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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 516 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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INFANTE (See also:Spanish and Portuguese See also:form of See also:Lat. infans, See also:young See also:child)  , a See also:title of the sons of the See also:sovereign of See also:Spain and See also:Portugal, the corresponding infanta being given to the daughters . The title is not See also:borne by the eldest son of the See also:king of Spain, who is See also:prince of See also:Asturias, Il principe de Asturias . Until the severance of See also:Brazil from the Portuguese See also:monarchy, the eldest son was prince of Brazil . While a son or daughter of the sovereign of Spain is by right See also:infante or infanta of Spain, the title, alone, is granted to other members of the See also:blood royal by the sovereign .

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