Órfãs do Rei
FEMALE PORTUGUESE ORPHANS MARRIED OFF TO PORTUGUESE COLONIAL SETTLERS
Orfas del Rei; Orfas d'El-Rei; Orfãs d'El-Rei; Orphans of the King; Órfãs d'El-Rei
The Órfãs do Rei (, orphans of the king) were Portuguese girl orphans who were sent from Portugal to overseas colonies during the Portuguese Empire as part of Portugal's colonization efforts. The orphans were married to native rulers or Portuguese settlers.