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King Carlos I of Portugal
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King of Portugal and the Algarves | |||||
Reign | 19 October 1889 – 1 February 1908 |
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Acclamation | 28 December 1889 | ||||
Predecessor | Luís I | ||||
Successor | Manuel II | ||||
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Born | 28 September 1863 Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon |
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Died | 1 February 1908 (aged 44) Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon (assassinated) |
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Burial | Pantheon of the Braganzas | ||||
Spouse | Amélie of Orléans | ||||
Issue |
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal Manuel II |
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House | Braganza | ||||
Father | Luís I | ||||
Mother | Maria Pia of Savoy | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Full name | |
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Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão |
Royal styles of King Carlos I of Portugal |
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Reference style | His Most Faithful Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Most Faithful Majesty |
Alternative style | Sire |
Dom Carlos I of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾɫuʃ]; English: Charles) known as the Diplomat (also known as the Martyr); Portuguese: o Diplomata and o Martirizado; 28 September 1863 – 1 February 1908) was the King of Portugal and the Algarves. He was the first Portuguese king to die a violent death since Sebastian of Portugal (1578). This occurred in 1908, when Carlos was murdered in Lisbon as he travelled in an open carriage with the royal family.
Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Queen Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, and was a member of the House of Braganza. He had a brother, Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto. He was baptised with the names Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Víctor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão.
His paternal first cousins included Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Ferdinand I of Romania.
His maternal first cousins included Napoléon Victor Bonaparte; Victor Emmanuel III of Italy; Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta; Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin; Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi; and Umberto, Count of Salemi.