Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza

Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza , is the pretender to the former Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Miguelist Braganzas, to whom Duarte Pio belongs as greatgrandson of King Miguel I, is a cadet branch of the House of Braganza. With the extinction of maleline dynasts descended from Queen Maria II in 1932, King Miguels descendants became the only maleline Braganzas left and the closest maleline heirs to the Portuguese throne .

Duarte Pio Joo Miguel Gabriel Rafael was born onMay 1945 in Bern, Switzerland, as the first of three sons of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Maria Francisca of OrlansBraganza. His father was the grandson of King Miguel I, while his mother was a greatgranddaughter of King Pedro IV , who was King Miguel Is older brother. Through his father, he is a member of the Miguelist branch of the House of Braganza. Duarte Pios godparents were Pope Pius XII, Queen Amlie and his greataunt Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimares. From his birth, Duarte Pio has held the honorific styling of Dom and the styling of His Royal Highness and, until the death of his father, he held the titles of Prince of Beira and Duke of Barcelos.

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