Princess Francisca, Duchess of Braganza

Dona Maria Francisca was a member of the House of Orléans-Braganza and the wife of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the Portuguese throne. She 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 in 1942, a union that was seen as a reconciliation between the two branches of the Portuguese Royal House. Together they had three sons, the eldest of whom, Duarte Pio, is the current pretender to the throne.

Citizenship

Brazil, Portugal

Born

September 8, 1914

Died

January 15, 1968