The title Marquis of Vila Viçosa (in Portuguese Marquês de Vila Viçosa) was created by royal decree, dated May 25, 1455, by King Afonso V of Portugal)...

Vila Viçosa, the former seat of the Dukes. Fernando II's only other surviving son, Dinis of Braganza, married Beatriz de Castro Osório, Countess of Lemos...

Fernando I of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]; 1403 – 1 April 1478) was the 2nd Duke of Braganza and the 1st Marquis of Vila Viçosa, among...

The Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (also known as The Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Vicosa; Portuguese: Ordem de Nossa Senhora...

The Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese: Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa) is a royal palace in Portugal, located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da...

controlled by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The third child and second son of King John V, Joseph became his father's heir as an...

important to historians of international trade as when he died in 1563, the contents of the family's main palace in Vila Vicosa, were inventoried in their...

21st Duke of Braganza, 20th Marquis of Vila Viçosa, 28th count of Barcelos, 25th count of Ourém, 23rd count of Arraiolos and 22nd count of Neiva. Luís...

Jaime of Braganza. Seeking to demonstrate the power of the House of Braganza after his wealth was returned, Jaime declined to live at Vila Viçosa Castle...

of Portugal and the Algarves Duke of Braganza Duke of Guimarães Marquis of Vila Viçosa Count of Guimarães Count of Arraiolos Count of Ourém Count of Neiva...

of Braganza was the most powerful noble house in the Kingdom of Portugal (with its seat at Vila Viçosa) and one of the most powerful ones in all of the...

Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The early part of Maria's reign witnessed growth in Portugal's economy. Maria had a number of national buildings...

João's title of His Excellency and his rights of chancellery. He died at Vila Viçosa in 1583. Through his marriage with Infanta Catherine of Guimarães were...

Duke of Bragança (1604–1656), crowned King John IV of Portugal in December 1, 1640 Duarte of Bragança (1605–1649), Lord of Vila do Conde Catarina of Bragança...

crown: Duke of Braganza Duke of Barcelos Duke of Guimarães Marquis of Vila Viçosa Count of Ourém Count of Barcelos Count of Faria and Neiva Count of Arraiolos...

1908. On that day, the royal family returned from the Ducal Palace in Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the carriage carrying King...

marry Joanna and invade Castile, but leading nobles, namely the Marquis of Vila Viçosa, opposed this conviction. Afonso sent an envoy to assess support...

Marquis of Vagos Marquis of Valada Marquis of Vale Flor Marquis of Valença Marquis of Viana Marquis of Vila Flor Marquis of Vila Real Marquis of Vila...

Afonso I of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 10 August 1377 – 15 December 1461) was the first duke of Braganza and the eighth count of Barcelos...

Catherine of Braganza is often credited with popularising the custom of drinking tea in England. Catherine was born at the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa as the...

overseas empire in 1759, largely at the behest of the Marquis of Pombal. Peter III had taken some of his early education from the Jesuits, explaining...

Castle of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese: Castelo de Vila Viçosa/Castelo e cerca urbana de Vila Viçosa) is a castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora...

The monarchs of Brazil (Portuguese: monarcas do Brasil) were the imperial heads of state and hereditary rulers of Brazil from the House of Braganza that...

Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989. Genealogy of Duke Teodósio I of Braganza (in Portuguese) VILA-SANTA, Nuno, "O Duque como conselheiro: D. Teodósio...

Maria Amanda de Paranaguá (daughter of João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, the 2nd Marquis of Paranaguá, a member of the Liberal Party and later Prime Minister)...

On the eve of his death in 1656, the Portuguese Empire was at its territorial zenith, spanning the globe. John IV was born at Vila Viçosa and succeeded...

of Austria and his step-grandmother Amélie of Leuchtenberg. Prime Minister and former regent Pedro de Araújo Lima (then-Viscount and later Marquis of...

House of Orléans-Braganza (Portuguese: Casa de Orléans e Bragança) is by legitimacy, the imperial house of Brazil formed in 1864, with the marriage of the...

Master of the Order of the Tower and Sword Grand Master of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa Sovereign and Grand Mistress of the Order...

of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George of Parma Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa Grand...