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Afonso I, first Duke of Braganza and founder of the House of Braganza Isabel of Braganza was the first to intermarry with the royal family, as wife of Infante João, Constable of Portugal. The House of Braganza originated with Afonso I, an illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal, founder of the House of Aviz, and Inês Pires.
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.
Bragança (Portuguese: [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃sɐ] ⓘ; Mirandese: Bergáncia), also known in English as Braganza (/ b r ə ˈ ɡ æ n z ə / brə-GAN-zə, US also /-ˈ ɡ ɑː n-/- 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.
Articles relating to the House of Braganza, a cadet branch of the House of Aviz. The founder was Afonso I, Duke of Braganza , an illegitimate son of John I of Portugal . Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Braganza .
It was for many centuries the seat of the House of Braganza, one of the most important noble houses in Portugal. Braganza was the ruling house of the Kingdom of Portugal from 1640 until 1910, when King Manuel II , titular head of the family, was deposed in the 5 October 1910 Revolution which brought in a Republican government.
The marriage of Afonso (1st Duke of Braganza) and Beatriz, daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira started the House of Braganza. During their time, Afonso V (1438-1481) raised Bragança to city status. During the reign of King Manuel I (1495-1521), the town and its castle's architecture and site plan were recorded by Duarte de Armas in his Book of ...
Dom Afonso I of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation:; 10 August 1377 – 15 December 1461) was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza , the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal.
An engraving showing the ruins of the Paços dos Duques de Bragança The Terreiro da Misericórdia, showing the shadowy figure of the Palace in the background (right). The residence was ordered to be built in the first quarter of the 15th century (likely 1420 to 1422) by Afonso, Count of Barcelos, the illegitimate son of John, and future Duke of Braganza, following his return to Portugal after ...