known as Maria Pia of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza claimed to be the illegitimate daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal with Maria Amélia Laredó e Murça. Maria Pia claimed that King Carlos I legitimized her through a royal decree and placed her in the line of succession with the same rights and honours as the legitimately-born princes of Portugal; however, no undisputed evidence was presented to demonstrate this, and the king did not, constitutionally, have the personal authority to do so. Maria Pia's paternity was never proven and her claim not widely accepted. Honours Portuguese Grand Commander of the Three Military Orders of Christ, Aviz and St. James Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword Grand Cross of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa Foreign Ancestry Citations General references Jean Pailler: D. Carlos I – Rei de Portugal: Destino Maldito de um Rei Sacrificado. Bertrand, Lisbon, 2001, Jean Pailler: Maria Pia: A Mulher que Queria Ser Rainha de Portugal. Bertrand, Lisbon, 2006, Manuel Amaral: Portugal – Dicionário Histórico, Corográfico, Heráldico, Biográfico, Bibliográfico, Numismático e Artístico, Volume II, 1904–1915, págs. 759 Rui Ramos: D. Carlos, Temas e Debates, Lisbon, 2007. |- |- 1863 births 1908 murders in Portugal 1908 deaths 19th-century Portuguese monarchs 20th-century murdered monarchs 20th-century Portuguese monarchs Assassinated Portuguese people Assassinated royalty Burials at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Deaths by firearm in Portugal Dukes of Braganza Extra Knights Companion of the Garter 3 3 3 Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Oceanographers People from Lisbon People murdered in Portugal Portuguese people of Italian descent Portuguese royalty Princes Royal of Portugal Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)