José, Prince of Brazil
Dom José, Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ]; 20 August 1761 – 11 September 1788) was the heir apparent to the Kingdom of Portugal until his death in 1788, as the eldest child of Queen Dona Maria I of Portugal and King Dom Pedro III of Portugal, members of the House of Braganza.
| José | |||||
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| Prince of Brazil (more...) | |||||
| Born | 20 August 1761 Real Barraca da Ajuda, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Died | 11 September 1788 (aged 27) Real Barraca da Ajuda, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| Burial | Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Pedro III of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Maria I of Portugal | ||||
José died of smallpox at the age of 27, causing his younger and ill-prepared brother, Infante João, to become heir-apparent, Prince Regent to their mentally ill mother and eventually King. João's regency and reign would be a turbulent one, seeing the Napoleonic invasion of Portugal and the loss of the Portuguese Empire's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil.
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