Miguel de Bragança, Duke of Lafões should not be confused with Miguel, Duke of Braganza.
Dom Michael of Braganza was a Portuguese infante, illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal and of the French lady Anne Armande Pastre de Verger (sometimes called du Vergé).[1] Miguel was recognized by his half brother, King John V of Portugal, who demanded he should be regarded as his brother.[2] [1] He was born in Lisbon on 15 October 1699 and died drowned in the Tagus River on 13 January 1724.[1]
He married Dona Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne,[1] Princess of Ligne by her birth, and, through her mother, heiress of a rich and old Portuguese noble family: she was 30th Lady of the House of Sousa, 6th Countess of Miranda do Corvo and honorary Duchess of Lafões.
They had two sons and two daughters.[1]