Profiles: Monarchs and Consorts of Portugal

João IV, King of Portugal

Born: March 19, 1604 at the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
Parents: Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza and Ana de Velasco
Married: January 12, 1633 to Luisa de Guzmán
Children:

  • Infante Teodósio (1634)
  • Ana de Braganza (1635)
  • Infanta Joana (1635)
  • Infanta Catarina (1638)
  • Manuel de Braganza (1640)
  • Afonso VI, King of Portugal (1643)
  • Pedro II, King of Portugal (1648)

REIGN: December 1, 1640 – November 6, 1656
Died: November 6, 1656 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: João IV, King of Portugal

Luisa de Guzmán y Sandoval, Queen of Portugal

Born: October 31, 1613 in Sanlúcar, Spain
Parents: Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán and Juana Gómez de Sandoval
Married: January 12, 1633 to King João IV of Portugal
Children:

  • Infante Teodósio (1634)
  • Ana de Braganza (1635)
  • Infanta Joana (1635)
  • Infanta Catarina (1638)
  • Manuel de Braganza (1640)
  • Afonso VI, King of Portugal (1643)
  • Pedro II, King of Portugal (1648)

Died: February 27, 1666 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Luisa de Guzmán

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Afonso VI, King of Portugal

Born: August 21, 1643 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King João IV of Portugal and Luisa de Guzmán
Married: August 2, 1666 to Marie Françoise of Savoy
-marriage was annulled March 24, 1668

REIGN: November 6, 1656 – September 12, 1683
Died: September 12, 1863 at the Sintra Palace in Sintra, Portugal
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Afonso VI, King of Portugal

Marie Françoise of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
wife of King Afonso VI and King Pedro II

Born: June 21, 1646 at the Hôtel de Nemours, Paris
Parents: Charles Amédée of Savoy, Duke of Nemours and Élisabeth of Bourbon
Married(1): August 2, 1666 to King Afonso VI of Portugal
-marriage was annulled March 24, 1668

Married(2): April 2, 1668 to King Pedro II of Portugal
Children:

  • Infanta Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669)

Died: December 27, 1683 in Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Marie Françoise of Savoy

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Pedro II, King of Portugal

Born: April 26, 1648 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King João IV of Portugal and Luisa de Guzmán
Married(1): April 2, 1668 to Marie Françoise of Savoy
Children:

  • Infanta Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669)

Married(2):August 12, 1687 to Marie Sophie of Neuburg
Children:

  • Infante João (1688)
  • João V, King of Portugal (1689)
  • Infante Francisco (1691)
  • Infante António (1695)
  • Infanta Teresa Maria (1696)
  • Infante Manuel (1697)
  • Infanta Francisca Josefa (1699)

REIGN: September 12, 1683 – December 9, 1706
Died: December 9, 1706 at Palhavã Palace, Alcântara, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Pedro II, King of Portugal

Marie Sophie of Neuburg, Queen of Portugal

Born: August 6, 1666 at Schloss Benrath, Düsseldorf, Germany
Parents: Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Married:August 12, 1687 to King Pedro II of Portugal
Children:

  • Infante João (1688)
  • João V, King of Portugal (1689)
  • Infante Francisco (1691)
  • Infante António (1695)
  • Infanta Teresa Maria (1696)
  • Infante Manuel (1697)
  • Infanta Francisca Josefa (1699)

Died: August 4, 1699 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Marie Sophie of Neuburg

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João V, King of Portugal

Born: October 22, 1689 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King Pedro II of Portugal and Marie Sophie of Neuburg
Married: October 27, 1708 to Maria Anna of Austria
Children:

  • Infanta Barbara (1711)
  • Infante Pedro (1712)
  • José I, King of Portugal (1714)
  • Infante Carlos (1716)
  • Pedro III, King of Portugal (1717)
  • Infante Alexandre (1723)

REIGN: December 9, 1706 – July 31, 1750
Died: July 31, 1750 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: João V, King of Portugal

Maria Anna of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Born: September 7, 1683 in Linz, Austria
Parents: Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
Married: October 27, 1708 to King João V of Portugal
Children:

  • Infanta Barbara (1711)
  • Infante Pedro (1712)
  • José I, King of Portugal (1714)
  • Infante Carlos (1716)
  • Pedro III, King of Portugal (1717)
  • Infante Alexandre (1723)

