By Shirley Farmer 
On Thursday, the family announced, in a statement, that Duarte’s daughter Pío de Bragança is engaged. The wedding date of Maria Francisca de Bragança and Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins will soon be announced, as promised by the father, on social networks.
María Francisca de Bragança, 25, is the middle daughter of Duarte Pio de Bragança, heir presumptive to the Portuguese crown, and Isabel de Heredia, with whom she A descendant of the Portuguese royal family He got married in 1995. According to the royal family, he studied social communication and culture at the Catholic University of Portugal.
The marriage proposal, to which Duarte Bio is proposing, took place in Timor, at the beginning of this month. It is not known, at the moment, when the ceremony will take place, which is expected to take place – just like the wedding of the parents – in the Jeronimos Monastery. In 1995, the dukes’ wedding drew a crowd to Belém for the wedding of a scion of the royal family.
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The released statement also provides details about the groom, Duarte Martins, 30. He is a lawyer with an office in Lisbon, specializing in capital markets and mergers. In addition, he stands out, and develops volunteer work, as he was General Superintendent of Missions at the Faculdade de Direito da Católica, where he also studied, like a bride.
Although she bore the title of Duchess of Coimbra, like her father, Duarte Pio, Maria Francisca had no official duties. When the monarchy was abolished in 1910, all the property of the royal family was confiscated and only after that Braganças returned to Portugal to set up a foundation with the name of the house dedicated to humanitarian work.
Duarte Bio is the grandson of Dr. Miguel I, Portuguese king known for his struggles between liberals and autocrats. With the death of the last king of Portugal, D.
The Bragança family came to the Portuguese throne in 1640 with D. João IV, in charge of restoring independence, and was responsible for the country’s government until October 5, 1910, the date of the establishment of the Republic.