Castle of Vila Viçosa

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38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694TypeCastleSite informationOwnerPortuguese RepublicOpen to
the publicPublicSite historyBuilt14th Century

Castle of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese: Castelo de Vila Viçosa/Castelo e cerca urbana de Vila Viçosa) is a castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, in the municipality of Vila Viçosa, in the Portuguese Alentejo. It was the seat of House of Braganza, prior to the construction of the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.

External links

  • "Castelo de Vila Viçosa". Pesquisa de Património. IGESPAR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  • "Castelo de Vila Viçosa; Portugal, Évora, Vila Viçosa, Conceição". SIPA. Ministério da Agricultura, do Mar, do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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House of Braganza
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Generations indicate descent from Afonso, Duke of Braganza, founder of the House of Braganza, until João II, Duke of Braganza, the first Braganza monarch of Portugal; italics indicate a head of the House
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  • Roderigo, 1st Marquis of Ferreira
  • Jorge Alberto, 1st Count of Gelves
  • Beatriz, Duchess of Coimbra
  • Joana, Countess of Vimioso
  • Maria, Countess of Portalegre
  • Filipe
  • Jaime I
  • Dinis, Count of Lemos
  • Margarida
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  • John I
  • Jaime
  • Isabel, Duchess of Caminha
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  • Maria
  • Serefina
  • Teodósio II
  • Duarte, 1st Marquise of Frechilla
  • Alexandre, Archbishop of Évora
  • Querubina
  • Angélica
  • Maria
  • Isabel
  • Filipe
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  • John II
  • Duarte, 1st Lord of Vila do Conde
  • Catarina
  • Alexandre
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Generations indicate descent from John IV, King of Portugal, formerly John II, Duke of Braganza, the first Braganza monarch of Portugal, until Manuel II, King of Portugal, the last monarch of Portugal, excluding the Miguelist line; italics indicate a head of the House
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Generations indicate descent from Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, also Pedro IV, King of Portugal, founder of the Empire of Brazil, until Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, the last monarch of Brazil; italics indicates a head of the House
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Generations indicate descent from Miguel I, King of Portugal, founder of the Miguelist House, until Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current head of the House of Braganza; italics indicates a head of the House
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