This is a list of Princesses Royal of Portugal (or more formally Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves). The title is, since 1815, carried either in her own right by the heiress to the throne, as a substantive title, or by the wife of the heir to the throne, the Prince Royal of Portugal, as a courtesy title. It was preceded by the titles Princess of Brazil and Princess of Portugal.
The title was created in 1815 when John VI (at the time Prince-Regent) elevated colonial Brazil to the status of kingdom inside the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (thus forcing the extinction of the until then used title Prince of Brazil). The heir became the Princess Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. When Brazil declared its independence, the title was changed to the current state.
The holders of the title were styled Royal Highness (HRH) and were also Duchesses of Braganza, Duchesses of Guimarães, Duchesses of Barcelos, Marchioness of Vila Viçosa, Countess of Arraiolos, Countess of Ourém, Countess of Barcelos, Countess of Faria, Countess of Neiva and Countess of Guimarães.
Princess Royal of Portugal
editBy birth
editThis is a list of Princess Royal of Portugal who held the title by their own rights:
- Note: Lighter shade of blue means that the person was not titled Princess Royal, being only the first in the line of succession. After 1834, Princes Royal needed to be officially sworn as such in Parliament to legally bear the title.
| Picture | Name | Heiress of | Birth | Became heiress to the throne | Ceased to be Princess Royal of Portugal | Death |
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Princess Januária | Maria II | 11 March 1822 | 2 May 1826 sister's accession as Queen regnant |
23 June 1828 sister's deposition and uncle's accession as King |
13 March 1901 |
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Princess Maria Teresa | Miguel I | 29 April 1793 | 23 June 1828 brother's accession as King |
26 May 1834 brother's deposition and niece's accession and restoration as Queen regnant |
17 January 1874 |
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Princess Januária | Maria II | 11 March 1822 | 26 May 1834 sister's restoration as Queen regnant |
16 December 1837 nephew's birth |
13 March 1901 |
By marriage
editThis is a list of Princess Royal of Portugal who held the title by their marriage to the Prince Royal of Portugal:
- Note: Lighter shade of blue means that the person was not titled Princess Royal, being only wife of the person first in the line of succession.
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Infanta Carlota of Spain | Charles IV of Spain (Bourbon) |
25 April 1775 | 8 May 1785 | 16 December 1815 former title of Princess of Brazil dropped |
20 March 1816 became Queen |
7 December 1830 | Prince João |
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Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg-Lorraine) |
22 January 1797 | 6 November 1817 | 26 March 1826 became Queen |
11 December 1826 | Prince Pedro | |
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Princess Amélie of Orléans | Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (Bourbon-Orléans) |
28 September 1865 | 22 May 1886 | 19 October 1889 became Queen |
25 October 1951 | Prince Carlos | |
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Nevada Stoody Hayes [1] |
Jacob Walter Stoody | 21 October 1885 | 26 September 1917 | 21 February 1920 Husband's death |
11 January 1941 | Infante Afonso | |
Notes
edit- ^ By Portuguese law Nevada was legally the spouse of Prince Afonso and Princess of Portugal, but the Portuguese royal family rejected her as a member and called her union with Prince Afonso morganatic, a practice which is not recognized in Portugal. She styled herself as Her Royal Highness, Nevada, the Duchess of Porto.