José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga

José
Archbishop of Braga
Born May 6, 1703
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died June 3, 1756
Ponte de Lima
Burial Sete Fontes
House House of Braganza
Father Pedro II of Portugal
Mother Francisca Clara da Silva

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

He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga in 1739 and was sacred in 1741.

He built in Braga the Sete Fontes a water supply system.

He is buried in the same city.

He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.


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