Dom Michael of Braganza was a Portuguese nobleman, illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal and Ana Armanda (Anne Armande) Pastre de Verger (sometimes called du Vergé). He was born 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...

 on 15 October 1699 and died drowned in Tagus River on 13 January 1724, having married Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau e Ligne, Princess of Ligne, the 30th Lady of the House of Sousa

Sousa

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, 6th Countess of Miranda do Corvo

Miranda do Corvo

Miranda do Corvo is a Portuguese town and municipality in the Coimbra district of Portugal.Miranda do Corvo literally means "View over the Corvo River." The town has a beautiful church situated on a hill overlooking the area. A large "Rio de Janeiro"-type statue of Jesus also looks out over the...

 and 1st Duchess of Lafões

Duke of Lafões

Duke of Lafões was a Portuguese title of nobility created under the decree of February 17, 1718, of King John V of Portugal and granted to his nephew, Pedro Henrique de Bragança, son of the Infante Miguel de Bragança, an illegitimate son of King Peter II of Portugal and Anne Armande Pastre de...

with whom he had two sons and two daughters.