This is a list of Princesses Royal of Portugal (or more formally Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves). The title is, since 1815, carried either in her own right by the heiress to the throne, as a substantive title, or by the wife of the heir to the throne, the Prince Royal of Portugal, as a courtesy title. It was preceded by the titles Princess of Brazil and Princess of Portugal.
The title was created in 1815 when John VI (at the time Prince-Regent) elevated colonial Brazil to the status of kingdom inside the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (thus forcing the extinction of the until then used title Prince of Brazil). The heir became the Princess Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. When Brazil declared its independence, the title was changed to the current state.
The holders of the title were styled Royal Highness (HRH) and were also Duchesses of Braganza, Duchesses of Guimarães, Duchesses of Barcelos, Marchioness of Vila Viçosa, Countess of Arraiolos, Countess of Ourém, Countess of Barcelos, Countess of Faria, Countess of Neiva and Countess of Guimarães.
Princess Royal of Portugal By birth This is a list of Princess Royal of Portugal who held the title by their own rights: Note: Lighter shade of blue means that the person was not titled Princess Royal, being only the first in the line of succession. After 1834, Princes Royal needed to be officially sworn as such in Parliament to legally bear the title.
PictureNameHeiress ofBirthBecame heiress to the throneCeased to be Princess Royal of PortugalDeath Princess Januária Maria II 11 March 1822 2 May 1826sister's accession as Queen regnant 23 June 1828sister's deposition and uncle's accession as King 13 March 1901 Princess Maria Teresa Miguel I 29 April 1793 23 June 1828brother's accession as King 26 May 1834brother's deposition and niece's accession and restoration as Queen regnant 17 January 1874 Princess Januária Maria II 11 March 1822 26 May 1834sister's restoration as Queen regnant 16 December 1837nephew's birth 13 March 1901
By marriage
This is a list of Princess Royal of Portugal who held the title by their marriage to the Prince Royal of Portugal: Note: Lighter shade of blue means that the person was not titled Princess Royal, being only wife of the person first in the line of succession. Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Infanta Carlota of Spain Charles IV of Spain (Bourbon) 25 April 1775 8 May 1785 16 December 1815former title of Princess of Brazil dropped 20 March 1816became Queen 7 December 1830 Prince João Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg-Lorraine) 22 January 1797 6 November 1817 26 March 1826became Queen 11 December 1826 Prince Pedro Princess Amélie of Orléans Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (Bourbon-Orléans) 28 September 1865 22 May 1886 19 October 1889became Queen 25 October 1951 Prince Carlos In Pretense Nevada Stoody HayesBy Portuguese law Nevada was legally the spouse of Prince Afonso and Princess of Portugal, but the Portuguese royal family rejected her as a member and called her union with Prince Afonso morganatic, a practice which is not recognized in Portugal. She styled herself as Her Royal Highness, Nevada, the Duchess of Porto. Jacob Walter Stoody 21 October 1885 26 September 1917 21 February 1920Husband's death 11 January 1941 Infante Afonso
Notes
See also List of Portuguese consorts Princess of Portugal Princess of Brazil Princess of Beira