Gaspar of Braganza, Archbishop-Primate of Braga (
Lisbon
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, 8 October 1716 –
Braga
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, 18 January 1789) was a
Portuguese clergyman, and the illegitimate son of
John V of Portugal
''Dom (title), Dom'' John V (; 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 1706 until his death in 1750. His reig ...
and Madalena Máxima de Miranda. He was
Archbishop of Braga. He was one of the three
Children of Palhavã The ''children of Palhavã'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese ''Meninos de Palhavã'') were three male natural sons of King John V of Portugal (who reigned from 1706 to 1750), which were recognised by the monarch in a document issued in 1742, which ...
.
1716 births
1780 deaths
Gaspar
18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Portugal
Clergy from Lisbon
Illegitimate children of John V of Portugal
Sons of kings
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