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The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between the mid-12th century and the early 20
Arms of the King of Portugal depicted in the Livro do Armeiro-Mor (c. 1509)
Manuel II of Portugal
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Dom Manuel II, sometimes known as the Unfortunate or the Patriot, was the last king of Portugal, reigning from 1908 until 1910.
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…Luís Filipe were assassinated in the Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon. With the death of the King and his heir, Charles I's second son became monarch as King Manuel II. Manuel's reign was short-lived however, ending by force with the 5 October 1910 revolution, forcing the deposed king into immediate exile in the United…
Infante D. Manuel, Duke of Beja, c. 1901, around age 12
Proclamation of the accession of Manuel as king of Portugal issued on February 1, 1908, following the Lisbon regicide.
Acclamation ceremony of King Manuel II, at the Palace of the Cortes in 1908.
King Manuel II delivering the Crown speech at the opening of the Parliament in Lisbon, 1908.