# Duchess of Braganza

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 | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 | 1502 | 1512 | 1512 | Dom Jaime I |
| | Joana de Mendonça | Diogo de Mendonça [pt] (Mendonça) | - | 1520 | 1520 | 20 September 1532 husband's death | 1580 | Dom Jaime I |
| | Isabel de Lencastre | Denis of Braganza, Count of Lemos (Braganza) | 1513 | 25 June 1542 | 25 June 1542 | 24 August 1558 | 24 August 1558 | Dom Teodósio I |
| | Beatriz de Lencastre | Luís de Lencastre, Grand Commander of Aviz (Aviz-Lancastre) | 1542 | 4 September 1559 | 4 September 1559 | 1563 husband's death | 12 June 1623 | Dom Teodósio I |
| | Infanta Catherine of Guimarães | Infante Edward, 4th Duke of Guimarães (Aviz) | 18 January 1540 | 1563 | 1563 | 1583 husband's death | 15 November 1614 | Dom João I |
| | Ana de Velasco y Téllez-Girón | Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías (Velasco) | 1585 | 17 June 1603 | 17 June 1603 | 7 November 1607 | 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 | 12 January 1633 | 1 December 1640 became Queen consort | 27 February 1666 | Dom João II |
| | Princess Maria Francisca of Nemours | Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (Savoy) | 21 June 1646 | 2 April 1668 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Dom Pedro II |
| | Princess Amélie of Orléans | Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (Bourbon-Orléans) | 28 September 1865 | 22 May 1886 | 22 May 1886 | 19 October 1889 became Queen | 25 October 1951 | Dom Carlos I |
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### Claimants (prior 5 October 1910)

| Picture | 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 | 17 October 1877 | 7 February 1881 (aged 20) | 7 February 1881 (aged 20) | Prince Miguel (Miguelist) |
| | Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) | 4 January 1870 | 8 November 1893 | 8 November 1893 | 17 January 1935 (aged 65) | 17 January 1935 (aged 65) | | Prince Miguel (Miguelist) |

### Claimants (post 5 October 1910)

| Picture | 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) | 13 October 1942 (civil) 15 October 1942 (religious) | 15 January 1968 (aged 53) | 15 January 1968 (aged 53) | Duarte Nuno (Miguelist) |
| | Isabel de Herédia | Jorge de Freitas Branco de Herédia | 22 November 1966 | 13 May 1995 | 13 May 1995 | - | - | Duarte Pio (Miguelist) |