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Duke Of Beja
Duke of Beja ( pt, Duque de Beja) was an aristocratic Portuguese title and royal dukedom, associated with the Portuguese Royal House. List of the Dukes of Beja # Infante Fernando, 2nd Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), King Duarte I's third son (second surviving); # Infante João, 3rd Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), Infante Fernando's eldest son; # Infante Diogo, 4th Duke of Viseu (1450–1484), Infante Fernando's second son; # King Manuel I (1469–1521), Infante Fernando's seventh son (third surviving); # Infante Luís, Duke of Beja (1506–1555), King Manuel I's second son of his second marriage; father of King António I; # King Pedro II (1648–1706), King João IV's fourth son (second surviving in 1654); #Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja (1691–1742), King Pedro II's third son (second surviving); # King Pedro III (1717–1786), King João V's fourth son (second surviving in 1742); # King João VI (1767–1826), Queen Maria I's and King Pedro III's third son (second survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armas Duques Beja
The Arma people are an ethnic group of the middle Niger River valley, descended from Saadi dynasty, Moroccan invaders of the 16th century . The name, applied by other groups, derives from the word ''ar-rumah'' ( ar, الرماة) "fusiliers".Nehemia Levtzion, N. Levtzion, "North-West Africa: from the Maghrib to the fringes of the forest" inThe Cambridge history of Africa, Volume 4 : c.1600-c.1790 Ed. Cambridge University Press (1975), pp.154-155 The Arma ethnicity is distinct from (but sometimes confused with) the 3.6 million Zarma people of western Niger, who predate the Moroccan invasion and speak the Zarma language, also a member of the Songhay languages. As of 1986, there were some 20,000 self-identified Arma in Mali, mostly around Timbuktu, the middle Niger bend and the Inner Niger Delta. The Songhai expedition and aftermath The Saadian invasion of the Songhai Empire, 1590 expedition sent to conquer the Songhai Empire trade routes by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco was mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter III Of Portugal
Dom Peter III ( pt, Pedro III, ; 5 July 1717 – 25 May 1786), nicknamed the Builder, was King of Portugal from 24 February 1777 to his death in 1786 as the co-ruler of his wife and niece, Queen Dona Maria I.David Birmingham ''A Concise History of Portugal'' 2003 Page 205 "Pedro III 1777-86" Early life Peter was born at 12:00 noon on 5 July 1717 in the Ribeira Palace in Lisbon, Portugal. He was baptized on 29 August and was given the name Peter Clemente Francisco José António. His parents were King John V of Portugal and his wife Maria Ana of Austria. Peter was a younger brother of Joseph I of Portugal. Their maternal grandparents were Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, sister of Queen Maria Sofia of Portugal. Reign Peter married his niece Maria, Princess of Brazil, in 1760, at which time she was the heiress presumptive to the throne then held by his brother Joseph I. According to custom, Peter thus became king of Portugal in right of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukes Of Beja
Duke of Beja ( pt, Duque de Beja) was an aristocratic Portuguese title and royal dukedom, associated with the Portuguese Royal House. List of the Dukes of Beja # Infante Fernando, 2nd Duke of Viseu (1433–1470), King Duarte I's third son (second surviving); # Infante João, 3rd Duke of Viseu (1448–1472), Infante Fernando's eldest son; # Infante Diogo, 4th Duke of Viseu (1450–1484), Infante Fernando's second son; #King Manuel I (1469–1521), Infante Fernando's seventh son (third surviving); #Infante Luís, Duke of Beja (1506–1555), King Manuel I's second son of his second marriage; father of King António I; # King Pedro II (1648–1706), King João IV's fourth son (second surviving in 1654); # Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja (1691–1742), King Pedro II's third son (second surviving); # King Pedro III (1717–1786), King João V's fourth son (second surviving in 1742); # King João VI (1767–1826), Queen Maria I's and King Pedro III's third son (second survivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Portuguese Dukedoms
The highest hereditary title in the Portuguese monarchy. By tradition, there are a total of five royal and seven non-royal dukes in Portugal, out of 28 dukedoms that have ever been created. In the majority of cases, the title of duke was attributed to members of the high nobility, usually relatives of the Portuguese Royal Family, such as the second son of a monarch. There are exceptions, like António José de Ávila, who, although not having any relation to the royal family, was given the title of duke of Ávila and Bolama. Royal dukedoms Hereditary royal dukedoms * Duke of Braganza (the principal ''grandeza'' of the Portuguese royal dynasty. After the restoration of a Portuguese dynasty in 1640, it became a title of the heir apparent to the crown, and passes to his heir, when he becomes king.) Courtesy royal dukedoms These titles were occasionally given to other ''infantes'' of the Royal Family, but did not automatically descend to their heirs: * Duke of Barcelos * Duke o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos I Of Portugal
''Dom'' Carlos I (; English: King Charles of Portugal; 28 September 1863 – 1 February 1908), known as the Diplomat ( pt, o Diplomata), the Martyr ( pt, o Martirizado), and the Oceanographer ( pt, o Oceanógrafo), among many other names, was the 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. Early life Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Queen Maria Pia, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, and was a member of the House of Braganza."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 th1838 Portuguese constitutiondeclared, 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'. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel II Of Portugal
