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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Teodósio II
| image        = Teodosio II de Braganca.JPG
| succession   = [[Duke of Braganza]]
| reign        = 22 February 1583 &ndash; {{nowrap|29 November 1630}}
| reign-type   = Tenure
| predecessor  = [[João I, Duke of Braganza|João I, 6th Duke of Braganza]]
| successor    = [[João IV of Portugal|João II, 8th Duke of Braganza]]
| spouse       = [[Ana de Velasco y Girón]]
| issue        = [[João IV of Portugal]]
| issue-link   = #Marriage and Children
| issue-pipe   = among others...
| house        = [[House of Braganza|Braganza]]
| father       = [[João I, Duke of Braganza]]
| mother       = [[Catarina of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza|Catarina of Portugal]]
| birth_date   = 28 April 1568
| birth_place  = [[Vila Viçosa]], [[Alentejo]], [[Kingdom of Portugal]]
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1630|11|29|1568|4|28|df=y}}
| death_place  = Vila Viçosa, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
| burial_place = 
}}
'''Teodósio II, 7th Duke of Braganza''' (28 April 1568 – 29 November 1630) was a Portuguese nobleman and father of [[John IV of Portugal|João IV of Portugal]]. He is known for his allegiance to King [[Philip II of Spain|Philip I of Portugal]].

==Biography==
[[File:Teodósio II.png|thumb|left|130px|''D. Teodósio II''.]]
As a child, Teodósio was brought to the court and made page to the king [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. The king was very fond of him and in 1578 insisted on taking him to [[Africa]] in the expedition against the king of [[Morocco]]. This military campaign was doomed. During the ill-fated [[battle of Alcácer Quibir]], Teodósio remained at the side of his king until the situation become extremely dangerous. Then, Sebastian ordered servants to take the ten-year-old child to safety behind the lines. The young man was not happy to be set aside and ran away at the first opportunity. Teodósio mounted a horse and went to the front lines of the battle, pursued by very scared servants. Eventually, like many others, he was wounded and taken prisoner. Back in Portugal, his father João 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 in order to spare young Teodósio's life. There was no need for such alarm. Impressed by the tale of his courage in battle, the king of Morocco let the child go, safely and without ransom, in August 1579.

Meanwhile, in Portugal, the situation was one of unrest. With the disappearance of King Sebastian in the battle, the new king was Cardinal [[Henry, King of Portugal|Henry I of Portugal]], an old childless man. Teodósio was the son of [[Catherine, Duchess of Braganza|Infanta Catarina]], an ambitious woman who, with her husband the Duke of Bragança, aspired to the throne. Philip II of Spain also aspired to the Portuguese throne and used every means to keep young Teodósio (great-grandson of King [[Manuel I of Portugal|Manuel I]] and a possible threat) out of the country. Only when he had safely secured the crown did Philip II of Spain, now Philip I of Portugal, allow the child's return.

Teodósio became a 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 ([[António, Prior of Crato|António of Crato]]) and was responsible for the kingdom's security for many years. Acknowledging this fidelity, Philip I granted the Braganças more lands and titles.

== Marriage and Children ==

* By his wife, the Spanish Lady [[Ana de Velasco y Girón]]
** [[John IV of Portugal|John II, 8th Duke of Bragança]] (1604–1656), crowned King John IV of Portugal in December 1, 1640
** Duarte of Bragança (1605–1649), Lord of [[Vila do Conde]]
** Catarina of Bragança (1606–1610)
** Alexandre of Bragança (1607–1637)

==Ancestry==
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|2= 2. [[João I, Duke of Braganza]]
|3= 3. [[Catarina of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza|Catarina of Portugal]]
|4= 4. [[Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza]]
|5= 5. [[Isabel de Lencastre]]
|6= 6. [[Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515–1540)|Duarte, Duke of Guimarães]]
|7= 7. [[Isabel of Braganza, Duchess of Guimarães|Isabel of Braganza]]
|8= 8. [[Jaime, Duke of Braganza]]
|9= 9. [[Leonor de Guzmán, Duchess of Braganza|Leonor de Guzmán y Velasco]]
|10= 10. [[Dinis of Braganza, Count of Lemos|Dinis of Braganza]]
|11= 11. [[Beatriz de Castro Osorio, 3rd Countess of Lemos|Beatriz, 3rd Countess of Lemos]]
|12= 12. [[Manuel I of Portugal]]
|13= 13. [[Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|Maria of Aragon]]
|14= 14. [[Jaime, Duke of Braganza]] (= 8)
|15= 15. [[Leonor de Guzmán, Duchess of Braganza|Leonor de Guzmán y Velasco]] (= 9)
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==Bibliography==
*"Nobreza de Portugal e Brazil", Vol. II, page 448. Published by Zairol Lda., Lisbon, 1989.
* [http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=3413 Genealogy of Teodósio II, 7th Duke of Braganza]

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