Jump to content

Pedro V of Portugal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mr Hall of England (talk | contribs) at 18:13, 1 May 2016 (→‎External links). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Pedro V
Pedro V aged 23, c. 1860
King of Portugal and the Algarves
Reign15 November 1853 – 11 November 1861
Acclamation16 September 1855
PredecessorsMaria II and Fernando II
SuccessorLuís I
RegentFernando II (1853–1855)
Prime Ministers
See list
Born(1837-09-16)16 September 1837
Necessidades Palace, Lisbon
Died11 November 1861(1861-11-11) (aged 24)
Necessidades Palace, Lisbon
Burial
Pantheon of the Braganzas
SpouseStephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Names
Portuguese: Pedro de Alcântara Maria Fernando Miguel Rafael Gonzaga Xavier João António Leopoldo Víctor Francisco de Assis Júlio Amélio de Bragança e Bourbon Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha
HouseBraganza[1]
FatherFerdinand II of Portugal
MotherMaria II of Portugal
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignaturePedro V's signature

Dom Pedro V (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpedɾu]; [Peter V] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" (Portuguese: o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.

Early life and reign

Pedro and his younger brother, Luís I of Portugal; William Barclay, 1843.

As the eldest son of Queen Maria II and her de jure uxoris co-monarch Ferdinand II, Pedro was a member of the House of Braganza.[1] As heir apparent to the throne he was styled Prince Royal (Príncipe Real), and was also the 19th Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança).

Pedro was a conscientious and hard-working monarch who, under the guidance of his father, sought radical modernisation of the Portuguese state and infrastructure. Under his reign, roads, telegraphs, and railways were constructed and improvements in public health advanced. His popularity increased when, during the cholera outbreak of 1853–1856, he visited hospitals handing out gifts and comforting the sick.

Pedro V, along with his brothers Fernando and João and other royal family members, succumbed to typhoid fever or cholera in 1861.

Marriage

Pedro married Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, eldest daughter of Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess Josephine of Baden, by proxy in Berlin on 29 April 1858 and then in person in Lisbon on 18 May 1858. This was a happy marriage until Queen Stephanie died a year later from diphtheria.[2] Pedro and Stephanie's marriage was childless so the Portuguese throne passed to his brother Louis.

Titles, styles and honors

Main article: List of titles and honours of the Portuguese Crown

Titles and styles

Royal styles of
King Pedro V of Portugal
Reference styleHis Most Faithful Majesty
Spoken styleYour Most Faithful Majesty
Alternative styleSire
  • 16 September 1837 – 15 November 1853: His Royal Highness The Prince Royal of Portugal
  • 15 November 1853 – 11 November 1861: His Most Faithful Majesty The King of Portugal and the Algarves, of either side of the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India, etc.[3]

Nobility

Peter held the following titles as heir to the Portuguese crown:[4]

Honours

As King Peter V, he was awarded the following honours:

Portuguese orders:[5]

Foreign orders:[5]

Ancestry

The ancestry of Peter V, comprising five generations:[6]

Family of Pedro V of Portugal
16. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
8. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
17. Duchess Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
4. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
18. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
9. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf
19. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg
2. Ferdinand II of Portugal
20. Ignác II József Csabragi, Count of Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya
10. Ferencz József Koháry de Csábrág
21. Countess Maria Gabriella of Cavriani di Imena
5. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
22. Georg Christian, Count of Waldstein-Wartenberg
11. Maria Antonia of Waldstein-Wartenberg
23. Countess Marie Elisabeth of Ulfeldt
1. Peter V of Portugal
24. Peter III of Portugal
12. John VI of Portugal
25. Mary I of Portugal
6. Peter I of Brazil (IV of Portugal)
26. Charles IV of Spain
13. Carlota Joaquina of Spain
27. Maria Luisa of Parma
3. Mary II of Portugal
28. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
14. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
29. Maria Louisa of Spain
7. Maria Leopoldina of Austria
30. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
15. Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
31. Maria Carolina of Austria

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pedro V of Portugal.

References

  1. ^ a b "While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp. 88, 116 of the 1944 Almanach de Gotha, Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the 1838 Portuguese constitution declared, with respect to Ferdinand II of Portugal's issue by his first wife, that 'the Most Serene House of Braganza is the reigning house of Portugal and continues through the Person of the Lady Queen Maria II'. Thus their mutual descendants constitute the Coburg line of the House of Braganza"
  2. ^ The autopsy proved the queen had died a virgin. The marriage had never been consummated. Mónica, Maria Filomena. Cenas da Vida Portuguesa, Lisboa: Quetzal, 1999.
  3. ^ Pinto 1883, pp. XV–XVI.
  4. ^ Castelo Branco e Torres 1838, pp. XXIV–XXV, XXXIV.
  5. ^ a b Pinto 1883, p. XVI.
  6. ^ Pinto 1883, pp. XV–XLVII.

Further reading

  • Castelo Branco e Torres, João Carlos Feo Cardoso de (1838). Resenha das familias titulares do Reino de Portugal: acompanhada das notícias biographicas de alguns individuos das mesmas famílias (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Pinto, Albano da Silveira (1883). Resenha das familias titulares e grandes de Portugal (in Portuguese). Vol. I. Lisbon: Francisco Arthur da Silva. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Pedro V of Portugal
Born: 16 September 1837 Died: 11 November 1861
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Portugal and the Algarves
1853–1861 		Succeeded by

Template:Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pedro_V_of_Portugal&oldid=718128915"