Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu

For the son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza, see Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu.

Miguel

Duke of Viseu

Born

3 December 1946
Bern, Switzerland

Full name
Miguel Rafael Gabriel Xavier Teresa Maria Felix

House

House of Braganza

Father

Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza

Mother

Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza

Religion

Roman Catholic

D. Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu (born 3 December 1946) is an Infante of Portugal as a member of the Portuguese Royal Family. The second child of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza, the Duke of Viseu is fourth in the Line of succession to the former Portuguese throne. His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910.

Early life

Miguel Gabriel Rafael Xavier Teresa Maria Felix was born on 3 December 1946, in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. Since birth, Miguel has held the honorific styling of Dom and the styling of His Highness, alongside the titles of Infante of Portugal and Duke of Viseu.

In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Infante Miguel's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which they did in 1952.

Portuguese Royal Family

HRH The Duke of Braganza
HRH The Duchess of Braganza

HH The Duke of Viseu
HH The Duke of Coimbra

Titles, honours, and styles

Main article: List of titles and honours of the Portuguese Crown

Titles and styles

3 December 1946 – present His Highness The Duke of Viseu

Infante Miguel's styling as Duke of Viseu:

The Most Serene Infante Miguel of Portugal, 8th Duke of Viseu

Honours

Infante Miguel has been decorated with the following honours:

Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^[1]
Grand Cross of The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu

16. John VI of Portugal

8. Miguel of Portugal

17. Carlota Joaquina of Spain

4. Miguel, Duke of Braganza

18. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

9. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

19. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

2. Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza

20. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 18)

10. Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

21. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 19)

5. Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

22. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein

11. Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

23. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

1. Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu

24. Louis, Duke of Nemours

12. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu

25. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

6. Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão Para

26. Pedro II of Brazil

13. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil

27. Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies

3. Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza

28. Count Johann Nepomuk Dobržensky de Dobrženicz

14. Johann Vaclav II, Count Dobržensky de Dobrženicz

29. Maria Friederike Wanczura von Rzehnicz

7. Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz

30. Josef Kottulinsky von Kottulin

15. Elisabeth Josefa Kottulinsky von Kottulin

31. Adelheid von Attems-Heiligenkreuz

References

↑ Membership of the Constantinian Order
↑ Distinguished Members Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.

Titles in pretence
Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz Born: 3 December 1946
Vacant Title last held by Infante Miguel Maximiliano	Duke of Viseu	Incumbent

Infantes of Portugal

The generations indicate descent from Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Habsburg through Infanta Isabel, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza.

1st generation	Infante Henrique Sancho I Infante João

2nd generation	Afonso II Infante Raimundo Infante Pedro, Count of Urgell Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders Infante Henrique

3rd generation	Sancho II Afonso III Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa

4th generation	Infante Fernando Dinis I Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre Infante Vicente

5th generation	Afonso IV Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria

6th generation	Infante Afonso Infante Dinis Pedro I Infante João

7th generation	Infante Luís Fernando I Infante Afonso Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos Infante Dinis, Lord of Cifuentes

8th generation	Infante Pedro Infante Afonso (1382) Infante Afonso (1390–1400) Duarte I Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu Infante João, Constable of Portugal Infante Fernando

9th generation	Infante João Afonso V Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu Infante Duarte Infante Pedro, Constable of Portugal Infante João, Prince of Antioch Cardinal-Infante Jaime of Coimbra Infante Diogo, Constable of Portugal

10th generation	João, Prince of Portugal João II Infante João, Duke of Viseu Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu Infante Duarte of Viseu Infante Dinis of Viseu Infante Simão of Viseu Infante Afonso of Viseu Manuel I

11th generation	Afonso, Prince of Portugal Infante João Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* João III Infante Luís, Duke of Beja Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda Cardinal-Infante Afonso Henrique I (The Cardinal-King) Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães Infante António Infante Carlos

12th generation	Afonso, Prince of Portugal Manuel, Prince of Portugal Filipe, Prince of Portugal Infante Dinis João Manuel, Prince of Portugal Infante António Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães

13th generation	Sebastião I Carlos, Prince of Asturias§# Diogo, Prince of Portugal and Asturias§# Filipe II§# Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugalƒ

14th generation	Filipe III§# Infante Carlos§# Cardinal-Infante Fernando§# Infante Alfonso Mauricio§#

15th generation	Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Portugal and Asturias§# Infante Francisco Fernando§# Teodósio, Prince of Brazil Afonso VI Pedro II

16th generation	João, Prince of Brazil João V Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja Infante António Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém

17th generation	Pedro, Prince of Brazil José I Infante Carlos Pedro III Infante Alexandre

18th generation	None

19th generation	José, Prince of Brazil Infante João (1762) Infante João Francisco João VI

20th generation	Francisco António, Prince of Beira Pedro I of Brazil & IV of Portugal Miguel I Infante Pedro Carlos§

21st generation	Miguel, Prince of Beira João Carlos, Prince of Beira Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganza Infante Sebastião§

22nd generation	Pedro V¶ Luís I¶ Infante João, Duke of Beja¶ Infante Fernando¶ Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra¶ Infante Leopoldo¶ Infante Eugénio¶ Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu Infante Francisco José Infante Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza

23rd generation	Carlos I¶ Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto¶ Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra

24th generation	Luís Filipe, Prince Royal¶ Manuel II¶ Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto

* also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples, § also an infante of Spain, # also an archduke of Austria, ‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil, ¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony ƒ claimant infante

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