Isabel, Duchess of Braganza
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| Spouse | Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança |
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| Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira Infanta Maria Francisca Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto |
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| House | House of Braganza |
| Father | Jorge de Herédia |
| Mother | Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvelo |
| Born | 22 November 1966 |
Dona Isabel Inês, Duchess of Braganza (née Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia; born 22 November 1966 in Lisbon, daughter of Architect Jorge de Herédia, great-grandson of Francisco Correia de Herédia, 1st Viscount da Ribeira Brava), and wife Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvelo, is the wife of Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, current claimant to the Portuguese throne and Duchess of Bragança. Portugal is now a Republic, but state protocol in general grants her the style of HRH The Duchess of Braganza.
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[edit] Life
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HRH The Duke of Braganza |
Dona Isabel de Herédia lived between Portugal and Angola until 1975, when her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil. She studied in the Jesuit Colégio São Luís. In 1990, she obtained a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas and returned to Portugal to a job in BMF — Sociedade de Gestão de Patrimónios, S.A. She specialized as an asset manager.
She is the third granddaughter of Madeiran Francisco Correia de Herédia, 1st Viscount of Ribeira Brava, a renowned Republican, who was involved in the 28 January 1908 failed republican uprising.
Since 1995, Dona Isabel Herédia is a patron of several charity institutions, mainly concerned with the help and support of uncared children and awareness of diseases like Down syndrome. The Duchess of Bragança is Great Master of a Portuguese Order of chivalry, the (Ordem Real de Santa Isabel).
[edit] Mariage to the Duke of Braganza
On 13 May 1995 she married the Duke of Bragança, forfeiting her professional life to dedicate herself entirely to her family. The couple have three children:
- Afonso de Santa Maria de Bragança, Infante of Portugal, Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos (b. 1996)
- Maria Francisca de Bragança, Infanta of Portugal (b. 1997)
- Dinis de Santa Maria de Bragança, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Porto (b. 1999)
[edit] Titles and Styles
Isabel's styling as Duchess of Braganza:
- In Portuguese: Sua Alteza Real a Sereníssima Senhora Dona Isabel Inês de Castro Curvello de Herédia e Bragança, Princesa Real de Portugal e Duquesa de Bragança. Grã-Mestre da Ordem de Santa Isabel.
- In English: Her Royal Highness the Most Serene Lady Dona Isabel Inês de Castro Curvello de Herédia e Bragança, Princess Royal of Portugal and Duchess of Braganza. Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel.
[edit] Ancestry
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
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[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Royal House of Braganza
- Website of the Foundation of the House of Braganza
- Pedigree for Dona Isabel-Inés de Castro Curvelo de Herédia
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