Royal Profile: Isabel Inês de Herédia, The Duchess of Braganza

Isabel Inês de Herédia, The Duchess of Braganza was born 22 November 1966 as the daughter of D. Jorge de Heredia and Dª Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvelo {Source}. She spent her childhood years residing between Portugal and Angola{Source}. In 1976, her family moved to Brazil{Source}.

She spent her early educational years at the Colégio das Doroteias {Source}. After her family's 1976 move to Brazil, she began studying at S.Paulo, no Colégio de S. Luís, da Companhia de Jesus, graduating in 1988{Source}. From there, she attended the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, where she studied Business Administration, graduating in 1990 {Source}. After graduation, she returned to Portugal to work for the BMF Society of Asset Management, SA{Source}. She remained with this company until 1995 {Source}.



On May 13, 1995, she married Dom Duarte, The Duke of Braganza{Source}. Together, they have three children{Source}:

1. Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Raphael, The Prince of Beira, The Duke of Barcelos (1996)
2. The Infanta Maria Francisca Isabel Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Paula de Herédia de Bragança, The Duchess of Coimbra(1997)
3. Infante Dinis de Santa Maria de Bragança of Portugal, Duke of Porto (1999)After her marriage, she began conducting seminars and conferences in several parts of the world {Source}. She is patron to several organizations including{Source}:

• Aboim Refuge Ascension - Faro
• Help Newborn
• Trisomy 21
• Myasthenia Portuguese Association of Record and Neuromuscular Diseases
• Cradle Help
• The Francisquinhos

The Duchess of Bragança Lady is Grand Master of the Royal St. Isabel Order, Grand Cross of the Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Viçosa and Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Lady Order of Malta Military{Source}.