Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza

Maria Francisca
Duchess of Braganza (more...)
Maria Francisca in 1942
Born8 September 1914
Château d'Eu, Eu, France
Died15 January 1968(1968-01-15) (aged 53)
Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
Chagas de Cristo Convent,
Vila Viçosa
Spouse
(m. 1942)
Issue
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Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Miguel Rafael, Duke of Viseu
Henrique Nuno, Duke of Coimbra
Names
Maria Francisca Amélia Luísa Vitória Teresa Isabel Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga
HouseOrléans-Braganza
FatherPedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará
MotherCountess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

Dona Maria Francisca (8 September 1914 – 15 January 1968) was the daughter of Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, head of the Petrópolis line of the House of Orléans-Braganza. She married Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, pretender to the Portuguese throne, with whom she had three sons, the eldest of whom, Duarte Pio, is the current pretender.