Duke of Miranda do Corvo

Duke of Miranda do Corvo

The Dukes of Miranda do Corvo (in Portuguese "Duque de Miranda do Corvo") was an aristocratic Portuguese title granted by Queen Maria I of Portugal, by a royal decree dated from May 13th, 1796, to "Dom" José João Miguel de Bragança e Ligne, 1st Duke of Miranda do Corvo, who died in 1801, before his father, João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões.

The title of Duke of Miranda do Corvo (originaly Count of Miranda do Corvo) was subsidiary to the title of Duke of Lafões, and was used by the House of Lafões heir during his father's life.

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#José João Miguel de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 1st Duke of Miranda do Corvo (1795-1801);
#Afonso de Bragança, 5th Duke of Lafões (1893-1946).

ee Also

*Duke of Lafões
*Count of Miranda do Corvo
*List of Portuguese Dukedoms

External Links

* [http://www.geneall.net/P/tit_page.php?id=786 Genealogy of the Dukes of Miranda do Corvo (in Portuguese)]


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