José, Prince of Brazil
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Infante José of Portugal, Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza (20 August 1761 – 11 September 1788) was the heir apparent to the Kingdom of Portugal until his death in 1788, as the eldest child of Queen Maria I of Portugal and King Pedro III of Portugal. He was also the Prince of Beira but better known as the Prince of Brazil.
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Prince of Brazil, | |||||
Born | (1761-08-20)20 August 1761 Real Barraca, Ajuda, Kingdom of Portugal | ||||
Died | 11 September 1788(1788-09-11) (aged 27) Real Barraca, Ajuda, Portugal | ||||
Burial | Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza | ||||
Spouse | Infanta Benedita of Portugal | ||||
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House | House of Braganza | ||||
Father | Pedro III of Portugal | ||||
Mother | Maria I of Portugal | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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José died of smallpox at the age of 27, causing his younger and ill-prepared brother, Infante João, to become heir-apparent and eventually King. João's reign would be a turbulent one, seeing Napoleonic invasion of Portugal and the loss of the Portuguese Empire's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil.