Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
The Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa is a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Braganza, the former Portuguese Royal Family. The current Grand Master of the Order is Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the Head of the House of Braganza.
Grand Cross star and sash
Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, the seat of the Dukes of Braganza
Breast Star of the Grand Cross and sash insignia of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza is the current Duke of Braganza and a claimant to the dormant Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Miguelist Braganzas, to whom Duarte Pio belongs as great-grandson of King Miguel I, is a cadet branch of the House of Braganza. With the extinction of male-line dynasts descended from Queen Maria II in 1932, King Miguel's descendants became the only male-line Braganzas remaining and the closest male-line heirs to the defunct Portuguese throne.
Duarte Pio in 2008
Duarte Pio often speaks on behalf of Portugal and the monarchist cause.