Joseph, Archbishop of Braga

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Portuguese Royalty
House of Braganza

John IV
Children include
   Teodósio, Prince of Brazil
   Princess Joan
   Princess Catherine
   Prince Afonso
   Prince Peter
Afonso VI
Peter II
Children include
   Princess Isabel Luísa
   Prince John
   Francis, Duke of Beja
   Prince Anthony
   Prince Manuel
   Princess Francisca Josefa
   Luísa, Duchess of Cadaval (natural daughter)
   Joseph, Archbishop of Braga (natural son)
John V
Children include
   Princess Barbara
   Prince Joseph
   Prince Peter
Joseph
Children include
   Princess Maria Francisca
   Princess Maria Ana
   Princess Maria Francisca Doroteia
   Princess Maria Francisca Benedita
Maria I and Peter III
Children include
   Joseph, Prince of Beira
   Prince John
   Princess Maria Ana
John VI
Children include
   Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
   Princess Maria Isabel
   Prince Pedro
   Princess Maria Francisca
   Princess Isabel Maria
   Prince Michael
   Princess Maria da Assunção
   Princess Ana de Jesus
Peter IV (I of Brazil)
Children include
   Princess Maria da Glória
   Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil
   Francisca, Princess of Brazil
   Peter II of Brazil
Michael
Children include
   Miguel II, Duke of Braganza
Maria II and Ferdinand II
Children include
   Prince Peter
   Prince Louis
   John, Duke of Beja
   Princess Maria Ana
   Princess Antónia
   Augustus, Duke of Coimbra

José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (English: Joseph; Lisbon, May 6 1703-Ponte de Lima, June 3 1756) was a natural son of Portuguese King Peter II and a Portuguese lady named Francisca Clara da Silva.

He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga in 1739 and was sacred in 1741. He is burried in the same city.

He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.




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