Infante António of Portugal () (Lisbon, 15 March 1695 - Lisbon, 20 October 1757) was a

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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 th ...

'' (prince), the third surviving son of Peter II,

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, and his wife

Maria Sophia of Neuburg pt, Maria Sofia Isabel , succession = Queen consort of Portugal , reign = 11 August 1687 – 4 August 1699 , spouse = , issue = João, Prince of BrazilJohn V of Portugal Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja Infa ...

Life

António Francisco Xavier Benedito Teodósio Leopoldo Henrique was born in Lisbon on March 15, 1695.

Death

He died unmarried and without legitimate issue in the same city on October 20, 1757 and is buried at the

Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty The Pantheon of the House of Braganza ( Portuguese: ''Panteão da Casa de Bragança''), also known as the Pantheon of the Braganzas (''Panteão dos Bragança''), is the final resting place for many of the members of the House of Braganza, located ...

, in Lisbon. Through his natural son, Duarte, he is an ancestor of famous Brazilian lawyer and writer José de Alencar.

Ancestry

1695 births 1757 deaths People from Lisbon Portuguese infantes 17th-century Portuguese people 18th-century Portuguese people Burials at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Sons of kings {{Portugal-royal-stub