'' Dom'' Henrique de Bragança, Duke of Coimbra (6 November 1949 – 14 February 2017) was , as the youngest son of

Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza '' Dom'' Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (23 September 1907 – 24 December 1976) was the claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as both the Miguelist successor of his father, Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, and later as the head of th ...

, Head of 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 ...

. His brother,

Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (Portuguese: ''Duarte Pio de Bragança'': born 15 May 1945) is the current Duke of Braganza, claimant to the title of King of Portugal of the dormant Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Mig ...

, is the current head of the royal family.

Life

''Henrique Nuno João Miguel Gabriel Rafael'' was born on 6 November 1949, in

Bern, Switzerland german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

, to

, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. His full name ended with ''Miguel Gabriel Rafael'', a naming tradition of the House of Braganza that honors the three archangels in the

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. In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Henrique's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which he did along with his parents and elder brothers in 1952.

Death

D. Henrique died on 14 February 2017 aged 67 in

Ferragudo Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km². Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Po ...

, Portugal.VIP - D. Henrique, irmão de D. Duarte de Bragança, morre aos 67 anos
/ref> Henrique was fifth in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne at the time of his death.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)

Ancestry

References

1949 births 2017 deaths

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