Duarte III, King of Portugal

HM The King of Portugal
Titles	King of Portugal
Reign	24 December 1976 - present
Coronation	17 June 1977
Predecessor	Duarte II
Heir	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Braganza
Biographical Information
Born	15 May 1945 (age 80) Queluz, Portugal
Spouse	Princess Cristina of the Two Sicilies (m. 1995)
Issue	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Braganza Maria Francisca, Princess of Turnovo Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto
Name	Duarte Pio Nuno Joao Miguel Gabriel Rafael
House	Braganza
Father	King Duarte II of Portugal
Mother	Princess Maria Francisca of Brazil
Religion	Roman Catholic

Duarte III, King of Portugal (born Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza on 15 May 1945) is the current reigning King of Portugal. He is also a member of the Sicilian Royal Family as the brother-in-law of Pietro, King of the Two Sicilies.

Life

Duarte was born the eldest son of King Duarte II of Portugal and Princess Maria Francisca of Brazil.

Duarte ascended to the throne after his father's death in 1976.

Marriage and Issue

On 13 May 1995, Duarte married Princess Cristina of the Two Sicilies in Lisbon. The couple have three children, Alfonso, Maria Francisca, and Dinis.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Braganza	25 March 1996		Unmarried and without issue
	Maria Francisca, Princess of Turnovo	3 March 1997		Boris, Prince of Turnovo (m. 2023); no issue
	Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto	25 November 1999		Princess Maria Teresita of Saxony (m. 2025); no issue

Residences

• 
  Necessidades Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Pena Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Queluz Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1945-1976 Infante Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
• 1976-present Duarte III, King of Portugal

National Honours

Order of the Tower and Sword (1976)

Order of the Three Sashes (1976)

Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1976)

Order of Aviz (1963)

Order of Prince Henry (1976)

Foreign Honours

Order of Saint Gennaro (1995) (the Two Sicilies)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King Duarte II of Portugal	Infante Miguel of Portugal Princess Maria Theresa of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg	King Miguel of Portugal Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Charles, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein	King John VI of Portugal Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain Hereditary Prince Constantine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Hereditary Prince Constantine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein Countess Franziska of Wchinitz-Tettau
Princess Maria Francisca of Brazil	Emperor Pedro III of Brazil Countess Elisabeth of Dobrzenicz	Prince Gaston, Count of Eu Empress Isabel of Brazil Jan, Count of Dobrzenicz Countess Elisabeth of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz	Louis, Duke of Nemours Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Emperor Pedro II of Brazil Princess Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies Baron Johann Nepomuk of Dobrzenicz Marie Friederike von Rzenicz Josef, Count of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz Countess Adelheid of Attems-Heilgenkreuz

Lines of Succession

Duarte III, King of Portugal House of Braganza Born: 15 May 1945
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Portuguese throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Duarte II	Incumbent	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Braganza

Notes

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