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LIST OF PORTUGUESE SOVEREIGNS UNTIL 1910 1383-1385: INTERREGNUM HOUSE OF AVIZ (Dinastia de Avis) ![]() King John I the Great and Queen Philippa of Lancaster 1385-1433: JOHN I THE GREAT (D. Joao I de Boa Memória) Born in 1357 in Lisbon. Father: King Peter I of Portugal. Mother: Teresa Lourenço. Married in 1387 in Porto Princess Philippa of Lancaster (*1359 England,+1415 Odivelas-Loures). He was crowned in 1385 in the Old Cathedral in Coimbra. His issue who reigned: -EDWARD (*1391,+1438), -Isabella (*1397,+1471; Duchess of Luxembourg). Died in 1433 in Lisbon. Buried with his Queen Philippa in Batalha Monastery. ![]() King Edward and Queen Eleanor of Aragon 1433-1438: EDWARD THE ELOQUENT (D. Duarte o Eloquente) Born in 1391 in Viseu. Father: King John I of Portugal. Mother: Queen Philippa of Lancaster. Married in 1428 in Coimbra Princess Eleanor of Aragon (*1402,+1445 Toledo). His issue who reigned: -ALFONSO V (*1432,+1481), -Eleanor (*1434,+1467; Roman Empress and German Queen), -Joan (*1439,+1475; Queen of Castile). Died in 1438 in Tomar. Buried with his Queen Eleanor in Batalha Monastery. 1438-1481: ALFONSO V THE AFRICAN (D. Afonso V o Africano) Born in 1432 in Sintra. Father: King Edward of Portugal. Mother: Queen Eleanor of Aragon. Married firstly in 1447 Princess Isabella of Coimbra (*1432 Coimbra,+1455 Evora). Married secondly in 1475 in Plasencia Princess Joanna of Castile (*1462 Madrid,+1530 Lisbon). His issue who reigned: JOHN II (*1455,+1495; son of Isabella). Died in 1481 in Sintra. Buried with his first consort Queen Isabella in Batalha Monastery. His second consort Queen Joanna was buried in the Monastery of St Clare in Lisbon. ![]() King John II and Queen Eleanor of Viseu 1481-1495: JOHN II THE PERFECT PRINCE (D. Joao II o Principe Perfeito) Born in 1455 in Lisbon. Father: King Alfonso V of Portugal. Mother: Queen Isabella of Coimbra. Married in 1471 Princess Eleanor of Viseu (*1458 Beja,+1525 Lisbon). Died in 1495 in Alvor. Buried firstly in Silves Cathedral. His remains were translated to Batalha Monastery by King Emmanuel I. His Queen Eleanor was buried in the Convent of Madre de Deus at Lisbon-Xabergas. ![]() King Emmanuel I 1495-1521: EMMANUEL I THE FORTUNATE (D. Manuel I, o Venturoso) Born in 1469 in Alcochete. Father: Prince Fernando of Portugal. Mother: Princess Beatriz of Portugal. Married firstly in 1497 in Valencia de Alcantara Princess Isabella of Aragon and Castile (*1470 Dueñas,+1498 Saragossa). Married secondly in 1500 in Alcacer do Sal Princess Maria of Castile (*1482 Córdoba,+1517 Lisbon). Married thirdly in 1518 in Lisbon Princess Eleanor of Castile (*1498 Louvain,+1558 Talavera la Real, Badajoz). His issue who reigned: -JOHN III (*1502,+1557; son of Maria), -Isabella (*1503,+1539; Queen of Spain; daughter of Maria), -Beatrice (*1504,+1538; Duchess of Savoy; daughter of Maria), -HENRY (*1512,+1580). Died in 1521 in Lisbon. Buried with his second consort Queen Maria at Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon-Belém. His first consort Queen Isabella was buried in the Convent of St Isabella in Toledo, Spain. His third consort Queen Eleanor of Castile was buried in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial in Spain 1521-1557: JOHN III THE PIOUS (D. Joao III o Piedoso) Born in 1502 in Lisbon. Father: King Emmanuel I of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria of Castile. Married in 1525 in Salamanca Princess Catherine of Castile (*1507 Torquemada,+1578 Lisbon). Died in 1557 in Lisbon. Buried with his Queen Catherine of Castile at Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon-Belém. ![]() King Sebastian 1557-1578: SEBASTIAN THE DESIRED (D. Sebastiao o Desejado) Born in 1554 in Lisbon. Father: Prince Joao of Portugal. Mother: Princess Joana of Austria. Unmarried. He was crowned in 1568. Died in 1578 in the Battle of Alcacer Quibir (Morocco). Buried firstly at Alcacer Quibir. In 1582 his remains were translated to Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon-Belém. 