José de Bragança, Archbishop of Braga

José
Archbishop of Braga
Born6 May 1703
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died3 June 1756 (1756-06-04) (aged 53)
Ponte de Lima
Burial
Sete Fontes
HouseHouse of Braganza
FatherPedro II of Portugal

José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ]; 6 May 1703 – 3 June 1756) was a natural son of Portuguese King Peter II[1] and a Portuguese lady named Francisca Clara da Silva.

He was born on 6 May 1703 in Lisbon, Portugal. He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga[1] in 1739 and was consecrated in 1741. He built in Braga the Sete Fontes, a water supply system. He died on 3 June 1756 in Ponte de Lima and is also buried there. He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga, illegitimate son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.

References

  1. ^ a b McMurdo, Edward (1889). The history of Portugal, from the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign of Alfonso III. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. p. 470. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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