The House of Bourbon-Braganza (
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: Casa de Borbón-Braganza;
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: Casa de Bourbon-Bragança) was an
Iberian noble house that had its origins in a royal marriage arranged in 1785 between
Gabriel of Bourbon, Infante of Spain and
Mariana Victoria of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal. Their descendants served as Dukes of Marchena, Durcal, Hernani, and Ansola.
History
Their surviving son,
Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain and Portugal (1786–1812), was brought up in the Portuguese court, first in Lisbon and, after 1807, in Rio de Janeiro. Until 1793, he was the only grandson of Queen Maria I, and therefore considered as a potential heir of the Portuguese throne. Similar to his father, he also married a Portuguese Infanta, his first cousin once removed
Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal (1793–1874).
[Jean-François Labourdette, ''Histoire du Portugal'', éd. Fayard, p. 496.]
They had one child
Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain
''Infante'' (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to th ...
(1811–1875), Infante of Portugal by royal edict (issued in 1812), but only became a Spanish Infante in 1824 by royal edict of
King Ferdinand VII of Spain, as he was only a distant descendant of
King Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
. When the
Portuguese Royal Family
The Most Serene House of Braganza ( pt, Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (''Dinastia Brigantina''), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese people, Portuguese origin which reigned in ...
returned to Europe, Sebastian went to live in Spain (1822); but, due to his support to the Carlist pretender, he returned to Portugal (1865), where
King Luís I gave him a warm reception.
The legitimate male line of the family has become extinct after the death of Manfredo, 1st Duke of Hernani, in 1979; the last member of the family was Leticía Fernanda de Borbón y Bosch-Labrús, who died in 2008. Yet there are still distant female-line descendants, represented among the Spanish nobility (Dukes of
Marchena,
Durcal, and
Ansola).
Genealogical Chart
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Infante Gabriel of Spain
Infante Gabriel of SpainSometimes called Gabriel de Borbón y Sajonia, Infante de España (12 May 1752 – 23 November 1788) was a son of King Charles III of Spain and his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony.
Biography
Born at the Palace of Portici ou ...
(1752–1788)
Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal (1768–1788)
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Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain and Portugal (1786–1812)
Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal (1793–1874)
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Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain
''Infante'' (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to th ...
(1811–1875)
Infanta María Cristina of Spain (1833–1902)
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Francisco María de Borbón y Borbón, 1st Duke of Marchena (1861–1923)
*****María Cristina de Borbón y Muguiro, 2nd Duchess of Marchena (1889–1981)
*****Elena de Borbón y Muguiro (1890–1909)
*****María de los Ángeles de Borbón y Muguiro (1895–1964)
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Pedro de Alcántara de Borbón y Borbón, 1st Duke of Dúrcal (1862–1892)
*****María Cristina de Borbón y Madán (1886–1985)
*****María Pía de Borbón y Madán (1888–1969)
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Fernando Sebastián de Borbón y Madán, 2nd Duke of Dúrcal (1891–1944)
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(1913–2002)
******Leticía Fernanda de Borbón y Bosch-Labrús (1915–2008)
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Luis de Jesús de Borbón y Borbón, 1st Duke of Ansola (1864–1889)
*****Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós, 2nd Duke of Ansola (1887–1942)
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Manfredo Luis de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós, 3rd Duke of Ansola and 1st Duke of Hernani (1889–1979)
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Alfonso María de Borbón y Borbón (1866–1934)
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Gabriel Jesús de Borbón y Borbón (1869–1889)
See also
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House of Bourbon
References
Bibliography
* Ricardo Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, ''Los desconocidos infantes de España'', Thassalia, 1996 {{ISBN, 9788482370545.
External links
Genealogy of the House of Bourbon-Braganza (French).
1785 establishments in Spain
2008 disestablishments in Spain