In 1537, he succeeded his brother
Prince Manuel as Prince of Portugal, after his premature death.
After Philip's own premature death, two years later, after reaching six years old, his younger brother
Infante João Manuel became the next Prince of Portugal.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Philip, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
* also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples,§ also an infante of Spain and an archduke of Austria,# also an infante of Spain,‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil,¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony,◙ also a prince of Braganza,¤ title removed in 1920 as their parents' marriage was deemed undynastic,ƒ claimant infante
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