Palace of the Dukes of Braganza ceiling presenting visible joists. A straight narrow wooden choir, allows access to balconies which extend to the front of the church and the exterior facade, as well as the corridors of the remaining wards. The richly carved wood benches in the nave precede the elevated presbytery, which is delimited by a wooden guardrail. Palace of the Dukes of Braganza The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza () is a medieval estate and former residence of the first Dukes of Braganza, located in the historical centre of Guimarães (Oliveira do Castelo), in the north-western part of Portugal. It was initiated between
Prince Eudes of Orléans-Braganza Prince Eudes of Orléans-Braganza Prince Eudes Maria Rainier Pedro José of Orléans-Braganza (born 8 June 1939 in Mandelieu, France) is a member of the Imperial House of Brazil. He was the second child of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, then head of the Brazilian Imperial Family, and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria. Prince Eudes first married on 14 May 1967 in São Paulo, Ana Maria de Cerqueira César Moraes de Barros (born 20 November 1945 in São Paulo), daughter of Luíz Moraes de Barros and Maria do Carmo Cerqueira César. He renounced any rights of succession to the defunct Brazilian