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Charles of Portugal

Carlos I
Carlos I de Portugal.jpg
King Carlos I of Portugal
King of Portugal and the Algarves
Reign 19 October 1889 –
1 February 1908
Acclamation 28 December 1889
Predecessor Luís I
Successor Manuel II
Prime Ministers
Born 28 September 1863
Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon
Died 1 February 1908 (aged 44)
Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon
Burial Pantheon of the Braganzas
Spouse Amélie of Orléans
Issue Luís Filipe, Prince Royal
Manuel II
Full name
Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão
House Braganza
Father Luís I
Mother Maria Pia of Savoy
Religion Roman Catholicism
Signature Carlos I's signature
Full name
Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão
Royal styles of
King Carlos I of Portugal
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Portugal (1640-1910).png
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.


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