Infante João, Duke of Beja [SEP] noble family
Infante João, Duke of Beja
Infante João, Duke of Beja (; ; 16 March 1842 – 27 December 1861) was a Portuguese "infante" (prince) and member of the House of Braganza.
Early life.
Infante João was born in Lisbon the third son of Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Fernando II. He was created Duke of Beja and held the additional title of Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony as a dynast of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
this became a royal Dukedom.
List of the Dukes of Viseu.
1. Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu (1394–1460), King João I's fourth son (third surviving);
2. Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), also 1st Duke of Beja, King Duarte I's third son (second surviving);
3. Infante João, Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), also 2nd Duke of Beja, Infante Fernando's eldest son;
4. Infante Diogo, Duke