José, Prince of Brazil
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| Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza (more...) | |||||
José, Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos;
Miguel António do Amaral, 1773; aged 12. |
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20 August 1761 Real Barraca, Ajuda, Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Died | 11 September 1788 (aged 27) Real Barraca, Ajuda, Portugal |
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| Burial | Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Spouse | Infanta Benedita of Portugal | ||||
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| House | House of Braganza | ||||
| Father | Pedro III of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Maria I of Portugal | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Full name | |
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| José Francisco Xavier de Paula Domingos António Agostinho Anastácio |
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Royal styles of José, Prince of Brazil |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sire |
D. José, Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ]; 20 August 1761 – 11 September 1788) was the heir apparent to the Kingdom of Portugal until his death in 1788, as the eldest child of Queen Maria I of Portugal and King Pedro III of Portugal, members of the House of Braganza
José died of smallpox at the age of 27, causing his younger and ill-prepared brother,Infante João, to become heir-apparent and eventually King. João's reign would be a turbulent one, seeing Napoleonic invasion of Portugal and the loss of the Portuguese Empire's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil.
José was born at the Real Barraca where the Palace of Ajuda in Lisbon stands today. He was named after his grandfather who was the ruling King of Portugal at the time of his birth. His grandfather created him Prince of Beira, this being the first time when the title was given to a male.
At the time of his birth, his parents were the Prince and Princess of Brazil, his mother the Heir presumptive of the king.
On 21 February 1777, when he was 15 years old, he married his 30-year-old aunt the Infanta Benedita of Portugal. Benedita was an attractive woman and the main candidate for the wife of José. The marriage was the express wish of the king José.
They had no children, however she miscarried twice: in 1781 and in 1786. Three days after their wedding, José's grandfather and Benedita's father the old King José died, and his mother succeeded as queen regnant. Infante José became the new crown prince, being accorded the titles Prince of Brazil and 14th Duke of Braganza.
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