The Dukes of Guimarães

Guimarães

Guimarães Municipality is located in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party.-Parishes:-Economy:...

was an Nobility

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 title

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 granted by King Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V of Portugal

Afonso V KG , called the African , was the twelfth King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to his conquests in Northern Africa.-Early life:...

 in 1475, to Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza. The king just upgraded the previous title of count of Guimarães), that he granted to the same Duke of Braganza, some years before (in 1464).

When Isabel of Braganza married Infante Duarte, King Manuel I of Portugal

Manuel I of Portugal

Manuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal...

 youngest son, her brother, Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza

Teodósio I of Braganza was the 5th Duke of Braganza. He was son of Jaime, 4th Duke of Braganza, and succeeded his father in the House of Braganza when he died, in 1532....

 ceded the dukedom

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 as her dowry, and Duarte became the 4th duke of Guimarães. As their son (Duarte II, 5th duke of Guimarães) died without issue, the dukedom returned to the crown, but was soon granted again to the House of Braganza

House of Braganza

The Most Serene House of Braganza , an important Portuguese noble family, ruled the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial Empire, from 1640 to 1910...

, when king Philip III of Portugal

Philip IV of Spain

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, gave it to John II, 8th Duke of Braganza

John IV of Portugal

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List of the Dukes of Guimarães

1. Ferdinand II, Duke of Braganza (1430-1483). Count of Guimarães (1464), Duke of Guimarães (1475);
2. Jaime, Duke of Braganza
   Jaime, Duke of Braganza
   James was the older son of Ferdinand II, 3rd Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Isabella of Viseu and he became the fourth Duke of Braganza following his father's death.His father and one of his uncles were...
   
    (1479-1532);
3. Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
   Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
   Teodósio I of Braganza was the 5th Duke of Braganza. He was son of Jaime, 4th Duke of Braganza, and succeeded his father in the House of Braganza when he died, in 1532....
   
    (1510-1563);
4. Infante Duarte I, 4th Duke of Guimarães (1515-1540);
5. Infante Duarte II, 5th Duke of Guimarães (1541-1576);
6. John II, 8th Duke of Braganza
   John IV of Portugal
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    (1604-1656). Became King of Portugal in 1640;
7. Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães
   Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães
   Infanta Adelgundes of Portugal, Duchess of Guimarães was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Miguel of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. A member of the House of Braganza by birth, Adelgundes became a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma through her marriage to...
   
    (1858-1946), daughter of King Miguel I of Portugal, married Prince Henry, Count of Bardi
   Prince Henry, Count of Bardi
   Prince Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi was the youngest son and child of Charles III, Duke of Parma and his wife Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, the eldest daughter of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry and Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies.Henry was thus a...
   
    (son of Charles III of Parma);
8. Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
   Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
   Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza , is the 24th Duke of Braganza and a pretender to the throne of Portugal.-Birth and education:...
   
    (born 1945), current Duke of Braganza
   Duke of Braganza
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External links

• Genealogy of the Dukes of Guimarães in Portuguese