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The Most Serene House of Braganza (Portuguese: Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine dynasty (dinastia Brigantina), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.
Bragança (Portuguese: [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃sɐ] ⓘ; Mirandese: Bergáncia), also known in English as Braganza (/ brəˈɡænzə / brə-GAN-zə, US also /- ˈɡɑːn -/ -GAHN-), [1][2] is a city and municipality in north-eastern Portugal, capital of the district of Bragança, in the Terras de Trás-os-Montes subregion of Portugal.
The House of Braganza (Sereníssima Casa de Bragança in Portuguese), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (Dinastia Brigantina), is one of the most significant royal houses in European and global history.Originating in Portugal, the dynasty not only ruled Portugal and its empire for centuries but also became a central figure in the monarchic systems of the Americas through the establishment ...
The House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[1] (also known as the House of Saxe-Coburg-Braganza or the Constitutional Branch of the Braganzas) [2] is a term used to categorize the last four rulers of the Kingdom of Portugal, and their families, from 1853 until the declaration of the republic in 1910.
House of Bragança, ruling dynasty of Portugal from 1640 to 1910 and of the empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1889. The first duke of Bragança was Afonso (d. 1461), an illegitimate son of the Portuguese king John I. When Portugal gained its independence from Spain in 1640, João II, 8th duke of Bragança, ascended the Portuguese throne as John IV.
Bragança, city and concelho (municipality), northeastern Portugal. It lies on a branch of the Sabor River in the Culebra Mountains, 105 miles (170 km) northeast of Porto on the border with Spain. Originally, Bragança was a Celtic city known as Brigantia; it later became the Juliobriga of the Romans.
A gorgeous old city in two parts, Bragança’s high ground is ruled by the citadel and castle, while on the banks of the Fervença River below is the new town. Truth be told, the new town isn’t very new either, as the former cathedral here is from the 1500s.
Braganza – Braganza of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha D. Pedro IV, National Coach Museum King Dom Pedro IV , “the Liberator”, eldest son of King Dom João VI and Queen Dona Carlota Joaquina de Bourbon.
The House of Bragança, was founded by Dom Afonso, 1st Duke of Bragança, illegitimate son of King Dom João I, first king of the Royal House of Avis, heir of Royal House of Borgonha (Burgundy). He married Dona Brites Pereira, daughter of Blessed Constable D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, Count of Ourém.
Bragança is in the northeast part of Portugal, about 255 km (158 miles) from Porto, 515 km (320 miles) from Lisbon and 22 km (14 miles) from the Spanish border and is close to some towns in Spain such as Zamora, León and Salamanca.