1578-1580: HENRY THE CHASTE (D. Henrique o Casto) Born in 1512 in Lisbon. Father: King Emmanuel I of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria of Castile. Unmarried. He was crowned in 1579 at Lisbon Cathedral. Died in 1580 in Almeirim. Buried firstly in the palace church in Almeirim. In 1582 his remains were translated to Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon-Belém. 1580: ANTHONY (D. António; reigned 1580-83 in the Azores) Born in 1531 in Lisbon. Father: Prince Luis of Portugal. Mother: Violante Gomes. Unmarried. He was never crowned. Deposed in 1580 by King Philip of Spain and exiled in France and in England. Died in 1595 in Paris. Buried in the Convent of St Francis (Cordeliers) in Paris. HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Dinastia Filipina) ![]() King Philip I 1580-1598: PHILIP I THE PRUDENT (Filipe I o Prudente; King of Spain as Philip II, King of England, Naples and Sicily) Born in 1527 in Valladolid, Spain. Father: King Charles I of Spain. Mother: Princess Isabella of Portugal. Married firstly in 1543 in Salamanca, Spain Princess Maria of Portugal (*1527,+1545). Married secondly in 1554 at Winchester, England Queen Mary I of England (*1516 Greenwich,+1558 London). Married thirdly in 1559 in Toledo, Spain Princess Elizabeth of France (*1545 Fontainebleau,+1568 Aranjuez). Married fourthly in 1570 in Segovia, Spain Archduchess Anna of Austria (*1549 Cigales,+1580 Madrid). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: -Catherine (*1567,+1597; Duchess of Savoy; daughter of Elizabeth), -PHILIP II (*1578,+1621; son of Anna). Died in 1598 in Escorial near Madrid. Buried together with his Queen Anna of Austria in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial in Spain. ![]() King Philip II 1598-1621: PHILIP II THE PIOUS (Filipe II o Pio; King of Spain as Philip III, King of Naples and Sicily) Born in 1578 in Madrid. Father: King Philip I of Portugal and Spain. Mother: Queen Anna of Austria. Married in 1569 in Valencia Archduchess Margaret of Austria (*1584 Graz,+1611 El Escorial). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: -Anna (*1601,+1666; Queen of France), -PHILIP III (*1605,+1665), -Maria Anna (*1606,+1646; Roman Empress). Died in 1621 in Madrid. Buried together with his Queen Margaret in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial in Spain. ![]() King Philip III 1621-1640: PHILIP III THE GREAT (Filipe III o Grande; King of Spain as Philip IV, King of Naples and Sicily) Born in 1605 in Valladolid, Spain. Father: King Philip II of Portugal and Spain. Mother: Queen Margaret of Austria. Married in 1615 at Burgos Princess Elizabeth (Isabel) of France (*1602 Fontainebleau,+1644 Madrid). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: Maria Theresa (*1638,+1683; Queen of France). Dethroned in 1640. Died in 1665 in Madrid. Buried together with his Queen Elizabeth of France in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial in Spain. HOUSE OF BRAGANZA (Dinastia Bragança) ![]() King John IV 1640-1656: JOHN IV THE RESTORER (D. Joao IV o Restaurador) Born in 1604 in Vila Viçosa. Father: 7th Duke of Braganza Teodósio. Mother: D. Ana de Velasco. Married in 1633 in Elvas Duchess Louisa (Luisa) de Guzmán of Medina-Sidónia (*1613 San Lucar de Barrameda, Spain,+1666 Lisbon). He was crowned twice in 1640: in Lisbon Cathedral and in the Royal Palace of Lisbon. His issue who reigned: -Catherine (*1638,+1705; Queen of England and Scotland), -ALFONSO VI (*1643,+1683), -PETER II (*1648,+1706). Died in 1656 in Lisbon. Buried together with his Queen Louise in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. 