Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu

For the son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza, see Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu.

Miguel
Duke of Viseu
Born	(1946-12-03) 3 December 1946 Bern, Switzerland
Full name Miguel Rafael Gabriel Xavier Teresa Maria Felix
House	House of Braganza
Father	Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
Mother	Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza
Religion	Roman Catholic

D. Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu (born 3 December 1946) is an Infante of Portugal as a member of the Portuguese Royal Family. The second child of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza, the Duke of Viseu is fourth in the Line of succession to the former Portuguese throne. His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910.

Early life

Miguel Gabriel Rafael Xavier Teresa Maria Felix was born on 3 December 1946, in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. Since birth, Miguel has held the honorific styling of Dom and the styling of His Highness, alongside the titles of Infante of Portugal and Duke of Viseu.

In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Infante Miguel's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which they did in 1952.

Titles, honours, and styles

Main article: List of titles and honours of the Portuguese Crown

Titles and styles

• 3 December 1946 – present His Highness The Duke of Viseu

Infante Miguel's styling as Duke of Viseu:

• The Most Serene Infante Miguel of Portugal, 8th Duke of Viseu

Honours

Infante Miguel has been decorated with the following honours:

• Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
• Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
• Grand Cross of The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• Grand Cross of Royal Confraternity of Saint Teotonio

Ancestry

Family of Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu

16. John VI of Portugal               8. Miguel of Portugal                       17. Carlota Joaquina of Spain               4. Miguel, Duke of Braganza                             18. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg               9. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                       19. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               2. Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza                                   20. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 18)               10. Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                       21. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 19)               5. Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                             22. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein               11. Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein                       23. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               1. Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu                                         24. Louis, Duke of Nemours               12. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu                       25. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha               6. Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão Para                             26. Pedro II of Brazil               13. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil                       27. Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies               3. Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza                                   28. Count Johann Nepomuk Dobržensky de Dobrženicz               14. Johann Vaclav II, Count Dobržensky de Dobrženicz                       29. Maria Friederike Wanczura von Rzehnicz               7. Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz                             30. Josef Kottulinsky von Kottulin               15. Elisabeth Josefa Kottulinsky von Kottulin                       31. Adelheid von Attems-Heiligenkreuz

References

Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz Born: 3 December 1946
Titles in pretence
Vacant Title last held by Infante Miguel Maximiliano	Duke of Viseu	Incumbent