Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, pron. IPA, is the 24th Duke of Braganza and the pretender to the throne of Portugal. |birthplace=Berne, Switzerland |image= |regnal=none |title=Duke of Braganza |throne=Portugal |pretend from=December 24, 1976 - present |year=1910 |king=Manuel II |relationship=third cousin once removed |house=House of Bragança |father=Duarte Nuno |mother=Maria Francisca de Orleans e Bragança |spouse=Isabel de Herédia |children=Afonso, Maria Francisca, Dinis

Duarte II of Braganza ("Duarte Nuno Fernando Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Francisco Xavier Raimundo António de Bragança"; September 23 1907-December 24 1976), IPA pron. was a claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1920 until his death.

Miguel II of Bragança, (full name "Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança") (September 19, 1853- October 11, 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920. He used the title Duke of Braganza. Miguel was born in Kleinheubach Castle near Miltenberg, Bavaria, during the exile in Germany of his father, former King Miguel I of Portugal.

Teodósio of Braganza or Teodósio of Portugal was a Portuguese Prince son of John IV of Portugal (first king of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luiza de Guzman (Luísa de Gusmão). In 1645 he was given the title of Prince of Brazil, a new crown-princely position thus created. Also, his father granted him the duchy as 10th Duke of Braganza, presumably after his uncle Duarte died in 1649.

Joseph of Braganza, Prince of Brazil <small>KGF</small>, (August 20 1761 - September 11 1788), was Duke of Braganza, Prince of Beira, Prince of Brazil and heir presumptive to the throne of Portugal as the oldest son of Queen Maria I of Portugal and her King consort Peter III of Portugal. Joseph was born at the Palace of Ajuda near Lisbon. His grandfather created him Prince of Beira, this being the first time when the title was given to a male.

Maria I of Portugal, "the Pious" (Lisbon December 17 1734 - March 20 1816 in Rio de Janeiro) was the daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal, the eldest of four daughters. Her mother Marianne Victoria of Borbón was daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. At the day of her birth, her grandfather, king John V of Portugal, created her the Princess of Beira. When her father, Joseph I, succeeded to the throne in 1750, …

Teodósio II of Bragança, (1568, Vila Viçosa - 1630) was the 7th Duke of Bragança. He was the son of João of Bragança (1543-1583) by his wife, princess Catarina of Portugal (1540-1614). As a child Teodósio was brought to the court and made page of king Sebastian I of Portugal. The king was very fond of him and in 1578 insisted on taking him to Africa in his expedition against the king of Morocco. This military campaign was doomed.

Maria Francisca Benedita of Braganza (pron. ; "Maria Francisca Benedita Ana Isabel Antónia Lourença Inácia Teresa Gertrudes Rita Joana Rosa de Bragança") (July 25 1746 - August 18 1829) was a Portuguese infanta, the youngest daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Marianne Victoria of Borbón. Maria Francisca Benedita was born in Lisbon. On February 21 1777 she married her nephew, Joseph, Prince of Beira, …

Carlota Joaquina Teresa of Spain was a Queen consort of Portugal. She was the eldest daughter of King Carlos IV of Spain (1748-1819) and his wife Maria Louisa of Parma (1751-1819). She was born in Aranjuez. On 8 May 1785 she was officially married (consummated on 9 January 1790 in Lisbon), the future João VI, King of Portugal and the Algarves, King of Brazil, the second son of Queen Maria I of Portugal and the late King Consort Pedro III of Portugal.

Edward of Portugal - (Lisbon, October 7 1515-Lisbon, September 20 1540). 4th Duke of Guimarães and Prince of Portugal, was the sixth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon. In 1537 he married Isabel of Braganza, daughter of James, 4th Duke of Braganza, who was dowried as the "Duchess of Guimaraes" in her own right. This marriage produced three children: *Maria of Guimarães (1538-1577), married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza.

Miguel I ("Miguel Maria do Patrocínio João Carlos Francisco de Assis Xavier de Paula Pedro de Alcântara António Rafael Gabriel Joaquim José Gonzaga Evaristo de Bragança"; Lisbon, October 26, 1802 - Karlsruhe, November 14, 1866) was the second son of King John VI of Portugal and Charlotte of Spain, and the 30th (or 31st according to some historians) King of Portugal and Algarves between 1828 and 1834, during the Portuguese civil war.

Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo-Bragança, also known as Hilda Toledano, the pseudonym she used to write books, claimed to be an illegitimate child of King Carlos I of Portugal. She also claimed that Carlos had recognized her as his daughter and given her the same rights and honours as other princes of Portugal. From 1957 she used the title "Duchess of Braganza" and made an active claim to be the rightful queen of Portugal.

Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (born "Pedro de Alcántara Gastão João Maria Filipe Lourenço Humberto Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança" on 19 February 1913 in Eu, France) is the titular 6th Prince of Grão Pará, and head of the non-dynastic Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.

Prince Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal and Duke of Braganza <small>KG</small> was the elder son of King Carlos I of Portugal and the 21st Duke of Braganza. Luís Filipe was born in Lisbon, the elder son of Carlos, Duke of Braganza (later King Carlos I of Portugal) and of his wife Princess Amélie of Orléans. Luís Filipe was granted the titles of Prince of Beira and Duke of Barcelos, …

Infante Afonso of Portugal, Prince of Beira born 25 March 1996, is the oldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife Isabel de Herédia. He is a member of the House of Braganza the royal house of Portugal. After his father, he is next in line to the titular Portuguese throne and the future Duke of Braganza. When he was born, Afonso became Prince of Beira, the Portuguese equivalent of Prince of Wales.

Prince of Brazil was a title used in the Kingdom of Portugal, normally conferred on the heir of the royal House of Braganza. The title was created by King John IV of Portugal on 27 October 1645 in favor of his eldest son and heir Prince Teodósio, soon after Portugal had got rid of its Spanish rulers. During the 1645-1822, the Prince of Brazil was always conferred to the heir apparent of the throne, who also received the title of Duke of Braganza.

Marie Valerie, Archduchess of Austria (April 22, 1868 - September 6, 1924) was the fourth and last child of Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria-Hungary and Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria ("Sissi"). Her given name was Marie Valerie Mathilde. Princess Marie Valerie was born at Ofen (Buda) in Hungary. The Empress Elisabeth was especially attached to Marie Valerie, …

Rui de Pina (1440-1521), was a Portuguese chronicler. His name is sometimes spelled: Ruy de Pina. Pina was a native of Guarda. He acted as secretary of the embassy sent by King John II of Portugal to Castile in the spring of 1482, and in the following September returned there as sole envoy. He was present at the execution of Fernando II, Duke of Braganza at Evora in 1483, and in 1484 went to Rome as secretary of an embassy to Pope Innocent VIII.

Afonso VI, King of Portugal, or "Affonso" (Old Portuguese), (August 21, 1643 - September 12, 1683) was the twenty-second (or twenty-third according to some historians) king of Portugal and the Algarves, the second of the House of Braganza, known as "the Victorious" (Portuguese "o Vitorioso"). At the age of three, Afonso suffered an illness that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body, as well as leaving him mentally unstable.

John IV, King of Portugal was the king of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer ("João o Restaurador"). John was born at Vila Viçosa and succeeded his father Teodósio II as Duke of Braganza when the latter died insane in 1630.

Joseph I of Portugal, "the Reformer", 25th (or 26th according to some historians) King of the Kingdom of Portugal and Algarves, was born in Lisbon, on June 6, 1714. He was the third child of King John V of Portugal and his wife Mary Anne Josepha of Austria. Joseph had an older brother, Peter, but he died at the age of two. At the death of his elder brother, José became Prince of Brazil as the heir-apparent of the king, and 15th Duke of Braganza.

John V, King of Portugal, 24th (or 25th according to some historians) king of Portugal and the Algarves, was born "John-Francis-Anthony" in Lisbon and succeeded his father Peter II in December 1706, and was proclaimed on January 1 1707. His father had long suffered from lack of heirs, and the relatively new royal house of Braganza was indeed on the verge of going extinct—the king had only one surviving (though sickly) daughter from his first marriage, …

Dr. Jorge Maria O'Neill was the head of one of the Irish Royal Families, the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, which has resided in Portugal since the 18th century. He was officially recognized by the heraldic societies throughout Europe as titular Prince and Count of Clanaboy, but has refused to use the title, preferring instead the style O'Neill of Clannaboy.

Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil (full name: "Pedro de Alcântara Francisco Antônio João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim de Bragança e Bourbon"), known as "Dom Pedro Primeiro", 28th (or 29th according to some historians) king of Portugal and Algarves.

John VI, King of Portugal, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves (later changing the title to just King of Portugal and Algarves, since Brazil was recognized independent in 1825) was born in Lisbon on 13 May 1767, and received the title of prince of Brazil in 1788. He was the 27th (or 28th according to some historians) Portuguese monarch. João was born as the second son of Maria Francisca of Portugal, the then Princess of Brazil and her husband, …

Afonso V, King of Portugal KG, or "Affonso" (Archaic Portuguese), "the African" (Port. "o Africano"), 12th king of Portugal and the Algarves (List of Portuguese monarchs) was born in Sintra on January 15 1432 and died in Lisbon in August 28 1481. He was the oldest son of king Duarte of Portugal by his wife, Infanta Eleanor of Aragon. Afonso V was only six years old when he succeeded his father in 1438.

João II, King of Portugal KG, "the Perfect Prince", fourteenth king of Portugal and the Algarves was born in Lisbon in March 3 1455 and died in Alvor in October 25 1495. He was the son of king Afonso V of Portugal by his wife, Isabel of Coimbra, princess of Portugal. John II succeeded his father briefly in 1477 when the king retired to a monastery, but only became king in 1481.

Maria II da Gloria, named "Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga" was Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1853. The daughter of the future King Pedro IV (Emperor of Brazil as Pedro I) and his first wife, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine Josepha Caroline, herself a daughter of Emperor Franz I of Austria, …

Carlos I, King of Portugal KG pron. IPA ; Eng. "Charles"), "the Martyrized" - (Lisbon, September 28 1863 - Lisbon, February 1 1908) named "Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão de Bragança" was the 33rd (or 34th according to some historians) and penultimate King of Portugal and Algarves.

Pedro V, King of Portugal KG, "the Hopeful" (Lisbon, September 16, 1837 - November 11, 1861 in Lisbon) was the 31st (or 32nd according to some historians) King of Portugal and Algarves from 1853 to 1861. He was the oldest son of Queen Maria II and her King-Consort Ferdinand II and was born in his mother's reign. He became 19th Duke of Braganza as he was Heir Apparent to the throne. Pedro was an unusually conscientious and hard-working monarch who, …

Dr. Hugo Ricciardi O'Neill is the current head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century. He is officially recognized by the offices of arms throughout Europe as titular Prince and Count of Clanaboy, but he refuses to use this title, using instead the style O'Neill of Clannaboy.

Catarina of Guimarães, Infanta of Portugal, Duchess consort of Braganza, was a claimant to the throne of Portugal following the death of King Henry I of Portugal in 1580. She was the second daughter of Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (Sixth son of Manuel I of Portugal) and was married to Duke John I of Braganza, a descendant of earlier Portuguese monarchs, and an important feudal prince in Portugal. The Duchess had several children, of whom dom Teodosio de Braganza, …

John I, 6th Duke of Braganza <small>KGF</small> (1543-Vila Viçosa 1583). In 1563 he married Catherine, Princess of Portugal, his cousin and daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Guimarães and Isabel of Braganza (John's aunt). After the disaster of the Battle of Alcazarquivir, where heirless King Sebastian of Portugal died, the aged Cardinal Henry of Portugal had become King. Because Henry was old and was not allowed to have legitimate children, …

Afonso I, Duke of Braganza was the eighth Count of Barcelos and the first Duke of Braganza. Historians believe he was born in Veiros, Alentejo, as a natural son of Portuguese King John I and Inês Pires, the daughter of a Jewish cobbler. He married Beatriz Pereira Alvim, daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira, general of the kingdom, and heir of the most opulent house of the kingdom. Afonso was present in 1415 when the Portuguese conquered Ceuta.