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Dom Manuel II [b] (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" (Portuguese: "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" ("o Desventurado"), was the last King of Portugal, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father, King Carlos I, and his elder brother, Luís Filipe, the Prince Royal.
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This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy and creation of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution.
NameLifespanReign StartReign EndAfonso I The Conqueror; The Great; The ...1106/09/11 – 6 December 1185 (aged ...25 July 11396 December 1185Sancho I The Populator11 November 1154 – 26 March 1211 (aged ...6 December 118526 March 1211Afonso II The Fat; The Leprous; The ...23 April 1185 – 25 March 1223 (aged ...27 March 121125 March 1223Sancho II The Caped; The Hooded ...8 September 1209 – 4 January 1248 (aged ...26 March 12234 December 1247Sep 22, 2018 · Manuel II, Last King of Portugal (Photo by Augusto Bobone – Leiloeira São Domingos, Public Domain, Wiki Commons) Growing agitation bubbled into revolution in October 1910.
In 1139 Afonso Henriques declared himself king of Portugal after he united the counties Galicia and Portu Cale and reclaimed Lisbon from the Muslim Moors. Portugal went through the Golden Age of Exploration and became one of the world’s superpowers. By 1889, Portugal was struggling under King Luís I.
On this day, in 1932, Manuel II, the last King in the history of Portugal, died. This country was a kingdom for nearly 800 years, but just in the era of Manuel II, the monarchy in Portugal was abolished and a republic, with a president at the helm, was established.
Dom Duarte Pio was the godchild and heir of Queen Dona Amélia (mother of Dom Manuel II) and is today the Head of the Royal House of Portugal. The last King of Portugal, Dom Manuel II, died in exile in 1932.
This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the start of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the start of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution. During the 800 years, the kings had different titles and pretensions.
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