Afonso
Prince of Beira
Full name
Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança
House	House of Braganza
Father	Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Mother	Isabel de Herédia
Born	25 March 1996 (1996-03-25) (age 13) Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese Royal Family

HRH The Duke of Braganza HRH The Duchess of Braganza HRH The Prince of Beira HH Infanta Maria Francisca HH The Duke of Porto HH The Duke of Viseu HH The Duke of Coimbra HH Infanta Maria Adelaide

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Afonso, Prince of Beira (born 25 March 1996), is the "royal Prince of Portugal" as the elder son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the throne, and head of the deposed Portuguese Royal House.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Ancestry 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Afonso was born in Lisbon, the eldest child of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and Isabel de Herédia^[1]. As heir to his father, he bears the style Royal Highness, and title of Prince of Portugal. He is not however styled as an Infante of Portugal, as this title is traditionally reserved for the younger royal children, the result of a royal warrant issued in 1455 by Afonso V of Portugal, to celebrate the birth of the future John II.

On 1 June 1996, in the Cathedral of Braga, Afonso was baptised by Eurico Dias Nogueira, Archbishop of Braga and Primate of all the Spains. He received the names Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança. Since his birth he has been styled (10th) Prince of Beira and (20th) Duke of Barcelos. These are the titles traditionally reserved for the prince second in the line of succession to the throne.

His godparents are Princess Helene of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his uncle, Afonso Miguel de Herédia.^[2]

Immediately after his baptism at Sé de Braga, Braga's Cathedral, the young Prince was consecrated in nearby Guimarães to Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, (Our Lady of the Olive Tree), where his ancestor John I, founder of both the Aviz and the Braganza dynasties, along with his son Afonso, Duke of Braganza, had been to thank her for his victory at the battle of Aljubarrota, in 1385, against his niece Queen Beatrice of Portugal and her husband John I of Castile.

Afonso, Prince of Beira, will inherit his father's title Duke of Braganza, unless he predeceases him, the title formerly borne by the first in the line of succession to the throne. The Prince also has the title Duke of Barcelos, as this is the title traditionally borne by the eldest son of the Duke of Braganza.

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v • d • e Ancestors of Afonso, Prince of Beira

8. Miguel II, Duke of Braganza                       4. Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza                             9. Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenborg                       2. Duarte, Duke of Braganza                                   10. Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza                       5. Princess Maria Francisca of Orleans-Braganza                             11. Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky                       1. Afonso, Prince of Beira                                         12. Sebastião de Herédia                       6. Jorge de Herédia                             13. Maria Isabel da Glória Brotas Cardoso                       3. Isabel de Herédia                                   14. Leonel de Castro Curvelo                       7. Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvello                             15. Beatriz da Graça Fernandes Pinheiro

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[edit] External links

• Official website of the Royal House of Portugal

Afonso, Prince of Beira House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz Born: 25 March 1996
Portuguese royalty
Preceded by Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (current pretender)	Line of succession to the Portuguese throne 1st position	Succeeded by Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto

v • d • e Infantes of Portugal The generations indicate descent form Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Bourbon through Isabella of Portugal, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza. 1st Generation Infante Henrique • Sancho I • Infante João 2nd Generation Infante Raimundo • Afonso II • Infante Pedro, Count of Urgell • Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders • Infante Henrique 3rd Generation Sancho II • Afonso III • Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa • Infante Vicente 4th Generation Infante Roberto • Infante Fernando • Denis I • Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre • Infante Vicente 5th Generation Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria • Afonso IV 6th Generation Infante Afonso • Infante Dinis • Peter I • Infante João 7th Generation Infante Luís • Ferdinand I • Infante Afonso • Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos • Infante Dinis, Lord of Cifuentes 8th Generation Infante Pedro • Infante Afonso • Infante Afonso • Edward I • Infante Pedro, 1st Duke of Coimbra • Infante Henrique, 1st Duke of Viseu • Infante João, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz • Infante Fernando, the Saint Prince 9th Generation Infante Miguel^ • Infante Diogo, Constable of Portugal • Infante João • Peter V, King of Aragon • Infante João, Prince of Antioch • Afonso V • Cardinal-Infante Jaime • Infante Fernando, 2nd Duke of Viseu • Infante Duarte 10th Generation Infante João, 3rd Duke of Viseu • Infante Diogo, 4th Duke of Viseu • João, Prince of Portugal • John II • Infante Duarte  • Infante Diniz • Infante Simião • Infante Afonso • Manuel I 11th Generation Afonso, Prince of Portugal • Infante João • Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Asturias^  • John III • Infante Luís, 5th Duke of Beja • Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso • Cardinal-Infante Afonso • Henry, The Cardinal-King • Infante Duarte, 4th Duke of Guimarães • Infante António • Infante Carlos 12th Generation Afonso, Prince of Portugal • Manuel, Prince of Portugal • Filipe, Prince of Portugal • Infante Dinis • John Manuel, Prince of Portugal • Infante António 13th Generation Sebastian I • Carlos, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* • Manuel de Portugal** • Diogo Félix, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* • Philip II* • 14th Generation Philip III* • Infante Carlos* • Cardinal-Infante Fernando*  • Infante Alfonso Mauricio* 15th Generation Balthasar Charles, Prince of Portugal and Asturias* • Infante Francisco Fernando* • Teodósio, 1st Prince of Brazil • Afonso VI • Peter II 16th Generation João, 3rd Prince of Brazil • John V • Infante Francisco, 7th Duke of Beja • Infante António • Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém • 17th Generation Pedro, 5th Prince of Brazil • Joseph I • Infante Carlos • Peter III 18th Generation none 19th Generation José, 8th Prince of Brazil • Infante João Francisco • John VI 20th Generation Francisco António, 8th Prince of Beira • Peter I of Brazil & IV of Portugal • Miguel I • Infante Pedro Carlos* • Infante Carlos José Antonio* 21th Generation Miguel, 11th Prince of Beira • João Carlos, 12th Prince of Beira • Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil*** • Auguste de Beauharnais, Prince Consort^^ • Infante Miguel, 24th Duke of Braganza • Infante Sebastian* 22nd Generation Pedro V • Luís I • Infante João, 8th Duke of Beja • Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil*** • Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil*** • Infante Fernando • Infante Augusto, 3rd Duke of Coimbra • Infante Leopoldo  • Infante Eugénio Maria • Infante Miguel, 6th Duke of Viseu • Infante Francisco José • Infante Duarte Nuno, 25th Duke of Braganza 23rd Generation Carlos I • Afonso, Prince Royal and 3rd Duke of Porto • Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza • Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu • Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra Luís Filipe, Prince Royal • Manuel II • Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto • Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira • ^also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples *also an infante of Spain **claimant infante ***also an imperial prince of Brazil ^^only prince or infante by marriage