Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra

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Henrique
Duke of Coimbra
Born(1949-11-06)6 November 1949
Bern, Switzerland
Died14 February 2017(2017-02-14) (aged 67)
Lisbon, Portugal
Full name
Henrique Nuno João Miguel Gabriel Rafael
HouseBraganza
FatherDuarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
MotherMaria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza
ReligionRoman Catholic

D. Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (6 November 1949 – 14 February 2017) was an Infante of Portugal. He was a member of the former Portuguese Royal Family as the youngest son of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. Infante Henrique was fifth in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne.[1] His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910.

Henrique died on 14 February 2017 in Lisbon, aged 67.[2][3]

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  1. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ‘’Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 738-742, 748-749, 756-759 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  2. Silveira, Ana Filipe (15 February 2017). "Morreu o irmão mais novo de D. Duarte Pio de Bragança". Jornal de Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. VIP - D. Henrique, irmão de D. Duarte de Bragança, morre aos 67 anos