'' Dom'' Manuel II (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" ( pt, "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" (), was the last King of Portugal, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father, King Carlos I, and his elder brother, Luís Filipe, the Prince Royal. Before ascending the throne he held the title of Duke of Beja. His reign ended with the fall of the monarchy during the 5 October 1910 revolution, and Manuel lived the rest of his life in exile in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Early life ''Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gota e Bragança'' was born in the Palace of Belém, Lisbon, less than a month after his father King Carlos I ascended the Portuguese throne. He was the third child and second son of Carlos and Amélie of Orléans. A member of the House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp. 88, 116 of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria II Of Portugal
, image = Queen Maria II by John Simpson.jpg , caption = Portrait by John Simpson, 1835 , succession = Queen of Portugal , reign = , predecessor = Pedro IV , successor = Miguel I , reg-type = Regents , regent = Infanta Isabel Maria Infante Miguel , reign1 = 26 May 1834 – , coronation1 = 20 September 1834 , cor-type1 = Acclamation , predecessor1 = Miguel I , successor1 = Pedro V , reg-type1 = Co-monarch , regent1 = Fernando II , regent2 = Pedro IV , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = #Marriages and issue , house = Braganza , father = Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal , mother = Maria Leopoldina of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , death_date = , death_place = Necessidades, Lisbon, Portugal , burial_date = 19 November 1853 , burial_place = Pantheon of the House of Braganza , religion = Roman Catholicism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infante João, Duke Of Beja
Infante João, Duke of Beja (; en, John; 16 March 1842 – 27 December 1861) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) and member of the House of Braganza."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 th1838 Portuguese constitutiondeclared, 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" Early life Infante João was born in Lisbon the third son of Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Fernando II. He was created Duke of Beja and held the additional title of Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony as a dynast of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Military João received a military education and was a colonel of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria I Of Portugal
Dom (title), Dona Maria I (17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) was Queen of Portugal from 24 February 1777 until her death in 1816. Known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, she was the first undisputed queen regnant of Portugal and the first monarch of Brazil. Maria was the eldest daughter of King Dom José I (Joseph I) of Portugal and Infanta Doña Mariana Victoria of Spain. As the heir to the throne, she held the titles of Princess of Brazil and Duchess of Braganza. She married her uncle Infante Dom Peter III of Portugal, Pedro (Peter) in 1760. They had six children, of whom three survived infancy: Dom José, Prince of Brazil, José (Joseph), Prince of Brazil; King Dom João VI (John VI) of Portugal; and Infanta Mariana Vitória. The death of King José in 1777 placed Maria, then 42 years old, on the throne. Her husband Pedro was nominally king jure uxoris, alongside her as Dom Pedro III. Upon ascending the throne, Maria dismissed her father's powerful c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John VI Of Portugal
, house = Braganza , father = Peter III of Portugal , mother = Maria I of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal , death_date = , death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal , burial_date = , burial_place = Pantheon of the House of Braganza , signature = Assinatura D. João VI.svg , religion = Roman Catholicism Dom John VI ( Portuguese: ''João VI''; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825. Although the United Kingdom of Portugal ceased to exist ''de facto'' beginning in 1822, he remained its monarch ''de jure'' between 1822 and 1825. After the recognition of the independence of Brazil under the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro of 1825, he continued as King of Portugal until his death in 1826. Under the same treaty, he also became titular Emperor of Brazil for life, while his son, Emperor Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John V Of Portugal
Dom John V ( pt, João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reign saw the rise of Portugal and its monarchy to new levels of prosperity, wealth, and prestige among European courts. John V's reign saw an enormous influx of gold into the coffers of the royal treasury, supplied largely by the royal fifth (a tax on precious metals) that was received from the Portuguese colonies of Brazil and Maranhão. John spent lavishly on ambitious architectural works, most notably Mafra Palace, and on commissions and additions for his sizable art and literary collections. Owing to his craving for international diplomatic recognition, John also spent large sums on the embassies he sent to the courts of Europe, the most famous being those he sent to Paris in 1715 and Rome in 1716. Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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