Duke of Lafões

The title Duke of Lafões (in Portuguese "Duque de Lafões") was created under the decree of February 17, 1718 of King John V of Portugal in favour of his nephew, Pedro Henrique de Bragança, 1st Duke of Lafões, son of the Infante Miguel de Bragança, an illegitimate son of King Peter II of Portugal and a French lady, named Anne Armande Pastre de Verger.

The title was later passed on to his brother, João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões, the most famous Duke of this title.His mother, Luisa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne, Duchess of Lafões was the first to use this title.

List of the Dukes of Lafões

Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne, Duchess of Lafões (1694-1729), maried to Infante Miguel of Braganza (natural son of king Peter II of Portugal), was the first to use this title. However, she is not included in the list of Dukes, once King John V's decree granted the title to Luísa's older son:
#Pedro Henrique de Bragança, 1st Duke of Lafões (1718-1761);
#João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões (1719-1806);
#Ana Maria de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 3rd Duchess of Lafões (1797-1851);
#Caetano Segismundo de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 4th Duke of Lafões (1856-1927);
#Afonso de Bragança, 5th Duke of Lafões (1893-1946), before he was 2nd Duke of Miranda do Corvo;
#Lopo de Bragança, 6th Duke of Lafões (1921-2008), a Pianist;
#Afonso Caetano de Barros e Carvalhosa de Bragança, 7th Duke of Lafões (1956-).

Genealogical Summary

The House of Lafões descends from the mariage between Infante Miguel of Braganza (King Peter II's natural son) and Luísa-Casimira, 30th representative of the House of Sousa, 5th Countess of Miranda do Corvo and 2nd Marchioness of Arronches.

Peter II Charles-Joseph<---------->Mariana Luisa de Sousa (1648-1706) (1661-1713) | (1672-1743) King of Portugal Prince of Ligne | 2nd. Marchioness of Arronches
| 5th Countess of Miranda do Corvo

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John V Miguel of Braganza<------------->Luísa-Casimira (1689-1750) (1699-1724) | de Sousa Nassau e Ligne King of Portugal Infante | (1694-1729)
| Duchess of Lafões
| 6th Countess of Miranda do Corvo

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| | "Royal House of Portugal" Pedro-Henrique João-Carlos (1718-1761) (1719-1806) 1st.Duke of Lafões 2nd.Duke of Lafões


"House of Lafões"

ee also

*Duke of Miranda do Corvo
*Marquis of Arronches
*Count of Miranda do Corvo
*List of Portuguese Dukedoms

External links

* [http://www.geneall.net/P/tit_page.php?id=657 Genealogy of the Dukes of Lafões]