Dukes of Porto

Dukes of Porto
The Coat of Arms of Dinis of Branganza 4th Duke of Porto.

Duke of Porto (in Portuguese Duque do Porto) was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the status of royal dukedom, associated with the Portuguese royal house, created in 1833, by Queen Maria II of Portugal for herself, in honor of the city of Oporto, due its loyalty to the liberal cause she represented.

From then on, this title became associated with the second male child of the monarch.

The dukes of Porto

  1. Queen Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853)
  2. King Luís I of Portugal (1838-1889), the second male child of Queen Maria II of Portugal
  3. Infante Afonso of Braganza (1865-1920), the second male child of King Luís I of Portugal
  4. Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto (b.1999), the second male child of Duarte Pio (current Duke of Braganza)

See also

  • List of Portuguese Dukedoms

External links


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