 "Henrique Nuno João Miguel Gabriel Rafael" was born on 6 November 1949, in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza.His full name ended with "Miguel Gabriel Rafael", a naming tradition of the House of Braganza that honors the three archangels in the Catholic Church.In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Henrique's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which he did along with his parents and elder brothers in 1952.