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'' Afonso de Santa Maria (born 25 March 1996) is the eldest son of

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 Miguel ...

, head of the

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. As heir-apparent to his father, Afonso is styled as

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Early life

''Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael'' was born in

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, the eldest child of

Duarte Pio de Bragança 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 Migu ...

, and Dª. Isabel Inês Castro Curvello de Herédia. His full name ends with ''Miguel Gabriel Rafael'', a naming tradition of the

that honors the three archangels in the

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. On 1 June 1996, in the

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, Afonso was baptised by

Eurico Dias Nogueira Eurico Dias Nogueira (6 March 1923 – 19 May 2014) was a Portuguese Prelate of Catholic Church. Nogueira was born in Dornelas do Zêzere, Portugal and was ordained a priest on 22 December 1945. Nogueira was appointed bishop to the Diocese of ...

, Archbishop of Braga, Primate of all the Spains. His godparents are Princess Helene of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his maternal uncle, Afonso Miguel de Herédia. Immediately after his baptism at the Sé Cathedral of Braga, the young prince was consecrated in nearby

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to ''Nossa Senhora da Oliveira'', (Our Lady of the Olive Tree), where his ancestor King

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(founder of the

House of Aviz The House of Aviz (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Casa de Avis''), also known as the Joanine Dynasty (''Dinastia Joanina''), was a dynasty of Portuguese people, Portuguese origin which flourished during the Portuguese Renaissance, Renaissance ...

), along with his illegitimate son

Afonso, Duke of Braganza Dom Afonso I of Braganza (; 10 August 1377 – 15 December 1461) was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos. He founded the House of Braganza, the most powerful and wealthy dynasty in Portugal. His descendants became high-ra ...

(founder of the

), had been to thank her for his victory at the battle of

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and her husband

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Education

Afonso's education has included

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on the

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in Lisbon, and

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, a Catholic Public School in the United Kingdom. He has a BA in Political Science and International Relations from the

Catholic University of Portugal The Catholic University of Portugal (Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Portuguesa'', pronounced nivɨɾsiˈðad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ, also referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is a concordat university (non-state-run univers ...

at the Institute for Political Studies in

Succession

Afonso is first in the line of succession to the Portuguese Crown, as heir to his father, the

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Public role

In August 2018 Afonso joined as an intern in the Social and Pre-Hospitalar Emergency Department, the Voluntary Fire Brigade of Lisbon, following in the foot steps of

Afonso, Duke of Porto Infante D. Afonso of Braganza, Duke of Porto (; 31 July 1865 in Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon – 21 February 1920 in Naples, Italy) was a Portuguese Infante of the House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Cobur ...

, who was Honorary Commander of the same brigade. The decision to join the fire brigade came after discussing Portugal's summer fires with his family and friends. In recognition of his family's connections to

Timor Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is East Timor–Indonesia border, divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western p ...

, Afonso was made an honorary

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in September 2014, when he and his family visited the country to attend the second Senate session of the Liurais Association, which represents the descendants of the island's tribal kings.

Honours

;Foreign * SMOM-gcs

Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion (

Sovereign Military Order of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...

) *

Knight Grand Cross of the

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(

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) ;Dynastic * 436px ribbon bar of the Order of the Rose (Brazil)

Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Rose ( Brazilian House of Orléans-Braganza) * Sacro Militare Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio

Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Castroan-Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeConstantinian
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Ancestry

References

External links

Official website of the Portuguese Royal Family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Braganca, Afonso de 1996 births Living people House of Braganza Portuguese infantes Portuguese princes Princes of Beira Dukes of Portugal Dukes of Barcelos Portuguese Roman Catholics People from Lisbon People educated at The Oratory School Knights of Malta Knights of the Holy Sepulchre