The House of Braganza (Portuguese: Casa de Bragança; Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃sɐ]), officialy the Most Serene House of Braganza (Portuguese: Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), is an important imperial, royal, and noble house of Portuguese origin, and a branch of the House of Aviz, which in turn is a brach of the Portuguese House of Burgundy. The House evolved from being powerful Dukes of the Portuguese nobility, to becoming the ruling monarchs of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to 1910 (in the muggle world, as the Portuguese monarchy still exists in the magical world), and as the monarchs of Brazil.