Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Braganza
Noble person
1914 – 1968
Who was Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Braganza?
D. Maria Francisca, Princess Royal of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza, was a Brazilian princess who married Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the Portuguese throne. A member of the House of Orléans-Braganza, by her birth to Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão Para, her marriage to the Duke of Braganza reunited the two branches of the House of Braganza, the Brazilian and Portuguese branches, which had been split since 1826. The Duke and Duchess had three sons, the eldest of whom, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is the current pretender to the throne of Portugal.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1914
Eu - Also known as
- Dona Maria Francisca, Princess of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Braganza
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
(1942/10/15 - 1968/01/15) - Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
(1942/10/13 - 1968/01/15)
- Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Jan 15, 1968
Lisbon
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on July 23, 2013
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