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Duarte Pio of Bragança (born May 15 1945 ), Pron. IPA //, is the 24th Duke Of Bragança and the presumptive heir to the throne of Portugal . He is the eldest son of Duarte Nuno Of Bragança ( 1907 - 1976 ) by his wife Princess Maria Francisca De Orleans E Bragança . His Godfather was Pope Pius XII . Although Portugal has been a republic for nearly a century, the births of his children were treated as national events, while his wedding was attended by the Prime Minister and the President Of The Republic . STYLES The vast majority of monarchic supporters give the Duke the style ''SAR O Duque de Bragança'' (equivalent to ''HRH The Duke of Bragança''). BIRTH AND EDUCATION Duarte Pio was born during his father's exile in Switzerland . In 1950 Portugal repealed the Ban Law , which excluded the Royal Family from the country, allowing the duke and his family to return. Duarte was educated in the Military College and graduated in Agronomic Sciences. CLASHES WITH PORTUGAL'S FASCIST REGIME During the Portuguese Wars In Africa , Duarte Pio served as an Air Force Lieutenant of the Republican Army (and therefore he swore fidelity to the Republic) in Angola from 1968 to 1971 . He was later connected with Angolan nationalist leaders, a fact that got him into trouble with the Portuguese Fascist regime. He proceeded with his contacts with local population, however, including ethnic and religious leaders. INHERITED TITLE He inherited the Duchy Of Bragança and the claim to the Portuguese throne in 1976 , when his father died. CAMPAIGNER FOR EAST TIMOR Duarte Pio was a public campaigner for the rights of East Timor . Formerly a Portuguese colony, it was forcibly occupied and subsequently ruled as an oppressed province by Indonesia . Even before the political leaders of the world considered Timor an issue, Duarte Pio organized several national and international campaigns for the cause of Timor. However, when the country got its independence, Duarte Pio was not invited to the national celebrations. MARRIAGE In May 13 1995 , Duarte Pio married Isabel De Herédia , a Portuguese businesswoman. The ceremony, celebrated in the Monastery Of Jerónimos in Lisbon , was attended by the principal Portuguese political figures, including the Prime Minister and the President Of The Republic , and representatives of most European Royal House s, and was a nationwide event. CHILDREN Three children have been born from this marriage:
See also: Duchy Of Bragança – Portuguese Monarchs EXTERNAL LINKS
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