Died: August 14, 1754 at the Belém Palace, Lisbon
Buried:The Carmelite Convent of St. John Nepomucene, Lisbon. (Since 1755, her tomb has been housed at the Archeological Museum in Lisbon)
Wikipedia: Maria Anna of Austria

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José I, King of Portugal

Born: June 6, 1714 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King João V of Portugal and Maria Anna of Austria
Married: January 19, 1729 to Mariana Victoria of Spain
Children:

  • Maria I, Queen of Portugal (1734)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1736)
  • Infanta Maria Doroteia (1739)
  • Infanta Benedita (1746)

REIGN: July 31, 1750 – February 24, 1777
Died: February 24, 1777 at the Sintra Palace in Sintra, Portugal
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: José I, King of Portugal

Mariana Victoria of Spain, Queen of Portugal

Born: March 31, 1818 at the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
Parents: King Felipe V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese
Married: January 19, 1729 to King José I of Portugal
Children:

  • Maria I, Queen of Portugal (1734)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1736)
  • Infanta Maria Doroteia (1739)
  • Infanta Benedita (1746)

Died: January 15, 1781 at the Barraca Real of Ajuda, Portugal
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Mariana Victoria of Spain

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Maria I, Queen of Portugal

Born: December 17, 1734 at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King José I of Portugal and Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain
Married: June 6, 1760 to Infante Pedro of Portugal (her paternal uncle)
Children:

  • Infante José, Prince of Brazil (1761)
  • Infante João (1762)
  • Infante João Francisco (1763)
  • João VI, King of Portugal (1767)
  • Infanta Mariana Victoria (1768)
  • Infanta Maria Clementina (1774)
  • Infanta Maria Isabel (1776)

REIGN: February 24, 1777 – March 20, 1816
Died: March 20, 1816 at the Carmo Convent, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Buried: Estrela Basilica, Lisbon
Wikipedia: Maria I, Queen of Portugal

Infante Pedro of Portugal,
King Pedro III

Born: July 5, 1717 in Lisbon
Parents: King João V of Portugal and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Married: June 6, 1760 to Queen Maria I of Portugal
Children:

  • Infante José, Prince of Brazil (1761)
  • Infante João (1762)
  • Infante João Francisco (1763)
  • João VI, King of Portugal (1767)
  • Infanta Mariana Victoria (1768)
  • Infanta Maria Clementina (1774)
  • Infanta Maria Isabel (1776)

REIGN: February 24, 1777 – May 25, 1786 (served as co-ruler with his wife)
Died: May 25, 1786 in Queluz, Portugal
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Pedro III, King of Portugal

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João VI, King of Portugal

Born: May 13, 1767 at the Queluz Palace, Lisbon
Parents: Queen Maria I of Portugal and King Pedro III of Portugal
Married: May 8, 1785 to Carlota Joaquina of Spain
Children:

  • Infanta Maria Teresa (1793)
  • Infante Francisco António (1795)
  • Infanta Maria Isabel (1797
  • Pedro IV, King of Portugal (1798)
  • Infanta Maria Francisca (1800)
  • Infanta Isabel Maria (1801)
  • Miguel I, King of Portugal (1802)
  • Infanta Maria da Assunção (1805)
  • Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria (1806)

REIGN: March 20, 1816 – March 10, 1826
Died: March 10, 1826 at the Bemposta Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: João VI, King of Portugal

Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Queen of Portugal

Born: April 25, 1775 at the Aranjuez Palace, Spain
Parents: King Carlo IV of Spain and Princess Maria Luisa of Parma
Married: May 8, 1785 to King João VI of Portugal
Children:

  • Infanta Maria Teresa (1793)
  • Infante Francisco António (1795)
  • Infanta Maria Isabel (1797
  • Pedro IV, King of Portugal (1798)
  • Infanta Maria Francisca (1800)
  • Infanta Isabel Maria (1801)
  • Miguel I, King of Portugal (1802)
  • Infanta Maria da Assunção (1805)
  • Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria (1806)

Died: January 7, 1830 at the Queluz Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Wikipedia: Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Queen of Portugal

