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Portuguese Royalty
House of Braganza


John IV
Children include
   Teodósio, Prince of Brazil
   Joana, Princess of Beira
Infanta Catarina, Queen of England
Afonso, Prince of Brazil
Infante Pedro, Duke of Beja
Afonso VI
Peter II
Children include
   Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira
João, Prince of Brazil
   Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja
Infante António
   Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém
Infanta Francisca Josefa
   Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval (natural daughter)
José, Archbishop of Braga (natural son)
John V
Children include
Infanta Maria Bárbara, Queen of Spain
José, Prince of Brazil
Pedro, Prince of Brazil
Joseph I
Children include
Maria Francisca, Princess of Beira
Infanta Maria Ana Francisca Josefa
Infanta Maria Francisca Doroteia
    Benedita, Dowager Princess of Brazil
Maria I and Peter III
Children include
   José, Prince of Brazil
João, Prince of Brazil
Infanta Mariana
John VI
Children include
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
Infanta Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain
Infante Pedro, Prince of Brazil
   Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina
Infanta Isabel Maria
Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Infanta Maria da Assunção
   Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Duchess of Loulé
Peter IV (I of Brazil)
Children include
Infanta Maria da Glória, Duchess of Porto
   Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Princess Francisca, Princess de Joinville
Peter II of Brazil
Michael I
Children include
   Infanta Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime
   Miguel II, Duke of Braganza
   Infanta Teresa, Archduchess of Austria
Infanta Maria Josefa, Duchess in Bavaria
   Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Countess di Bardi
Infanta Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Infanta Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma
Grandchildren include
   Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
Great-Grandchildren include
   Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Maria II and Ferdinand II
Children include
Pedro, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza
Infante Luís, Duke of Porto
   Infante João, Duke of Beja
Infanta Maria Ana
Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
   Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
Grandchildren include
Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza
Great-grandchildren include
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza
Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja

Joseph of Braganza (full name: José Francisco Xavier de Paula Domingos António Agostinho Anastácio de Bragança, pron. IPA /ʒu'zɛ/), (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. He was the heir apparent of his mother Maria, the then Princess of Brazil and proclaimed heiress of the crown.

On February 21 1777, when he was 15 years old, he married his 30-year-old aunt Maria Francisca Benedita. They had no children. Three days after their wedding, Jose's grandfather and Benedita's father the old king Joseph died, and his mother succeeded as queen regnant. Infante José became the new crown prince, being accorded the titles Prince of Brazil and 16th Duke of Braganza.

Joseph died at the age of 27 of smallpox. Upon Joseph's death, his younger brother John became heir to the throne and the new Prince of Brazil.

Joseph is buried in the national pantheon at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon.

 


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