Isabel, Duchess of Braganza

Who is Isabel, Duchess of Braganza?

D. Isabel, Princess Royal of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza, is a Portuguese businesswoman, noblewoman, and the wife of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the defunct Portuguese throne. Born to descendants of lesser Portuguese nobility, Castro Curvelo de Heredia worked as an assets manager prior to her marriage. Since becoming the Duchess of Braganza, Isabel has left the professional world, devoted her attention to her family, and become patron to several Portuguese charities and non-profit foundations. She and the Duke have had three children together, thus securing the continuation of the House of Braganza.