Isabel de Herédia
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Dona
Isabel Inês, Duchess of Braganza (née
Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia; born 22 November 1966 in Lisbon
, daughter of Architect
Jorge de Herédia, great-grandson of Francisco Correia de Herédia, 1st Viscount
da Ribeira Brava
), and wife Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvelo, is the wife of Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, current claimant to the Portuguese
throne and Duchess of Bragança. Portugal is now a Republic, but state protocol in general grants her the style of HRH The Duchess of Braganza.
Dona Isabel de Herédia lived between Portugal
and Angola
until 1975, when her family moved to São Paulo
, Brazil
. She studied in the Jesuit Colégio São Luís. In 1990, she obtained a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas
and returned to Portugal to a job in BMF — Sociedade de Gestão de Patrimónios, S.A. She specialized as an asset manager
.
On 13 May 1995 she married the Duke of Bragança, forfeiting her professional life to dedicate herself entirely to her family. The couple have three children:
Since 1995, Dona Isabel Herédia is a patron of several charity institutions, mainly concerned with the help and support of uncared children and awareness of diseases like Down syndrome
. The Duchess of Bragança is Great Master of a Portuguese Order of chivalry, the (Ordem Real de Santa Isabel
).
She is the third granddaughter of Madeiran Francisco Correia de Herédia, a renowned Republican, who was involved in the 28 January 1908 failed republican uprising.
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Isabel Inês, Duchess of Braganza (née
NEE
NEE is a political protest group whose goal was to provide an alternative for voters who are unhappy with all political parties at hand in Belgium, where voting is compulsory.The NEE party was founded in 2005 in Antwerp...
Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia; born 22 November 1966 in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, daughter of Architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Jorge de Herédia, great-grandson of Francisco Correia de Herédia, 1st Viscount
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
da Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava, Madeira
Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira. It is located along the southern coast , and is west of Câmara de Lobos and the regional capital Funchal...
), and wife Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvelo, is the wife of Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, current claimant to the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
throne and Duchess of Bragança. Portugal is now a Republic, but state protocol in general grants her the style of HRH The Duchess of Braganza.
Dona Isabel de Herédia lived between Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
until 1975, when her family moved to São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. She studied in the Jesuit Colégio São Luís. In 1990, she obtained a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Fundação Getulio Vargas is a Brazilian higher education institution founded on December 20, 1944. It offers regular courses of Economics, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences and Information technology management...
and returned to Portugal to a job in BMF — Sociedade de Gestão de Patrimónios, S.A. She specialized as an asset manager
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
.
On 13 May 1995 she married the Duke of Bragança, forfeiting her professional life to dedicate herself entirely to her family. The couple have three children:
- Afonso de Santa Maria de BragançaInfante Afonso, Prince of BeiraDom Afonso, Prince of Beira , is the eldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, who is the current pretender to the former Portuguese throne and head of the House of Braganza.-Biography:...
, Infante of Portugal, Prince of Beira, Duke of BarcelosDuke of BarcelosThe Dukes of Barcelos was an Nobility title granted by King Sebastian of Portugal on 5 August 1562, to the Duke of Braganza heir, during his father's life....
(b. 1996) - Maria Francisca de Bragança, Infanta of Portugal (b. 1997)
- Dinis de Santa Maria de BragançaInfante Dinis, Duke of PortoThe Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto is a Portuguese infante and the second son and youngest child of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife Isabel de Herédia...
, Infante of Portugal, Duke of PortoDuke of PortoDuke of Porto was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the status of royal dukedom, associated with the Portuguese royal house, created in 1833, by Queen Maria II of Portugal for herself, in honor of the city of Oporto, due its loyalty to the liberal cause she represented.From then on, this title...
(b. 1999)
Since 1995, Dona Isabel Herédia is a patron of several charity institutions, mainly concerned with the help and support of uncared children and awareness of diseases like Down syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
. The Duchess of Bragança is Great Master of a Portuguese Order of chivalry, the (Ordem Real de Santa Isabel
Order of Saint Isabel
The Order of Queen Saint Isabel is a dynastic order of which the Grand Mistress is the Duchess of Braganza.- History :...
).
She is the third granddaughter of Madeiran Francisco Correia de Herédia, a renowned Republican, who was involved in the 28 January 1908 failed republican uprising.