Duke of Lafões (in Portuguese, ''Duque de Lafões''; ) is a Portuguese

title of nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the rea ...

created under the decree of February 17, 1718, of King

John V of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dom'' John V (; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reig ...

and granted to his nephew, ''Dom'' Pedro Henrique de Bragança, the building force behind Palacio do Grilo and first son of

Infante 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 the ...

Miguel de Bragança, the latter an illegitimate son of King

Peter II of Portugal '' Dom'' Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed the Pacific (''Português:'' O Pacífico) was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own ...

and Anne Armande Pastre de Verger. Pedro's mother, Luisa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne was the first to use this title. The title was later passed on to his brother, João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, the most famous Duke of this title.

List of dukes of Lafões

Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne, Duchess of Lafões (1694–1729), married to

Miguel of Braganza (natural son of Peter II, King of Portugal), was the first to use this title. However, she is not included in the list of Dukes, as King John V's decree granted the title to Luísa's older son: #D. Luísa Antónia Inês Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne (1694-1729) #D. Pedro Henrique de Bragança e Ligne Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1718-1761) #D. João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1719-1806) #D. Ana Maria de Bragança e Ligne Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1797-1851) #D. Maria Carlota de Bragança e Ligne Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1820-1865) #D. Caetano Segismundo de Bragança e Ligne Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva (1856-1927) #D. Afonso de Bragança (1893-1946) #D. Lopo de Bragança (1921-2008) #D. Afonso Caetano de Barros e Carvalhosa de Bragança (1956-2021) #D. Miguel Bernardo de Casal Ribeiro Bravo de Bragança (1982)

Genealogical summary

The House of Lafões descends from the marriage between

Miguel of Braganza (King Peter II's natural son) and Luísa-Casimira, 30th representative of the House of Sousa and 6th Countess of Miranda do Corvo.

External links

Genealogy of the Dukes of Lafões, in Portuguese

Bibliography

*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. III, pages 665/669. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989. *"D.João Carlos de Bragança, 2º Duque de Lafões - Uma Vida Singular no Século das Luzes" - Nuno Gonçalo Monteiro and Fernando Dores Costa. Edições Inapa. 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Duke of Lafoes Lafoes Lafoes Portuguese noble families 1718 establishments in Portugal

List of dukes of Lafões

Genealogical summary

See also

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