Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra
D. Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 6 November 1949) is an Infante of Portugal and a member of the former Portuguese Royal Family as the youngest son of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. Infante Henrique is fifth in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne.[1] His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910.
Life
Henrique Nuno João Miguel Gabriel Rafael was born on 6 November 1949, in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza.
In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Infante Henrique's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which he did along with his parents and elder brothers in 1952.[1]
Titles, honours, and styles
Titles and styles
Infante Henrique's styling as Duke of Coimbra:
Honours
Infante Henrique has been decorated with the following:
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| 16. John VI of Portugal |
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| 8. Miguel I of Portugal | |
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| 17. Carlota Joaquina of Spain |
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| 4. Miguel, Duke of Braganza | |
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| 18. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg |
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| 9. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |
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| 19. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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| 2. Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza | |
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| 20. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 18) |
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| 10. Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |
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| 21. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 19) |
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| 5. Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |
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| 22. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein |
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| 11. Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein | |
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| 23. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau |
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| 1. Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra[1] | |
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| 24. Louis, Duke of Nemours |
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| 12. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu | |
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| 25. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| 6. Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão Para | |
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| 26. Pedro II of Brazil |
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| 13. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil | |
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| 27. Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies |
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| 3. Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza | |
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| 28. Count Johann Nepomuk Dobržensky de Dobrženicz |
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| 14. Johann Vaclav II, Count Dobržensky de Dobrženicz | |
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| 29. Maria Friederike Wanczura von Rzehnicz |
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| 7. Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz | |
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| 30. Josef Kottulinsky von Kottulin |
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| 15. Elisabeth Josefa Kottulinsky von Kottulin | |
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| 31. Adelheid von Attems-Heiligenkreuz |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ‘’Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 738-742, 748-749, 756-759 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
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* also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples, § also an infante of Spain, # also an archduke of Austria, ‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil, ¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony ƒ claimant infante |