An article in the old Portuguese Constitution regarding
the Succession to the throne
Chapter IV Of the succession of the Kingdom
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- Article 86
- Her Highness Maria II, by the Grace of God, and formal Abdication,
and Cession of His Highness Pedro I, Emperor if Brazil, will always reign
in Portugal.
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- Article 87
- Her legitimate descendents will succeed to the Throne according to
the regular order of primogeniture and representation, always preferring
the elder line over the younger lines; in the same line the closest grade
over the more remote one; in the same grade to the male over the femela;
in the same gender the eldest over the youngest.
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- Article 88
- If all lines of legitimate descendants of Her Higness Maria II become
extinct, the Crown will pass to the collateral line.
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- Article 89
- No foreigner may ever succeed to the Crown of the Kingdom of Portugal.
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- Article 90
- The marriage of the presumptive Heir to the Crown Princess must be
with the consent of the King, and never with a foreigner. If there is no
King at the time of the wedding, the act cannot be effectuated without
the approval of the General Courts. Her husband cannot be part om the Government
and will only be called King, after the Queen has given birth to his son
or daughter.