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Pedro IV, King of Portugal
Emperor Pedro I of Brazil

Born: October 12, 1798 at the Queluz Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King João VI of Portugal and Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain
Married(1): May 13, 1817 to Maria Leopoldina of Austria
Children:

  • Maria II, Queen of Portugal (1819)
  • Infante Miguel (1820)
  • Infante João Carlos (1821)
  • Princess Januária of Brazil (1822)
  • Princess Paula of Brazil (1823)
  • Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824)
  • Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1825)

Married(2): August 2, 1829 to Amélie of Leuchtenberg
Children:

  • Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831)

REIGN: March 10, 1826 – May 2, 1826
Pedro also reigned as Emperor of Brazil, as Pedro I, from 1822-1831
Died: September 24, 1834 at the Queluz Palace, Lisbon
Buried:

  • Pantheon of the House of Braganza (until 1972)
  • Brazilian Imperial Crypt at the Monument to the Independence of Brazil, in São Paulo, Brazil

Wikipedia: Pedro IV, King of Portugal

Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Queen of Portugal,
Empress of Brazil

Born: January 22, 1797 at the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Parents: Emperor Franz I of Austria and Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily
Married: May 13, 1817 to Pedro IV of Portugal
Children:

  • Maria II, Queen of Portugal (1819)
  • Infante Miguel (1820)
  • Infante João Carlos (1821)
  • Princess Januária of Brazil (1822)
  • Princess Paula of Brazil (1823)
  • Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824)
  • Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1825)

Died: December 11, 1826 at the São Cristóvão Palace, Rio de Janeiro
Buried:

  • Ajuda Convent, Rio de Janeiro (until 1911)
  • Convent of San Antonio, Rio de Janeiro (until 1954)
  • Brazilian Imperial Crypt at the Monument to the Independence of Brazil, São Paulo

Wikipedia: Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Empress of Brazil

Born: July 31, 1812 in Milan, Italy
Parents: Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg and Princess Augusta of Bavaria
Married: August 2, 1829 to Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
Children:

  • Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831)

Died: January 26, 1873 in Lisbon

Buried:

  • Pantheon of the House of Braganza (until 1972)
  • Brazilian Imperial Crypt at the Monument to the Independence of Brazil, São Paulo

Wikipedia: Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Empress of Brazil

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Maria II, Queen of Portugal

Born: April 4, 1819 at the Palace of Saint Christopher, Rio de Janeiro
Parents: Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (also Pedro IV of Portugal) and Maria Leopoldine of Austria
Married(1): December 1, 1834 to Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg
Married(2): April 9, 1836 to Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Children:

  • Pedro V, King of Portugal (1837)
  • Luís I, King of Portugal (1838)
  • Infanta Maria (1840)
  • Infante João (1842)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1843)
  • Infanta Antónia (1845)
  • Infante Fernando (1846)
  • Infante Augusto (1847)
  • Infante Leopoldo (1849)
  • Infanta Maria da Glória (1851)
  • Infante Eugénio (1853)

REIGNS:

  • May 2, 1826 – June 23, 1828
  • May 26, 1834 – November 15, 1853

Died: November 15, 1853 at the Necessidades Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Maria II, Queen of Portugal

Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg,
Prince Consort of Portugal

Born: December 9, 1810 in Milan, Italy
Parents:Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg and Princess Augusta of Bavaria
Married: December 1, 1834 to Queen Maria II of Portugal
Died: March 28, 1835 in Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Prince Consort of Portugal

Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
King Fernando II of Portugal

Born: October 29, 1816 in Vienna
Parents: Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
Married: April 9, 1836 to Queen Maria II of Portugal
Children:

  • Pedro V, King of Portugal (1837)
  • Luís I, King of Portugal (1838)
  • Infanta Maria (1840)
  • Infante João (1842)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1843)
  • Infanta Antónia (1845)
  • Infante Fernando (1846)
  • Infante Augusto (1847)
  • Infante Leopoldo (1849)
  • Infanta Maria da Glória (1851)
  • Infante Eugénio (1853)

REIGN: September 16, 1837 – November 15, 1853 (served as co-ruler with his wife)
Died: December 15, 1885 in Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King Consort of Portugal

