Michael, Prince Consort of Romania

HM The Prince Consort of Romania
Titles	Prince Consort of Romania Duke of Viseu Infante of Portugal
Reign	5 December 2017 - present
Coronation	27 July 2018
Predecessor	Princess Anne of Parma
Biographical Information
Born	3 December 1946 (age 80) Lisbon, Portugal
Spouse	Margareta, Queen of Romania (m. 1979)
Issue	Anne, Crown Princess
Name	Miguel Xavier Teresa
House	Braganza
Father	King Duarte II of Portugal
Mother	Princess Maria Francisca of Brazil
Religion	Roman Catholic

Michael, Prince Consort of Romania (born Infante Miguel of Portugal on 3 December 1946) is a member of the Romanian Royal Family as the current Prince consort. He is also a member of the Portuguese Royal Family as the brother of Duarte III, King of Portugal.

Life

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

With no legitimate male issue, in 1997 King Michael of Romania petitioned the Romanian government to amend the laws of succession to allow for male-preference primogeniture. After a decade of discussion, in 2007, the changes were approved and Michael's wife, Margareta, was named Crown Princess of Romania by her father. Michael, his wife, and daughter subsequently moved to Romania.

Michael became Prince Consort of Romania upon the death of his father-in-law in 2017.

Marriage and Issue

On 24 July 1979, Michael married Margareta, Queen of Romania. Margareta and Michael have one child, Anne.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Anne, Crown Princess	9 June 1981		Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (m. 2010); has issue

Residences

• 
  Royal Palace of Bucharest; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Peles Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Cotroceni Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
• 
  Queluz Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1946-1964 Infante Miguel of Portugal
• 1964-2007 Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu
• 2007-2017 Prince Michael of Romania
• 2017-present Michael, Prince Consort of Romania

National Honours

Order of the Star of Romania (2007)

Order of the Crown of Romania (1979)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Tower and Sword (1979) (Portugal)

Order of Aviz (1964) (Portugal)

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

Michael, Prince Consort of Romania House of Braganza Born: 3 December 1946
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Portuguese throne	Followed by
Maria Francisca, Princess of Turnovo	5th in the line of succession	Anne, Crown Princess of Romania