 Aviz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After a period of struggle for the throne of Portugal the Crown of Portugal was taken by the Spanish Habsburgs, even if only in a personal union that did not formally ended Portuguese independence.
Cardinal Henry (or Anthony I) was succeeded by king Philip II of Spain.
His domain would last until 1640, with the acclamation of the duke of Bragança as John IV of Portugal.
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 House_of_Braganza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He executed the third duke, Fernando II, for treason, based on letters written to the king of Castile.
By 1640 the wise policies of Philip II in respect of Portugal were long past.
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.
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He was the second son of queen Maria II da Glória and her king consort Fernão II von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
He was born in Alcochete as the son of prince Fernão of Portugal, Duke of Viseu and his wife Beatrice of Aveiro, princess of Portugal.Manõel grew up among the conspiracies among the aristocratic high nobility against king João II.
Pedro III was the brother of Maria's father king José I. Pedro III married Maria Francisca in 1760, at which time she was the heir to the throne then held by his brother José I. They had 6 children, of whom the eldest surviving son succeeded...
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 John I Of Portugal Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1430, his only surviving daughter, Isabella, married the Philip III, duke of Burgundy and enjoyed an extremely refined court in his lands; she was the mother of Charles the Bold.
Isabel (1397-1471), married to Philip III, duke of Burgundy
John, Duke of Aveiro (1400-1442), grandfather of Isabella of Castile
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Catherine of Braganza (25 November 1638 – 30 November 1705), or Catarina de Bragança was the queen consort of King Charles II of England.
Born in Lisbon, daughter of King John IV of Portugal (at the time Duke of Braganza) and his wife, Louise of Guzman (Medina-Sidonia).
Charles II married on May 3 or May 21, 1662, in Portsmouth, and her dowry brought Tangier and Bombay to British control.
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 1568   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Encyclopedia: Teodosio II, Duke of Braganza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Royal Family of Europe - Name Index - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
AUSTRIA, Rudolf II Duke Of b.1271 - Of, Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland
BAVARIA-MUNICH, Johann II Duke Of b.1341 - Of, Landshut, Niederbayern, Bavaria
BRAGANZA, Joao, Duke Of b.1544 - Of, Vila Vicosa, Evora, Portugal
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 King John Iv De Bragança Of Portugal / Queen Luiza Maria De Guzman Of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Father: Duke Teodosio Ii De Bragança Of Braganza Mother: Ana De Velasco Y De Gir
Name: Catherine Of Braganza Portugal [queen Of Englan Born: 25 Nov 1638 at Vila Vicosa, Lisbon, Portugal Died: 31 Dec 1705 at Bemposta, Palace, Lisbon, Portugal Husband: King Charles Ii Stuart Of England
Name: Pedro Ii De Bragança Of Portugal Born: 26 Apr 1648 at Lisbon Died: 9 Dec 1706 at Alcantara Wife: Maria Francisca Luisa De Savoie
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 Duke Juan Fernandez De Velasco De Frias / Maria Giron Y De Osuna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Duke Juan Fernandez De Velasco De Frias / Maria Giron Y De Osuna
Name: Ana De Velasco Y De Gir Born: 1585 at Of, Frias, Burgos, Spain Died: 7 Nov 1607 at Villa Vicosa, Evora Husband: Duke Teodosio Ii De Bragança Of Braganza
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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Her body rests beside her husband in Sao...
According to Portuguese law, the husband of a reigning queen could only be styled King after...
Her mother was Pedros first wife, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria, daughter of the last Roman emperor Franz II.
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 John VI of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ana de Jesus Maria de Bragança (Anne of Jesus Mary) (1806-1857), Infanta of Portugal, married Nuno de Moura Barreto, Marquis of Loulé, 1st Duke of Loulé and had issue.
Second Generation - Pedro II - Empress Teresa Cristina - Maria II da Glória - Princess Januária of Braganza - Princess Francisca of Braganza
Third generation - Princess Isabel the Redeemer - Gaston of Orleans, Count d'Eu
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