Miguel I of Portugal
Monarch
1802 – 1866
Who was Miguel I of Portugal?
D. Miguel I, "the Absolutist" or "the Traditionalist", was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and third son of King João VI and his queen, Carlota Joaquina of Spain.
Following his exile as a result of his actions in the Abrilada, Miguel returned to Portugal as regent to his niece Queen Maria II of Portugal, and potential royal consort. As regent, he claimed the Portuguese throne in his own right, since according to the so-called Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom his older brother Pedro IV and therefore the latter's daughter had lost their rights from the moment that Pedro had made war on Portugal and become the sovereign of a foreign state. This led to a difficult political situation, during which many people were killed, imprisoned, persecuted or sent into exile, and which culminated in the Portuguese Liberal Wars between authoritarian absolutists and progressive constitutionalists. In the end Miguel was forced from the throne and lived the last 32 years of his life in exile.
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- Born
- Oct 26, 1802
Queluz National Palace - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 14, 1866
Esselbach - Resting place
- Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
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on July 23, 2013
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