José Of Braganza, High Inquisitor Of Portugal

José of Braganza, High Inquisitor of Portugal (

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

, 8 September 1720 – Lisbon, 31 July 1801) was a

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clergyman, and the illegitimate son of

John V of Portugal Dom John V ( pt, João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 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 17 ...

and

Paula de Odivelas Mother Paula of Odivelas (Paula Teresa da Silva e Almeida; 17 June 1701 – 4 July 1768 Portuguese Inquisition The Portuguese Inquisition ( Portuguese: ''Inquisição Portuguesa''), officially known as the General Council of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal, was formally established in Portugal in 1536 at the request of its king, John III. ...

. He was one of the three

Children of Palhavã The ''children of Palhavã'' (Portuguese ''Meninos de Palhavã'') were three male natural sons of King John V of Portugal (1706–1750), which were recognised by the monarch in a document issued in 1742, which was published only after the death of t ...

. 1720 births 1801 deaths 18th-century Portuguese people 19th-century Portuguese people Clergy from Lisbon Illegitimate children of John V of Portugal Burials at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Sons of kings {{Portugal-royal-stub