José de Bragança, Archbishop of Braga
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Archbishop of Braga | |
Born | May 6, 1703 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | June 3, 1756 Ponte de Lima |
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House | House of Braganza |
Father | Pedro II of Portugal |
Mother | Francisca Clara da Silva |
José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ]; English: Joseph; Lisbon, May 6, 1703-Ponte de Lima, June 3, 1756) was a natural son of Portuguese King Peter II and a Portuguese lady named Francisca Clara da Silva.
He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga in 1739 and was sacred in 1741.
He built in Braga the Sete Fontes a water supply system.
He is buried in the same city.
He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.
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