Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra
| Henrique | |||||
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| Duke of Coimbra | |||||
| Born |
6 November 1949 Bern, Switzerland |
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| Died | 14 February 2017 (aged 67) Ferragudo, Portugal |
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza | ||||
| Mother | Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Henrique Nuno João Miguel Gabriel Rafael |
D. Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (6 November 1949 – 14 February 2017) was an Infante of Portugal and a member of the former Portuguese Royal Family as the youngest son of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. Infante Henrique was fifth in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne at the time of his death. His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910.
Henrique Nuno João Miguel Gabriel Rafael was born on 6 November 1949, in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza.
In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Infante Henrique's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which he did along with his parents and elder brothers in 1952.
D. Henrique died on 14 February 2017 aged 67.
Infante Henrique's styling as Duke of Coimbra:
Infante Henrique has been decorated with the following:
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