Carlos I of Portugal

Carlos I
Portrait, c. 1907 or before
King of Portugal
Reign19 October 1889 –
1 February 1908
Acclamation28 December 1889
PredecessorLuís I
SuccessorManuel II
Prime Ministers
See list
  • José Luciano de Castro
    António Serpa
    João Crisóstomo
    José Dias Ferreira
    Hintze Ribeiro
    João Franco
Born28 September 1863
Ajuda Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Died1 February 1908 (aged 44)
Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
Pantheon of the Braganzas
Spouse
Amélie of Orléans
(m. 1886)
Issue
Detail
  • Luís Filipe, Prince Royal
  • Infanta Maria Ana
  • Manuel II of Portugal
Names
Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Víctor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão
House
  • Braganza (official)
  • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry (agnatic)
[a]
FatherLuís I
MotherMaria Pia of Savoy
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Signature

Dom Carlos I[1] (Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Víctor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão; 28 September 1863 – 1 February 1908), known as "the Diplomat" (o Diplomata), "the Oceanographer" (o Oceanógrafo)[2] among many other names, was King of Portugal from 1889 until his assassination in 1908. He was the first Portuguese king to die a violent death since King Sebastian in 1578, the only one to be assassinated, and the second to last Portuguese head of state to die a violent death.[b]


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  1. ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʃ]
  2. ^ Saldanha, Luiz (1997). One Hundred Years of Portuguese Oceanography: In the Footsteps of King Carlos de Bragança. Setúbal: Museu Bocage, Museu Nacional de História Natural. p. 196.