1656-1683: ALFONSO VI THE VICTORIOUS (D. Afonso VI, o Vitorioso) Born in 1643 in Lisbon. Father: King John IV of Portugal. Mother: Queen Louisa de Gusmao (de Guzmán). Married in 1666 Princess Maria Francisca of Savoy-Nemours (*1646 Paris,+1683 Lisbon). He was never crowned. Died in 1683 in Sintra near Lisbon. Buried firstly in Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon-Belém. His remains were later translated and buried together with those of his Queen Mary Frances in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. Until 1912 Queen Mary Frances was buried in the Church of the Franciscan Nuns at Lisbon. ![]() King Peter II 1683-1706: PETER II THE PEACEFUL (D. Pedro II o Pacifico) Born in 1648 in Lisbon. Father: King John IV of Portugal. Mother: Queen Louisa de Gusmao (de Guzmán). Married firstly in 1668 Maria Francisca of Savoy, Dowager Queen of Portugal (*1646 Paris,+1683 Lisbon). Married secondly in 1687 Princess Maria Sophia of Bavaria-Neuburg (*1666 Juliers,+1699 Lisbon). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: JOHN V (*1689,+1750; son of Maria Sophia). Died in 1706 in Lisbon. Buried together with his both queens in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. ![]() King John V 1706-1750: JOHN V THE MAGNIFICENT (D. Joao V o Magnanimo) Born in 1689 in Lisbon. Father: King Peter II of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria Sophia of Bavaria-Neuburg. Married in 1708 in Lisbon Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (*1683 Linz,+1754 Lisbon-Belém). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: -Maria Barbara (*1711,+1758; Queen of Spain), -JOSEPH I (*1714,+1777), -PETER III (*1717,+1786). Died in 1750 in Lisbon. Buried in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. His Queen Maria Anna was buried in the Church of St John Nepomucene (Carmelite Convent) in Lisbon. ![]() King Joseph I 1750-1777: JOSEPH I THE REFORMER (D. Jose I, o Reformador) Born in 1714 in Lisbon. Father: King John V of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Austria. Married in 1729 in Elvas Princess Mariana Victoria of Spain (*1718 Madrid,+1781 Lisbon). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: -MARY I (*1734,+1816). Died in 1777 in Lisbon-Ajuda. Buried with his Queen Mariana Victoria in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. 1777-1786: PETER III (D. Pedro III) Born in 1717 in Lisbon. Father: King John V of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Austria. Married in 1760 in Ajuda near Lisbon Princess Maria of Portugal, later Queen Mary I (*1734 Lisbon,+1816 Rio de Janeiro). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: JOHN VI (*1767,+1826). Died in 1786 in Lisbon. Buried in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. 1777-1816: MARY I THE PIOUS (D. Maria I o Piedosa; Queen of Brazil) Born in 1734 in Lisbon. Father: King Joseph I of Portugal. Mother: Queen Mariana Victoria of Spain. Married in 1760 in Ajuda Prince Peter of Portugal, later King Peter III of Portugal (*1717 Lisbon,+1786 Lisbon). She was never crowned. Her issue who reigned: JOHN VI (*1767,+1826). Exiled in Brazil from 1807 following the French occupation of Portugal. Died in 1816 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Buried in the Basilica de Estrela in Lisbon. 1816-1826: JOHN VI THE CLEMENT (D. Joao VI o Clemente; King of Brazil) Born in 1767 in Lisbon. Father: King Peter III of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria I. Married in 1785 in Lisbon Princess Charlotte (Carlota Joaquina) of Spain (*1775 Aranjuez,+1830 Queluz). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: -Maria Isabel (*1797,+1818; Queen of Spain), -PETER IV (*1798,+1834), -MICHAEL I (*1802,+1866). Died in 1826 in Lisbon. Buried with his Queen Charlotte in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. ![]() King Peter IV 1826: PETER IV THE SOLDIER KING (D. Pedro IV, o Rei Soldado; Emperor of Brazil) Born in 1798 in Queluz. Father: King John VI of Portugal. Mother: Queen Charlotte of Spain. Married firstly in 1817 in Rio de Janeiro Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria (*1797 Vienna,+1826 Rio de Janeiro). Married secondly in 1829 in Rio de Janeiro Amelia de Beauharnais (*1812 Milan,+1873 Lisbon). