Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra

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Infanta Maria Francisca
Duchess of Coimbra
Born (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 23)
Lisbon, Portugal
Full name
Maria Francisca Isabel Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Paula
House Braganza
Father Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Mother Isabel de Herédia
Religion Roman Catholic

Dona Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra (born 3 March 1997) is the second child of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Head of the House of Braganza. Maria Francisca is titled as Duchess of Coimbra.

Early life

Maria Francisca Isabel Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Paula was born on 3 March 1997, in Lisbon, as the second child of the Duke and the Duchess of Braganza. Her full name ends with Micaela Gabriela Rafaela, a naming tradition of the House of Braganza that honors the three archangels in the Catholic Church.[ citation needed ]

Her godparents were her paternal uncle Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra, and her second cousin Princess Marie of Orléans, Princess of Liechtenstein.[ citation needed ]

Education

As of 2018, the Duchess of Coimbra has been studying Social and Cultural Communication at the Catholic University of Portugal. [1]

Investiture

On 4 July 2018, feast day of Saint Isabel of Portugal, Maria Francisca was invested as Duchess of Coimbra by her father, in a ceremony that took place in the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova, in Coimbra, therefore succeeding to the title of her deceased uncle, Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra. [2]

In the same ceremony, she was invested as a Dame of the Order of Saint Isabel, by her mother.[ citation needed ]

Titles, styles and honours

Royal styles of
The Duchess of Coimbra
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Reference style Her Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness

Honours

Dynastic orders

Ancestry

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References

  1. Manha, Correio da. "Duquesa de Coimbra elogiada pela imprensa internacional" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. "Aos 21 anos e cada vez mais bonita, Maria Francisca de Bragança já é duquesa!" [At age 21, and looking ever so pretty, Maria Francisca of Braganza is now a duchess!]. Flash! (in Portuguese). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra
Cadet branch of the House of Aviz
Born: 3 March 1997
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto
Line of succession to the former Portuguese throne
3rd position
Succeeded by
Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu