House of Braganza the House of Orléans-Braganza, from its origin to the current claimants: The descendants of Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza <br> The descendants of Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará House of Braganza The Most Serene House of Braganza (), or the Brigantine Dynasty ("Dinastia Brigantina"), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin, a branch of the House of Aviz. The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal, founder of the House of Aviz, and would eventually grow into one of the wealthiest and most powerful
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza "Dom" Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael; born 15 May 1945) is a claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Miguelist Braganzas, to whom Duarte Pio belongs as great-grandson of King Miguel I, is a cadet branch of the House of Braganza. With the extinction of male-line dynasts descended from Queen Maria II in 1932, King Miguel's descendants became the only male-line Braganzas left and the closest male-line heirs to the Portuguese throne (the Brazilian branch having gone extinct in 1921). Duarte