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: -MARY II (*1819,+1853; daughter of Maria Leopoldina), -Peter II (*1825,+1891; Emperor of Brazil). Abdicated in 1826 in favour of his daughter Maria (Mary II) and left for Brazil where he became Emperor Peter I. Died in 1834 in Queluz near Lisbon. Buried firstly in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. In 1972 his remains were translated to the Imperial Chapel in Sao Paulo-Ipiranga, Brazil where he was buried together with his first consort Queen Maria Leopoldina. His heart was buried in the Church of Lapa in Porto. ![]() Queen Mary II 1826-1828: MARY II THE EDUCATOR (D. Maria II o Educatora; 1st time) Born in 1819 in Rio de Janeiro. Father: King Peter IV of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria Leopoldina of Austria. Married firstly in 1835 in Lisbon Duke Augustus of Leuchtenberg (*1810 Milan,+1835 Lisbon). Married secondly in 1836 in Lisbon Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (*1816 Coburg, +1885 Lisbon; later King Ferdinand II of Portugal). She was never crowned. Her issue who reigned: -PETER V (*1837,+1861; son of Ferdinand), -LOUIS I (*1838,+1889; son of Ferdinand). Deposed in 1828. Regained her throne in 1834. Died in 1853 in Lisbon. Buried with his both consorts in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. 1828-1834: MICHAEL I THE ABSOLUTIST (D. Miguel I o Rei Absoluto) Born in 1802 in Queluz. Father: King John VI of Portugal. Mother: Queen Charlotte of Spain. Married in 1851 in Kleinheubach, Germany Princess Adelaide of Loewenstein (*1831 Kleinheubach,+1909 Apley, Isle of Wight, England). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: Maria Anna (*1861,+1942; Grand Duchess of Luxembourg). Deposed in 1834 and exiled in Germany. Died in 1866 in Brönnbach, Carlsruhe (Germany). Buried firstly at Franciscan convent at Engelberg. Later his remains were translated to the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. 1834-1853: MARY II THE EDUCATOR (D. Maria II o Educatora; 2nd time) HOUSE OF BRAGANZA-SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA (Dinastia Bragança-Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha) (click here to see the tree) ![]() King Peter V 1853-1861: PETER V THE HOPEFUL (D. Pedro V o Esperançoso) Born in 1837 in Lisbon. Father: King Ferdinand II of Portugal. Mother: Queen Mary II of Portugal. Married in 1858 in Lisbon Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (*1837 Dresden,+1859 Lisbon). He was never crowned. Died in 1861 in Lisbon. Buried with his Queen Stephanie in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. ![]() King Louis I 1861-1889: LOUIS I THE POPULAR (D. Luis I o Popular) Born in 1838 in Lisbon. Father: King Ferdinand II of Portugal. Mother: Queen Mary II of Portugal. Married in 1862 in Lisbon Princess Maria Pia of Savoy (*1847 Turin,+1911 Stupinigi near Turin). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: CHARLES I (*1863,+1908). Died in 1889 in Cascais. Buried in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. His Queen Maria Pia was buried at the Basilica of Superga in Turin. ![]() King Charles I and Queen Amelia of Orléans 1889-1908: CHARLES I THE DIPLOMAT (D. Carlos I o Diplomata) Born in 1863 in Lisbon. Father: King Louis I of Portugal. Mother: Queen Maria Pia of Savoy. Married in 1886 in Lisbon Princess Amelia of Orléans (*1864 Twickenham,+1951 Versailles). He was never crowned. His issue who reigned: EMMANUEL II (*1889,+1932). Assassinated in 1908 in Lisbon. Buried with his Queen Amelia in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon. ![]() King Emmanuel II 1908-1910: EMMANUEL II THE UNFORTUNATE (D. Manuel II, o Desventuroso) Born in 1889 in Lisbon-Belém. Father: King Charles I of Portugal. Mother: Queen Amelia of Orleans. Married in 1913 in Sigmaringen, Germany Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (*1890 Potsdam, +1966 Münchhöf). He was never crowned. Deposed in 1910 by revolution and exiled in Great Britain. Died in 1932 in Twickenham, Great Britain. Buried in the Church of Sao Vicente in Lisbon (1932). REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL SINCE 1910 Select Bibliography Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977 De Sousa M.: Reis e Rainhas de Portugal, Mem-Martins 2002 |