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Miguel I, King of Portugal

Born: October 26, 1802 in Lisbon
Parents: King João VI of Portugal and Carlota Joaquina of Spain
Married: September 24, 1851 to Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Children:

  • Infanta Maria das Neves (1852)
  • Infante Miguel (1853)
  • Infanta Maria Teresa (1855)
  • Infanta Maria José (1857)
  • Infanta Adelgundes (1858)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1861)
  • Infanta Maria Antónia (1862)

REIGN: July 11, 1828 – May 26, 1834
Died: November 14, 1866 in Esselbach, Württemberg
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Miguel I, King of Portugal

Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg,
wife of King Miguel I of Portugal

Born: April 3, 1831 in Kleinheubach, Bavaria
Parents: Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Married: September 24, 1851 to King Miguel I of Portugal
Children:

  • Infanta Maria das Neves (1852)
  • Infante Miguel (1853)
  • Infanta Maria Teresa (1855)
  • Infanta Maria José (1857)
  • Infanta Adelgundes (1858)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1861)
  • Infanta Maria Antónia (1862)

Died: December 16, 1909 in Ryde, Isle of Wight
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

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Pedro V, King of Portugal

Born: September 16, 1837 at the Necessidades Palace, Lisbon
Parents: Queen Maria II of Portugal and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Married: May 18, 1858 to Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
REIGN: November 15, 1853 – November 11, 1861
Died: November 11, 1861 at the Necessidades Palace, Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Pedro V, King of Portugal

Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Queen of Portugal

Born: July 15, 1837 in Krauchenweis, Sigmaringen
Parents: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Josephine of Baden
Married: May 18, 1858 to King Pedro V of Portugal
Died: July 17, 1859 in Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Queen of Portugal

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Luís I, King of Portugal

Born: October 31, 1838 at the Necessidades Palace in Lisbon
Parents: Queen Maria II of Portugal and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Married: October 6, 1862 to Maria Pia of Savoy
Children:

  • Carlos I, King of Portugal (1863)
  • Infante Afonso, Prince Royal (1865)

REIGN: November 11, 1861 – October 19, 1889
Died: October 19, 1889 at the Citadel of Cascais, Portugal
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Luís I, King of Portugal

Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of Portugal

Born: October 16, 1847 at the Royal Palace of Turin
Parents: King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy and Adelheid of Austria
Married: October 6, 1862 to King Luís I of Portugal
Children:

  • Carlos I, King of Portugal (1863)
  • Infante Afonso, Prince Royal (1865)

Died: July 5, 1911 in Stupinigi, Italy
Buried: Basilica of Superga, Turin, Italy
Unofficial Royalty: Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of Portugal

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Carlos I, King of Portugal

Born: September 28, 1863 at the Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King Luís I of Portugal and Maria Pia of Savoy
Married: May 22, 1886 to Amélie of Orléans
Children:

  • Luís Filipe, Prince Royal (1887)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1887)
  • Manuel II, King of Portugal (1889)

REIGN: October 19, 1889 – February 1, 1908
Died: February 1, 1908 in Lisbon
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Carlos I, King of Portugal

Amélie of Orléans, Queen of Portugal

Born: September 28, 1865 in Twickenham, London
Parents: Philippe, Count of Paris and Marie Isabelle of Orléans
Married: May 22, 1886 to King Carlos I of Portugal
Children:

  • Luís Filipe, Prince Royal (1887)
  • Infanta Maria Ana (1887)
  • Manuel II, King of Portugal (1889)

Died: October 25, 1951 in Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Amélie of Orléans, Queen of Portugal

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Manuel II, King of Portugal

Born: November 15, 1889 at Belém Palace, Lisbon
Parents: King Carlos I of Portugal and Amélie of Orléans
Married: September 4, 1913 to Augusta Viktoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
REIGN: February 1, 1908 – October 5, 1910
Died: July 2, 1932 in Fulwell, London
Buried: Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Unofficial Royalty: Manuel II, King of Portugal

Augusta Viktoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Queen of Portugal

Born: August 19, 1890 in Potsdam, Germany
Parents: Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Married: September 4, 1913 to King Manuel II of Portugal
Died: August 29, 1966 in Eigeltingen, West Germany
Buried: Langenstein Castle
Unofficial Royalty: Augusta Viktoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Queen of Portugal

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