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Teodosio Ii, Duke Of BraganzaTeodsio II of Bragana, (1568, Vila Viosa - 1630) was the 7th Duke of Bragana. He was the son of Joo of Bragana (1543-1583) by his wife, princess Catarina of Portugal (1540-1614). As a child Teodsio was brought to the court and made page of king Sebastian I of Portugal. The king was very fond of him and in 1578 insisted on taking him to Africa in his expedition against the king of Morocco. This military campaign was doomed. During the ill fated battle of Alcacer-Quibir, Teodsio remained by his king until the situation become seriously dangerous. Then, Sebastian ordered the servants to take the 10-year-old child to safety behind the lines. The young Bragana was not happy to be set aside and ran away in the first chance. Teodsio caught a horse and went to the front line of the battle, followed by very scared servants. Eventually, like many others, he was wounded in the head and made prisoner. Back in Portugal, his father Joo of Bragana, went mad with grief and offered a fortune for the ransom of his heir. He also asked king Philip II of Spain to write to the king of Morocco to spare young Teodsio's life. There was no need for such alarm. The king of Morocco left the child go safely and without ransom in August 1579, impressed by the tale of his courage in battle. Meanwhile in Portugal, the situation was not peaceful. With the disappearance of king Sebastian in the battle, the new king was Cardinal Henry I of Portugal an old childless man. Teodsio was the son of princess Catarina, an ambitious woman that, with her husband the duke of Bragana, aspired to the throne. Philip II of Spain had this aspiration too and used every excuse to keep young Teodsio (great-grandson of king Manuel I and a possible threat) away from the country. Only when he had the crown tightly secured on his hands, did Philip, now I of Portugal, allowed the child's return. Teodsio became duke in 1583 at his father's death and grew up to be a faithful servant of the Spanish king of Portugal. He defended Lisbon from the attacks of another candidate (Antnio of Crato) and was the responsible the kingdom's security for a long time. Acknowledging this fidelity, Philip II gave the Braganas more lands and titles. Teodsio's descendants - By his wife, the Spanish lady Ana de Velasco y Girn
- Joo II, 8th Duke of Bragana (1604-1656), crowned king Joo IV of Portugal in December 1 1640
- Duarte of Bragana (1605-1649), master of Vila do Conde
- Catarina of Bragana (1606-1610)
- Alexandre of Bragana (1607-1637)
Braganza, Teodosio II, Duke of Braganza, Teodosio II, Duke of
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