Infante of Portugal

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Infante of Portugal was a royal title given to the sons (and sometimes daughters) of the Portuguese monarch, denoting their status as princes of the royal family without implying direct succession to the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese noble title
royal title
abolishedDeFacto 1910
appliesTo daughters of the Portuguese monarch
sons of the Portuguese monarch
associatedDynasty House of Aviz
House of Braganza
Portuguese House of Burgundy
surface form: House of Burgundy (Portugal)
associatedWithInstitution Portuguese royal family
surface form: Portuguese Royal House
belongsToCategory Portuguese monarchy titles
Portuguese peerage
surface form: Portuguese nobility

royal styles and titles
contrastedWith Prince Royal of Portugal
country Kingdom of Portugal
culturalContext Portuguese aristocratic culture
denotesStatus prince of the Portuguese royal family
doesNotImply direct succession to the throne
etymology derived from Latin "infans" meaning child
femaleEquivalent Infanta of Portugal NERFINISHED
genderForm male
grantsPrivileges court precedence
dynastic rights within the royal house
historicalPeriod Middle Ages to early 20th century
historicalUse used throughout the history of the Portuguese monarchy
implies membership in the Portuguese royal family
languageOfOrigin Portuguese
legalStatus recognized in royal household regulations
linkedToSuccessionLaw Portuguese law of succession
monarchyType hereditary monarchy
nobleRankCategory high nobility
rankRelativeToHeirApparent below the Prince Royal of Portugal
rankRelativeToMonarch below the reigning king or queen
region Iberian Peninsula
scopeOfUse non-reigning princes and princesses of Portugal
similarTo Infante of Spain
styleOfAddress Her Highness
His Highness
symbolizes proximity to the throne without being heir apparent
titleHolderRequirement legitimate child of the reigning monarch
member of the royal house by birth
titleInMonarchy princely title
titleNature non-regnant
titleTransmission by birth rather than grant
typeOf hereditary style
usedBeforeAbolitionOfMonarchy true
usedBy Portuguese royal court
usedForYoungerChildren true
usedIn Kingdom of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese monarchy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dom Pedro I of Brazil child Infante of Portugal
this entity surface form: Pedro de Alcântara, Duke of Braganza (infant son)
Eleanor of Austria child Infante of Portugal
this entity surface form: Charles of Portugal, Duke of Coimbra
Henry the Navigator nobleTitle Infante of Portugal