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The baptism of Dom Carlos, c. 1863 Carlos I of Portugal on a 20 Reis coin, 1891. Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Queen Maria Pia, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, and was a member of the House of Braganza. [a] He had a brother, Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto.
When King Sebastian of Portugal died, the throne passed to his Grand-uncle, Henry of Portugal (he might be called Henry II because Henry, Count of Portugal, father of Alphonso I of Portugal, was the first of that name to rule Portugal). When Henry died, a succession crisis occurred and António, Prior of Crato, was proclaimed António of Portugal.
On 19 October 1889, King Luís died and Carlos succeeded him on the throne. Amélia became the new Queen consort of Portugal. However her husband became known for his extramarital affairs while the popularity of the Portuguese monarchy started to wane in the face of a bankrupt economy, industrial disturbances, socialist and republican ...
Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), King of Portugal; Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938), King of Spain This page was last edited on 30 August 2023, at 02:18 ...
When King Sebastian of Portugal died, the throne passed to his uncle, Henry of Portugal (he might be called Henry II because Henry, Count of Portugal, father of Alphonso I of Portugal, was the first of that name to rule Portugal). When Henry died, a succession crisis occurred and António, Prior of Crato, was proclaimed António of Portugal.
The Lisbon Regicide or Regicide of 1908 (Portuguese: Regicídio de 1908) was the assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves and his heir-apparent, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, by assassins sympathetic to Republican interests and aided by elements within the Portuguese Carbonária, disenchanted politicians and anti-monarchists.
It was Amélie's quick thinking that saved her younger son. About 20 minutes later, Prince Luis Filipe died. Days later, Manuel II was proclaimed King of Portugal. The young King, who had not been groomed to rule, [9] sought to save the fragile position of the Braganza dynasty by dismissing João Franco and his entire cabinet in 1908. The ...
Name Birth Death Notes Dom Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal [1] 28 September 1863: 1 February 1908: Who succeeded his father as Carlos I, King of Portugal, murdered in 1908 by the Carbonária. Dom Afonso, Prince Royal of Portugal [1] 31 July 1865: 21 February 1920: Infante of Portugal, Duke of Porto, Viceroy of Portuguese India, and after 1908 ...