The Methuen Treaty was a military and commercial treaty between England and Portugal that was signed in 1703 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession.
Signature of the Methuen Treaty, drawing by Alfredo Roque Gameiro in the book História de Portugal, Popular e Ilustrada
Sir Paul Methuen (1672–1757)
Manuel Teles da Silva, 3rd Marquis of Alegrete, 4th Count of Vila Maior (1682–1736)
Dom Pedro II, nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. He was the fifth and last child of John IV and Luisa de Guzmán.
Portrait by Domenico Duprà, c. 1729
English-made cavalry armour of Pedro II, King of Portugal, consisting of a cuirass, bridle-hand gauntlet, buff coat and 3-barred lobster tailed pot helmet. These are of very high quality.
Engraving of King Peter II by Nicolaes Visscher II.