José | |
Archbishop of Braga | |
House: | House of Braganza |
Father: | Pedro II of Portugal |
Mother: | Francisca Clara da Silva |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1703 |
Birth Place: | Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Death Place: | Ponte de Lima |
Place Of Burial: | Sete Fontes |
José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (pronounced as /pt/; ; Lisbon, 6 May 1703, Ponte de Lima - 3 June 1756) was a natural son of Portuguese King Peter II[1] and a Portuguese lady named Francisca Clara da Silva.
He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga[1] in 1739 and was consecrated in 1741.
He built in Braga the Sete Fontes a water supply system.
He is buried in the same city.
He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga, illegitimate son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.