Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal

This article is about the pretender to the Portuguese throne. For the actual Prince of Portugal and son of King John III of Portugal, see Manuel, Prince of Portugal.
Manuel
Prince of Portugal (disputed)
Born1568 (1568)
Tangiers, Kingdom of Portugal
Died22 June 1638(1638-06-22) (aged 69–70)
Brussels
SpouseCountess Emilia of Nassau
Luísa Osório
IssueMaria Belgica
Manuel António
Emilia Louise
Christopher William Louis
Anna Louise
Juliana Catherine
Mauritia Eleonora
Sabina Delphica
HouseHouse of Aviz
FatherAntónio, Prior of Crato
MotherAna Barbosa

Manuel of Portugal (c. 1568–22 June 1638) was the illegitimate son of António, Prior of Crato, pretender to the Portuguese throne during the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis. He secretly married in 1597 Countess Emilia of Nassau, daughter of William the Silent and Anna of Saxony.

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