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Infante Miguel Rafael Gabriel Xavier Teresa Maria Félix de Bragança was born on 3 December 1946 in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, a pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal via the Miguelist branch, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza.

Since his birth, Miguel Rafael is a claimant the titles of Infante of Portugal and Duke of Viseu.

Biography
A graduate of the University of Lisbon's School of Fine Arts, he is also a painter and a fan of the dutch baroque painter Johannes Vermeer and the surrealist painter H.R. Giger.

He is single and has no children. He lives mainly in Santar, in the municipality of Nelas, in the district of Viseu, in the Casa das Fidalgas, a manor house dating back to the 14th century.

Public role
In 2011, Miguel Rafael of Braganza founded the annual Luso-Brazilian Week of Aldravista Art, which takes place between Portugal and Brazil. In 2016, it held its 5th session in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

In 2017, he chaired the Council of the Royal Commission of Portugal of the Sacred and Military Constantinian Order of St George. This body is designed to advise and assist the Royal Commission's management, and various aspects of the Order's presence in Portugal were discussed.

He was present at the celebration of the Mass of the Constantinian Order of St George in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Lisbon, which took place on St George's Day in April 2022.

Titles
As well as being a claimant to the title of Infante of Portugal, he has also been a claimant to the title of Duke of Viseu since birth, via the Miguelist branch. If Portugal were a constitutional monarchy, Miguel Rafael of Braganza would be the 8th Duke of Viseu.