Jaime, Duke of Braganza
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Jaime of Braganza was the 4th Duke of Braganza and the 2nd Duke of Guimarães, among other titles. He saw his father Fernando II executed for treason, and his family exiled. After King John II’s death,
D. Jaime I; Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
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The Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa is a royal palace in Portugal, located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the municipality of Vila Viçosa, in the Alentejo, situated about 150 km eas
Jaime, Duke of Braganza
…his wealth was returned, Jaime declined to live at Vila Viçosa Castle (owing to its association with his father's betrayal and murder) and built the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa as his seat. It was a sumptuous Portuguese Renaissance palace in the Alentejo province of Portugal. Later in 1498, King Manuel I was to go on a diplomatic…
The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza, in Vila Viçosa
Early example of the Manueline style of the original Palace before reconstruction
João I, 6th Duke of Braganza
Tree-lined roadway to the palace, part of the remodelled grounds