Duke of Viseu (in Portuguese ''Duque de Viseu'') was a
Portuguese
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Royal Dukedom created in 1415 by King
John I of Portugal for his third male child,
Henry the Navigator
''Dom'' Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator ( pt, Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15t ...
, following the conquest of
Ceuta
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.
When
Henry the Navigator
''Dom'' Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator ( pt, Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15t ...
died without issue, his nephew,
Infante Ferdinand of Portugal
Infante Fernando of Portugal (''Fernando Maria Luís de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança''; 23 July 1846 – 6 November 1861) was the fourth son of Queen Maria II of Portugal and King-consort Fernando II and a member of the House of Braganza. ...
(King
Edward, King of Portugal's younger son), who was already
Duke of Beja
Duke of Beja ( pt, Duque de Beja) was an aristocratic Portuguese title and royal dukedom, associated with the Portuguese Royal House.
List of the Dukes of Beja
# Infante Fernando, 2nd Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), King Duarte I's third son (se ...
, inherited the Dukedom of Viseu and, when his younger son became King of Portugal as
Manuel I, this became a royal Dukedom.
List of the Dukes of Viseu
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Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu (1394–1460),
King João I's fourth son (third surviving);
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Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), also 1st Duke of Beja,
King Duarte I's third son (second surviving);
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Infante João, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), also 2nd Duke of Beja, Infante Fernando's eldest son;
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Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu
Infante Diogo of Viseu (1450–1484) was the second son of Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, and his wife Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu.
History
In 1472, when his older brother John, Duke of Viseu, died without issue, Diogo inherited his titles and estat ...
(1450–1484), also 3rd Duke de Beja, Infante Fernando's second son;
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King Manuel I
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, ...
(1469–1521), Infante Fernando's seventh son (third surviving);
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Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu (1521–1577),
King Manuel I
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, ...
's daughter from his third marriage;
Claimants
Following the
establishment of the Portuguese Republic, the following individuals have claimed to be the Dukes of Viseu:
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Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu
Prince Miguel of Braganza, Duke of Viseu (22 September 1878 – 21 February 1923) was a member of the exiled branch of the House of Braganza. The eldest son of the Miguelist pretender to the throne of Portugal he married an American heiress in ...
(1878–1923),
Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança; 19 September 1853 – 11 October 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne ...
's elder son from his first marriage;
#Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu (born 1946),
Prince Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza's second son.
See also
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List of Portuguese Dukedoms
The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attribute ...
Bibliography
*”Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" – Vol. I, pages 272/295; Vol. III, pages 544/546. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon 1989.
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Dukedoms of Portugal
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabi ...
1415 establishments in Portugal