Infante of Portugal

Portuguese Royal title for men

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Infante of Portugal (Portuguese: Infante de Portugal; f. Infanta), was the royal title of the Kingdom of Portugal, granted to the sons or daughters of the King and Princes of Portugal who were not the heir to the throne.[1][2] It was also used to denote a grandson or granddaughter in the male line of a reigning monarch. Female consorts of Infantes of Portugal automatically gained the title of nobility of Infanta when married.[3] Male consorts to Infantas of Portugal did not have an inherent right to the title of Infante upon marriage (cf., for instance, Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé).

## See also

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* Kingdom of Portugal
* Prince Royal of Portugal
* Prince of Brazil
* Prince of Portugal
* Prince of Beira
* House of the Infantado

## References

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1. ^ Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1870). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 439\. ISBN 9781107239401. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
2. ^ Speake, Jennifer; LaFlaur, Mark (2002). The Oxford essential dictionary of foreign terms in English (American ed.). Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 9780199891573.
3. ^ Redworth, Glyn (1 January 2003). The Prince and the Infanta: The Cultural Politics of the Spanish Match. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10198-0.

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Infantes of Portugal

The generations indicate descent from Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Habsburg through Infanta Isabel, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza.

1st generation|

* Sancho I

2nd generation|

* Afonso II
* Infante Pedro, Count of Urgell
* Infante Fernando, Count of Flanders

3rd generation|

* Sancho II
* Afonso III
* Infante Fernando, Lord of Serpa

4th generation|

* Dinis I
* Infante Afonso, Lord of Portalegre

5th generation|

* Afonso IV
* Infante Afonso, Lord of Leiria

6th generation|

* Pedro I

7th generation|

* Fernando I
* Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos
* Infante Dinis, Lord of Cifuentes

8th generation|

* Duarte I
* Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
* Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu
* Infante João, Constable of Portugal
* Infante Fernando

9th generation|

* Afonso V
* Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu
* Infante Pedro, Constable of Portugal
* Infante João, Prince of Antioch
* Cardinal-Infante Jaime of Coimbra
* Infante Diogo, Constable of Portugal

10th generation|

* João, Prince of Portugal
* João II
* Infante João, Duke of Viseu
* Infante Diogo, Duke of Viseu
* Manuel I

11th generation|

* Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
* Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Asturias*
* João III
* Infante Luís, Duke of Beja
* Infante Fernando, Duke of Guarda
* Cardinal-Infante Afonso
* Henrique I (The Cardinal-King)
* Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães

12th generation|

* Afonso, Prince of Portugal
* Manuel, Prince of Portugal
* Filipe, Prince of Portugal
* João Manuel, Prince of Portugal
* Infante Duarte, Duke of Guimarães

13th generation|

* Sebastião I
* Diogo, Prince of Portugal and Asturias§
* Filipe II§
* Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugalƒ

14th generation|

* Filipe III§
* Infante Carlos§
* Cardinal-Infante Fernando§
* Infante Alonso§

15th generation|

* Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Portugal and Asturias§
* Teodósio, Prince of Brazil
* Afonso VI
* Pedro II

16th generation|

* João, Prince of Brazil
* João V
* Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja
* Infante António
* Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém

17th generation|

* Pedro, Prince of Brazil
* José I
* Infante Carlos
* Pedro III
* Infante Alexandre

18th generation|

* None

19th generation|

* José, Prince of Brazil
* João VI

20th generation|

* Francisco António, Prince of Beira
* Pedro I of Brazil & IV of Portugal
* Miguel I
* Infante Pedro Carlos#

21st generation|

* João Carlos, Prince of Beira
* Pedro II of Brazil‡
* Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganzaƒ
* Infante Sebastião#

22nd generation|

* Pedro V¶
* Luís I¶
* Infante João, Duke of Beja¶
* Infante Fernando¶
* Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra¶
* Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseuƒ◙
* Infante Francisco Joséƒ◙
* Infante Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganzaƒ◙

23rd generation|

* Carlos I¶
* Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto¶
* Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganzaƒ

24th generation|

* Luís Filipe, Prince Royal¶
* Manuel II¶
* Afonso, Prince of Beiraƒ

* also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples, § also an infante of Spain and an archduke of Austria, # also an infante of Spain, ‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil, ¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony, ◙ also a prince of Braganza, ¤ title removed in 1920 as their parents' marriage was deemed undynastic, ƒ claimant infante

