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Infante João
Duke of Beja
Born	(1842-03-16)16 March 1842 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	27 December 1861(1861-12-27) (aged 19) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty
Names João Maria Fernando Pedro de Alcântara Miguel Rafael Gabriel Leopoldo Carlos António Gregório Francisco de Assis Borja Gonzaga Félix
House	House of Braganza
Father	Fernando II of Portugal
Mother	Maria II of Portugal
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Infante João, Duke of Beja (Template:IPA-pt; Template:Lang-en; 16 March 1842 – 27 December 1861) was a Portuguese infante (prince) and member of the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Early life

Infante João was born in Lisbon the third son of Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Fernando II. He was created Duke of Beja and held the additional title of Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony as a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Military

João received a military education and was a colonel of a cavalry regiment. He was visiting England and France with his brother the Duke of Porto, heir presumptive to the throne, when they were summoned to return to Portugal by their brother King Pedro V who was dying of typhoid fever or cholera. Their brother died on 11 November 1861 before they could return along with their fifteen year old brother Fernando. With his death the Duke of Porto became King Luís I and João became heir presumptive to the throne.

He did not remain heir for long as he died a month later of the same illness that killed his brothers in Lisbon on 27 December 1861 aged 19 and unmarried.

Ancestry

References

1. Almanach de Gotha. 1861. p. 58.
2. The Gentleman's Magazine. 1862. p. 223.

v t e House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1st generation	Pedro V Luís I Infanta Maria Infante João, Duke of Beja Infanta Maria Ana, Princess George of Saxony Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern Infante Fernando Infante Augusto Infante Leopoldo Infanta Maria da Glória Infante Eugénio
2nd generation	Carlos I Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto
3rd generation	Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal Infanta Maria Ana Manuel II Maria Pia (claimant)
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza was not a recognized house in the former Kingdom of Portugal and monarchs following Maria II and Ferdinand II officially continued to be members of the House of Braganza

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