The title of Duchess of Braganza has existed in Portugal since the 15th century. This title designates the female head of the House of Braganza.
Duchess of Braganza
House of Braganza
| Picture[1] | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Constance of Noronha | Alfonso, Count of Gijón and Noronha (Noronha) | 1395 | 1420 | 1442 husband's accession | 15 December 1461 husband's death | 26 January 1480 | Dom Afonso I |
.png) | Joana de Casro | João de Castro, 2nd Lord of Cadaval (Castro) | 1410 | 28 December 1429 | 15 December 1461 husband's accession | 1 April 1478 husband's death | 28 December 1429 | Dom Fernando I |
.png) | Isabella of Viseu | Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu (Aviz) | 1459 | 1472 | 1 April 1478 husband's accession | 1483 husband's death | 1521 | Dom Fernando II |
 | Eleonor de Mendoza | Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia (Guzmán) | - | 1502 | 1512 | Dom Jaime I | ||
.png) | Joana de Mendonça | Diogo de Mendonça (Mendonça) | - | 1520 | 20 September 1532 husband's death | 1580 | ||
.png) | Isabel de Lencastre | Denis of Braganza, Count of Lemos (Braganza) | 1513 | 25 June 1542 | 24 August 1558 | Dom Teodósio I | ||
 | Beatriz de Lencastre | Luís de Lencastre, Grand Commander of Aviz (Aviz-Lancastre) | 1542 | 4 September 1559 | 1563 husband's death | 12 June 1623 | ||
 | Infanta Catherine of Guimarães | Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães (Aviz) | 18 January 1540 | 1563 | 1583 husband's death | 15 November 1614 | Dom João I | |
.png) | Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón | Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías (Velasco) | 1585 | 17 June 1603 | 7 November 1607 | Dom Teodósio II | ||
 | Luisa de Guzmán | Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia (Guzmán) | 13 October 1613 | 12 January 1633 | 1 December 1640 became Queen consort | 27 February 1666 | Dom João II | |
.PNG) | Princess Maria Francisca of Nemours | Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (Savoy) | 21 June 1646 | 2 April 1668 | 12 September 1683 became Queen consort | 27 December 1683 | Dom Pedro I | |
 | Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain | Philip V of Spain (Bourbon) | 31 March 1718 | 19 January 1729 | 31 July 1750 became Queen consort | 15 January 1781 | Dom José I | |
 | Infanta Benedita of Portugal | Joseph I of Portugal (Braganza) | 25 July 1746 | 21 February 1777 | 24 February 1777 became Princess | 11 September 1788 husband's death | 18 August 1829 | Dom José II |
 | Infanta Carlota of Spain | Charles IV of Spain (Bourbon) | 25 April 1775 | 8 May 1785 | 11 September 1788 brother-in-law's death | 20 March 1816 became Queen | 7 December 1830 | Dom João IV |
 | 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 | Dom Pedro II | |
 | Amélie of Leuchtenberg | Eugène de Beauharnais (Beauharnais) | 31 July 1812 | 2 August 1829 | 7 April 1831 husband's abdication | 24 September 1834 husband's death | 26 January 1873 | |
 | 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 | Dom Carlos I | |
| Vacant position | ||||||||
| Abolition of all noble titles (1910) | ||||||||
Claimants (prior 5th October 1910)
| Picture[1] | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Claimant | Ceased to be Claimant | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis | Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (Thurn and Taxis) | 28 May 1860 | 17 October 1877 | 7 February 1881 (aged 20) | Prince Miguel | ||
 | Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) | 4 January 1870 | 8 November 1893 | 17 January 1935 (aged 65) | |||
Claimants (post 5th October 1910)
| Picture[1] | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Claimant | Ceased to be Claimant | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza | Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (Orléans-Braganza) | 8 September 1914 | 13 October 1942 (civil) 15 October 1942 (religious) | 15 January 1968 (aged 53) | Duarte Nuno | |||
| | Isabel de Herédia | Jorge de Freitas Branco de Herédia | 22 November 1966 | 13 May 1995 | - | Duarte Pio | ||
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