Editing John VI of Portugal (section)

== Ancestry ==
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|collapsed=yes |align=center |ref=<ref>{{cite book|title=Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans| trans-title=Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AINPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA15|year=1768|publisher=Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel|location=Bourdeaux|language=fr|page=15}}</ref>
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|1= 1. '''John VI of Portugal'''
|2= 2. [[Peter III of Portugal]]
|3= 3. [[Maria I of Portugal]]
|4= 4. [[John V of Portugal]]
|5= 5. [[Maria Anna of Austria]]
|6= 6. [[Joseph I of Portugal]]
|7= 7. [[Mariana Victoria of Spain]]
|8= 8. [[Peter II of Portugal]]
|9= 9. [[Maria Sophia of Neuburg]]
|10= 10. [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|11= 11. [[Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg]]
|12= 12. [[John V of Portugal]] (= 4)
|13= 13. [[Maria Anna of Austria]] (= 5)
|14= 14. [[Philip V of Spain]]
|15= 15. [[Elisabeth Farnese]]
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=== Patrilineal descent ===

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John VI's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son.

[[Patrilineal descent]] is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations, which means that John VI is, ultimately, a member of the [[Robertian dynasty]].

;House of Braganza

# [[Robert II, Count of Hesbaye|Robert II of Hesbaye]], 770–807
# [[Robert III of Worms]], 808–834
# [[Robert the Strong]], 820–866
# [[Robert I of France]], 866–923
# [[Hugh the Great]], 898–956
# [[Hugh Capet]], 941–996
# [[Robert II of France]], 972–1031
# [[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy]], 1011–1076
# [[Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy|Henry of Burgundy]], 1035 – {{circa|1074}}
# [[Henry, Count of Portugal]], 1066–1112
# [[Afonso I of Portugal]], 1109–1185
# [[Sancho I of Portugal]], 1154–1211
# [[Afonso II of Portugal]], 1185–1223
# [[Afonso III of Portugal]], 1210–1279
# [[Denis of Portugal|Denis I of Portugal]], 1261–1325
# [[Afonso IV of Portugal]], 1291–1357
# [[Peter I of Portugal]], 1320–1367
# [[John I of Portugal]], 1357–1433
# [[Afonso I, Duke of Braganza]], 1377–1461
# [[Fernando I, Duke of Braganza]], 1403–1478
# [[Fernando II, Duke of Braganza]], 1430–1483
# [[Jaime, Duke of Braganza]], 1479–1532
# [[Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza]], 1510–1563
# [[João I, Duke of Braganza]], 1543–1583
# [[Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza]], 1558–1630
# [[John IV of Portugal]], 1604–1656
# [[Peter II of Portugal]], 1648–1706
# [[John V of Portugal]], 1689–1750
# [[Peter III of Portugal]], 1717–1786
# John VI of Portugal, 1767–1826
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