Dom Miguel I, nicknamed "the Absolutist", "the Traditionalist" and "the Usurper", was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834. He was the seventh child and third son of King John VI and Queen Carlota Joaquina.
Miguel I of Portugal
Miguel I around age 21, c. 1823
Miguel I around age 26, 1828
Miguel I around age 26, c. 1828
Dom John VI, nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825. Although the United Kingdom of Portugal ceased to exist de facto beginning in 1822, he remained its monarch de jure between 1822 and 1825. After the recognition of the independence of Brazil under the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro of 1825, he continued as King of Portugal until his death in 1826. Under the same treaty, he also became titular Emperor of Brazil for life, while his son, Emperor Pedro I, was both de facto and de jure the monarch of the newly independent country.
Portrait by Domingos Sequeira, c. 1802–06
Portrait of John as Prince of Brazil by Giuseppe Troni, c. 1788
The Embarkation of John VI and the Royal Family (1810)
Decree of the opening of the ports, National Library of Brazil