House of Braganza
Also known as Fourth Dynasty of Portugal, Brigantine Dynasty, Most Serene House of Braganza, Dynasty of Braganza
Portuguese royal dynasty (1640-1853)
Key facts
- Parent house
- Portuguese House of Burgundy , by way of the House of Aviz
- Country
- Kingdom of Portugal Empire of Brazil United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
- Founded
- 30 December 1442 ; 583 years ago ( 1442-12-30 )
- Founder
- Afonso I, Duke of Braganza
- Current head
- Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
- Final ruler
- United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves: John VI (1822) Kingdom of Portugal: Manuel II (1910) Empire of Brazil: Pedro II (1889)
- Deposition
- Kingdom of Portugal: 1910 Implementation of the Republic Empire of Brazil: 1889 Proclamation of the Republic
- Cadet branches
- Agnatic: House of Lafões House of Valença House of Cadaval House of Melo de Portugal [ es ] House of Carvalho and Saldanha Non-agnatic: House of Bourbon-Braganza (Spain) House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Portugal) House of Orléans-Braganza (Brazil) House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza (Brazil)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
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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.
The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal of the House of Aviz, and would eventually grow into one of the wealthiest and most powerful noble houses of Iberia during the Renaissance period. The Braganzas came to rule the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after successfully deposing the Philippine Dynasty in the Restoration War, resulting in the Duke of Braganza becoming King John IV of Portugal, in 1640. The Braganzas ruled Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from 1640 and with the creation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, in 1815, and the subsequent independence of the Empire of Brazil, in 1822, the Braganzas came to rule as the monarchs of Brazil.