Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza, Duchess of Coimbra, and Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins were married on October 7, 2023. The bride is the daughter of H.R.H. Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and Head of the Royal House of Portugal. The wedding ceremony took place in the Basilica of Our Lady and Saint Anthony of Mafra in the Palace of Mafra—the largest royal palace in Portugal, built between 1717 and 1730 by King John V the Magnanimous of Portugal (r. 1706-1750). The service was officiated by Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Metropolitan Patriarch of Lisbon from 2013 to 2023. The wedding of the Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, Duchess of Coimbra, and Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins The wedding of the Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, Duchess of Coimbra, and Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins The arrival of the bride. The arrival of the bride. The signing of the Marriage Contract The signing of the Marriage Contract The Newlyweds The Newlyweds The happy parents of the bride: the Head of the Royal House of Portugal, H.R.H. Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and H.R.H. Isabel, Duchess of Braganza The happy parents of the bride: the Head of the Royal House of Portugal, H.R.H. Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and H.R.H. Isabel, Duchess of Braganza The Head of the Imperial House of Russia and the Head of the Royal House of Portugal The Head of the Imperial House of Russia and the Head of the Royal House of Portugal The Head of the Russian Imperial House and the Head of the German Imperial House at the wedding service The Head of the Russian Imperial House and the Head of the German Imperial House at the wedding service Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and the Head of the Royal House of Albania, Prince Leka Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and the Head of the Royal House of Albania, Prince Leka H.R.H. Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and H.I.H. The Tsesarevich George of Russia H.R.H. Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and H.I.H. The Tsesarevich George of Russia Tsesarevich George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Tsesarevich George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Tsesarevich George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Tsesarevich George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna The Head of the Royal House of Georgia, Prince David; Tsesarevich George of Russia; and the Head of the Royal House of Albania, Prince Leka The Head of the Royal House of Georgia, Prince David; Tsesarevich George of Russia; and the Head of the Royal House of Albania, Prince Leka The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, Tsesarevich George of Russia, and Princess Victoria Romanovna The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, Tsesarevich George of Russia, and Princess Victoria Romanovna View the embedded image gallery online at: https://imperialhouse.ru/en/allnews-en/news/2023-10-07-the-head-of-the-russian-imperial-house-h-i-h-the-grand-duchess-maria-of-russia-h-i-h-tsesarevich-and-grand-duke-george-of-russia-and-his-spouse-h-s-h-princess-victoria-romanovna-attended-the-wedding-of-the-maria-francisca-de-braganza.html#sigProId4ca1cfec29 Attending the wedding at the personal invitation of the Head of the Portuguese Royal House, were the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, her son and Heir H.I.H. The Tsesarevich and Grand Duke George of Russia, and his spouse, H.S.H. Princess Victoria Romanovna. Also attending the wedding were the President of Portugal, Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa, and the Heads and members of many of the Imperial and Royal Houses of Europe, the Middle East, and Brazil.
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