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Infantas of Portugal

The generations indicate descent form Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Habsburg through Infanta Isabel, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza.

| 1st generation|

* Urraca, Queen of León
* Teresa, Countess of Flanders
* Infanta Mafalda

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2nd generation|

* Teresa, Queen of León
* Infanta Sancha, Lady of Alenquer
* Mafalda, Queen of Castile
* Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara
* Berengária, Queen of Denmark

3rd generation|

* Leonor, Queen of Denmark

4th generation|

* Infanta Branca, Lady of Las Huelgas
* Infanta Sancha

5th generation|

* Constança, Queen of Castile and León
* Infanta Maria, Lady of Meneses and Orduña

6th generation|

* Maria, Queen of Castile and León
* Leonor, Queen of Aragon

7th generation|

* Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
* Infanta Beatriz, Countess of Alburquerque

8th generation|

* Beatriz, Queen of Castile and León
* Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy

9th generation|

* Leonor, Holy Roman Empress
* Infanta Catarina
* Joana, Queen of Castile and León
* Isabel, Queen of Portugal
* Beatriz, Lady of Ravenstein
* Infanta Filipa
* Isabel, Queen of Castile and León
* Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu

10th generation|

* Joanna, Princess of Portugal
* Leonor, Queen of Portugal
* Isabel, Duchess of Braganza

11th generation|

* Isabel, Queen of Spain
* Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy
* Infanta Maria, Duchess of Viseu

12th generation|

* Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal and Asturias
* Maria, Hereditary Princess of Parma
* Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza

13th generation|

* Isabel Clara, Archduchess of Austria*
* Catalina Micaela, Duchess of Savoy*

14th generation|

* Ana, Queen of France*
* Infanta María*
* María Ana, Holy Roman Empress*
* Infanta Margarita*

15th generation|

* María Teresa, Queen of France*
* Joana, Princess of Beira
* Catarina, Queen of England and Scotland

16th generation|

* Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira
* Infanta Francisca Josefa

17th generation|

* Bárbara, Queen of Spain

18th generation|

* Maria I
* Infanta Maria Ana
* Maria Doroteia
* Benedita, Princess of Brazil

19th generation|

* Mariana Victoria, Infanta Gabriel of Spain

20th generation|

* Infanta Maria Teresa, Countess of Molina
* Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain
* Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina
* Infanta Isabel Maria
* Infanta Maria da Assunção
* Infanta Ana de Jesus, Marchioness of Loulé

21st generation|

* Maria II**
* Infanta Januária, Countess of Aquila**
* Infanta Paula**
* Francisca, Princess of Joinville**
* Infanta Maria Amélia**
* Infanta Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaimeƒ
* Maria Teresa, Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austriaƒ
* Maria José, Duchess Karl Theodor in Bavariaƒ
* Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarãesƒ
* Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourgƒ
* Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parmaƒ

22nd generation|

* Maria Ana, Princess Georg of Saxony***
* Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern***
* Maria Teresa, Princess Karl Ludwig of Thurn und Taxisƒ◙
* Isabel Maria, Princess of Thurn und Taxisƒ◙
* Maria Ana, Princess Karl August of Thurn und Taxisƒ◙
* Infanta Maria Adelaide, Mrs. van Udenƒ◙

24th generation|

* Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbraƒ

* also an infanta of Spain and an archduchess of Austria, ** also an imperial princess of Brazil, *** also a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony, ◙ Also a princess of Braganza, ƒ title of pretense

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Portuguese royalty

Designated royal titles|

* King and Queen of Portugal
* Prince and Princess Royal of Portugal
* Prince and Princess of Brazil
* Prince and Princess of Portugal
* Prince and Princess of Beira
* Duke and Duchess of Braganza
* Duke and Duchess of Barcelos
* Duke and Duchess of Porto
* Duke and Duchess of Beja
* Infante and Infanta of Portugal

Undesignated royal titles|

* Duke and Duchess of Coimbra
* Duke and Duchess of Viseu
* Duke and Duchess of Guimarães
* Duke and Duchess of Guarda

Royal households|

* House of the Infantado

List of heirs to the Portuguese throne - Portuguese nobility
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