The Most Serene House of Braganza, also known as the Brigantine dynasty, is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.
Afonso I, first Duke of Braganza and founder of the House of Braganza
The Palace of the Dukes, in Guimarães, was seat of the House of Braganza from 1420 until Fernando II of Braganza was executed for treason by King João II in 1483.
Jaime I restored the Braganzas' status after his father's execution and built the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.
Constantino of Braganza was Viceroy of Portuguese India and led the 1st Portuguese invasion of Sri Lanka.
Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, commonly known simply as Dom Duarte, is the current Duke of Braganza and a claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Miguel
House of Braganza
…repealed the law of exile against the Braganzas, and Duarte Nuno moved to the country in 1952. Duarte Nuno was succeeded as pretender by his son, Duarte Pio of Braganza (born 1945). Duarte Pio served in the Portuguese Armed Forces and took the customary oath of allegiance to the Republic, but Portuguese monarchists…
Duarte Pio, speaking at a conference in 2008
Duarte Pio giving his annual speech at the Forty Conspirators dinner
In 2025, Duarte Pio attending the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Authorities at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima in Lisbon, presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin