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.
Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern was the only daughter of William, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. In 1913, she married the deposed King Manuel II of Portuga
Manuel II of Portugal
…overthrown in 1910, which converted Portugal into a republic. Manuel and his family subsequently fled to exile in the UK. During exile in 1913, he married Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern. He created a considerable library by buying Portuguese books in auction houses. Manuel died in 1932 aged 42 at Twickenham, Middlesex. Manuel was born…
Photograph, c. 1913
Augusta Victoria with her first husband, Manuel II of Portugal