Pedro V of Portugal
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| King of Portugal and the Algarves | |||||
| Reign | 15 November 1853 — 11 November 1861 | ||||
| Predecessor | Maria II and Ferdinand II | ||||
| Successor | Luís I | ||||
| Burial | Panteão Real da Dinastia de Bragança, Monastery of São Vicente de Fora | ||||
| Spouse | Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
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| House | House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand II of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Maria II of Portugal | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Peter V (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpedɾu]; English: Peter; Pedro de Alcântara Maria Fernando Miguel Rafael Gonzaga Xavier João António Leopoldo Vítor Francisco de Assis Júlio Amélio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança), the Hopeful (Port. o Esperançoso) (16 September 1837 in Lisbon – 11 November 1861 in Lisbon) was the 31st (or 32nd according to some historians) King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Queen Maria II and her de jure uxoris co-monarch Ferdinand II and was born after his mother's accession. As heir apparent to the throne he was styled Prince Royal (Príncipe Real), and was also the 19th Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança).
Peter 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. For this he was greatly loved and his popularity further increased when, during the great cholera outbreak he visited hospitals handing out gifts and talking and comforting the sick. He founded the Boarding of Ajuda, meant for the orphans of the noble families.
However, this was unable to save the life of the young king who died (along with his brother Ferdinand and other royal family members) of cholera in 1861. He was much loved and his death was deemed so unnatural that there were actually revolts when he died.
Marriage
Peter 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 April 29, 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. Peter and Stephanie's marriage was childless and therefore the Portuguese throne passed to Peter's younger brother Louis.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 16 September 1837 – 15 November 1853: His Royal Highness The Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza
- 15 November 1853 – 11 November 1861: His Most Faithful Majesty The King of Portugal and the Algarves
Other titles
- Duke of Barcelos
- Marquis of Vila Viçosa
- Count of Ourém
- Count of Barcelos
- Count of Arraiolos
- Count of Guimarães
Honours
Ancestry
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The House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza was not a recognized house in the former Kingdom of Portugal and monarchs following Maria II and Ferdinand II officially continued to be members of the House of Braganza | ||
- Portuguese infantes
- Portuguese monarchs
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- Roman Catholic monarchs
- Kohary family
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- Knights of the Garter
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- 1837 births
- 1861 deaths
- Dukes of Braganza
- 19th-century Portuguese people
- Burials at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called
- Grand Masters of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
- Knights of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Portuguese people of German descent