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.
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.
Amélie of Orléans
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Amélie of Orléans was the last Queen of Portugal as the wife of Carlos I of Portugal. She was regent of Portugal during the absence of her husband in 1895.
Manuel II of Portugal
…of Belém, Lisbon, less than a month after his father King Carlos I ascended the Portuguese throne. He was the third child and second son of Carlos and Amélie of Orléans. A member of the House of Braganza, he was baptised a few days later, with his maternal grandfather as godfather. Pedro II, former Emperor of Brazil…
Unsigned portrait, used on postcards
The Queen wearing the Diadem of the Stars
Illustration of the Lisbon Regicide