Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza

pretender to the throne of Portugal

Date of Birth: 15-May-1945

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Profession: politician

Nationality: Portugal, East Timor

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 remaining and the closest male-line heirs to the defunct Portuguese throne (the Brazilian branch having gone extinct in 1921). Duarte Pio is a figure within the European network of royal houses, often being invited to various foreign royal events.
Despite his support for a monarchical government and widespread recognition as pretender to the throne, there are no major movements or parties that support restoration of the monarchy. In 1995, the Duke married Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia, a Portuguese businesswoman and descendant of Portuguese nobility.
Their marriage was the first marriage of a Portuguese royal to happen in Portuguese territory since the marriage of King Carlos I, Duarte Pio's second cousin once removed, and Princess Amélie of Orléans, in 1886.
The Duke and Duchess have three children, thus continuing the line of the Braganzas, as neither of the Duke's brothers have married nor had children.