Joseph,_Archbishop_of_Braga
José de Bragança, Archbishop of Braga
Catholic archbishop
José of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ]; English: Joseph; Lisbon, 6 May 1703, Ponte de Lima - 3 June 1756) was a natural son of Portuguese King Peter II[1] and a Portuguese lady named Francisca Clara da Silva.
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He studied at the University of Évora and achieved a doctorate in Theology. He became Archbishop of Braga[1] in 1739 and was consecrated in 1741.
He built in Braga the Sete Fontes a water supply system.
He is buried in the same city.
He was succeeded in his position by another natural-born noble, Gaspar of Braganza, Archbishop of Braga, illegitimate son of his half-brother John V of Portugal.